These days, managing a small ski business is like trying to keep a mom-and-pop general store afloat after Walmart comes to town.
For the handful of skiers gliding across a sun-drenched ridge high in the San Gabriel Mountains, the wide expanse of the Inland Empire stretched to the Pacific Ocean nearly two vertical miles below.
Across sparkling water, the rugged spine of Catalin… [7046 chars]
Source: Los Angeles Times | Published: 2026-03-03T11:00:00Z
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