Finally...

After nearly a week on the road, several things have become quite clear: car camping with a month's worth of snowboarding, hiking, and climbing gear sucks, hot tubs and showers in Mammoth are not nearly as closely guarded as they should be, and abandoning ski lifts in favor of earning turns is not for the faint of heart.

Our first night was spent at the Lake Mary trailhead.  It proved to be quite chilly...apparently winter is still here in the eastern Sierra.  The next day was spent reorganizing gear, packing for a splitboard trip, and searching for hot springs. 

Late the next morning, we managed to put snow underfoot and the car well behind us.  Sadly, a forgotten camera cable leaves us with no photographic evidence at the current juncture.  The skin in was hot and borderline grueling, but ultimately we managed to find a comfortable spot to camp in.  The following morning and day was spent hiking up and taking runs down from the Mammoth Crest.  Incoming weather and the need for repairs resulted in us leaving late in the afternoon.  Upon arrival at the car, we searched for (and successfully found) a way to shower.  Once again, we camped near the hot spring we found earlier. 

The last several days have been spent in a rental property courtesy of a woman we met while searching for the aforementioned hot springs.  Snow has been steadily falling for nearly two days now and the weekend is looking promising with a tour planned in the morning and resort riding over the weekend.