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    As the Bridge Fire approached, a California ski resort used snow machines to help avoid severe damage

    By Dean Fioresi,

    2 days ago

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    Mountain High ski resort saved by snow-making machines during Bridge Fire 03:07

    With the Bridge Fire rapidly approaching their lifts on Tuesday, Mountain High Resort employees turned on their snow-making machines, something that firefighters say might have saved them from suffering severe damage.

    Video captured on some of the resort's cameras show the massive flames from the destructive fire, which has thus far consumed more than 49,000 acres since igniting over the weekend, destroying more than 30 homes .

    Resort officials are still unsure how much damage the property suffered, but reported that "little to no damage" occurred to their main buildings and ski lifts in a post on X.

    "THANK YOU to the fire fighters & employees for their hard work!," their post said. "Our hearts go out to the Wrightwood community, WE ARE WITH YOU."

    Their message came after some social media accounts began to report that the resort had burnt down because of the fire.

    Firefighters say that by turning on the snow-makers, which use both water and air to create snow throughout winter, the vegetation at the resort may have been damp enough to stave off the flames.

    Mountain High Resort is a family favorite for thousands of people throughout Southern California and those vacationing to the area year-round. It's located in Wrightwood at 24510 Highway 2.

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    Pat Finley
    1d ago
    So sad. I left CA after losing a currently remodeled house in the Tubbs fire. I inherited my mom’s house and it was being remodeled for 3 months. She passed a month before the house was destroyed, to the day. I wonder if there were all the fires before they built houses in the forests. Are they messing with the weather. HAARP, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory National Ignition Center-creating lasers, both are government entities. Why would anyone trust that?
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