* The small regional school which serves not just June Lake but also the towns of Lee Vining and Bridgeport(and some Mammoth students) is being hit hard by this, which reverberates deeply through the entire county. The departure of school age families who must now seek reliable winter jobs elsewhere is already disrupting local labor markets, as small business owners are facing staffing problems that are unique to this kind of fragile economy.

* Starwood Capital and their CEO, who has visited and stayed in June Lake before, is an important player here — given their responsibility over MMSA operations and finance and their very public statements of community stewardship. The way this June Mountain action was approached (and aggressive statements by the Mammoth Mountain CEO to the Forest Service) contradicts their public statements on corporate intent and mission, and undermines trust in the long term, which will likely have economic and community consequences in wider Mono County and perhaps well beyond in terms of Starwood’s reputation.

* The recently re-activated Lee Vining Schools/June Mountain ski race team, which was well-known in the Western US years ago and the community has worked hard to recreate over past several years, suddenly has the rug pulled out from under them. They now need extra support to maintain the race team (to ski at Mammoth?)