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HOT PROPERTY Storming the by Meridith May / photos by Rob Brown Mountain Bruce Fredine, Division Manager for SWS and Patrón Spirits's Grant Berentsen flank Joanie Schaller, owner of Mexican restaurant Roberto's. MAMMOTH LAKES IS A RESORT TOWN IN AN ELEVATED POSITION: IT'S ALL UP HILL FOR THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY F 98 / the tasting panel / december 201 1 rom skiing or snow-shoeing in winter, to fishing or hiking in spring and summer and dining and drinking all year long, Mammoth Lakes—and the Mammoth Mountain ski area—has positioned itself in California's plump inventory of top-echelon tourist destinations. Locals have caught Mammoth fever too, however. "You can lose yourself here," says longtime resident and restaurateur Carey Sigmen, who owns The Mogul, a popular dining spot that has weathered a 40-year history in Mammoth Lakes. While Sigmen took ownership in 1998 (from then-owner Dan Haydon), the former Los Angeles real estate salesman has been a resident in the Eastern Sierra ski resort community for almost three decades. "When I moved here, I skied for about 100 days a year—then I got a job as a server [at The Mogul] and working cut that time in half," he admits.