To the editor: I love the kind of defiance shown by the people hiking the trails closed on Mt. Baldy after the Bridge fire. As the saying goes, you can’t fix stupid. (“The feds closed Mt.

which is why I think a lot of people don’t care about the closure and will still hike,” wrote another. Robby Ellingson is the general manager of Mt. Baldy Resort, a small family-run ski area ...

To the editor: I love the kind of defiance shown by the people hiking the trails closed on Mt. Baldy after the Bridge fire. As the saying goes, you can't fix stupid. ("The feds closed Mt.

A hiker sets out on Mt. Baldy despite trail closures the U.S. Forest Service has put in place across the mountain through December 2025. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) As 30-mph wind gusts ...

A hiker heads to a trail at the Mt. Baldy ski resort on Dec. 14. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: I love the kind of defiance shown by the people hiking the trails closed on Mt.

"A friend I have who hikes a lot more than I do, disagrees with it. He thinks it is a little strict for how long they are closing Mount Baldy's peek because they are closing it for a year," said Hall.

Though road signs warn of possible mudslides and flooding below the burn scars left behind by the devastating Bridge Fire earlier this year on Mt. Baldy, which has closed many of the area's ...

“At the root of it, we can see it's not about a safety issue, or trying to let the land recover, which is why I think a lot of people don't care about the closure and will still hike,” wrote another.