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The snow just keeps on falling in California - and now Mammoth ski resort has announced that it’s had so much that it’ll be able to stay open until July 4.

More snow has fallen there this January than in any other month in its recorded history – 20.5 feet – which breaks the previous record by three feet.

And the month isn’t even over yet.

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The snow just keeps on falling in California - and now Mammoth ski resort has announced that it’s had so much that it’ll be able to stay open until July 4. This amazing image shows a cabin there that's been completely buried in the white stuff

Drivers at Mammoth have had to dig their cars out in a month that's seen over 20 feet of snow fall

At the summit the base depth is a staggering 25 feet – and there’s 14 feet of snow at lower levels.

Astonishing pictures have emerged from the resort showing cars and chalets buried in the white stuff.

And footage has emerged of a snowboarder gliding through waist-deep powder.

Earlier this month some resorts in nearby Lake Tahoe were forced to close while staff dug out chair lifts and cleared runs.

Incredible pictures emerged of resort staff cutting through deep snow on trails and buried chair lifts and cars.

One skier posted a video that showed him ploughing through a powder field in Heavenly where the snow came up to his neck.

Nearby Kirkwood Mountain Resort posted a message on its Facebook page asking for skiers and snowboarders to be patient while they ‘begin to dig out’.

The snow at Kirkwood Mountain Resort in California overwhelmed the chairlift system in January - as this picture shows

A staff member from Northstar's Burton Academy clears a path through snow measuring a couple of feet in depth

Staff at Homewood Mountain Resort in California are pictured here attempting to clear the trails for skiers earlier in January 

It said: ‘If you have any questions on what we are doing out here, let me assure you that the first thing we need to do is to dig out and prep for the day ahead. This has been a storm for the books.

‘This was one giant dump.’

The report was enough to put some people off their trip altogether.

Todd Thiel commented at the time: ‘Thanks for the heads up, I was planning on driving up there for a day trip tomorrow. However, your very detailed and thorough report on the current conditions makes me think staying at home might be a better plan.’

Two years ago the problem at America’s Lake Tahoe resorts was a complete lack of snow.

Many were forced to close – and those that were left open contained mere threads of the white stuff winding through bare earth and rocks. 

In 2015 skiers and snowboarders were captured threading their way through patches of dirt at California's Squaw Valley Ski Resort in the Olympic Valley