By permitting the public to use the ski lifts and access the restaurant and go skiing, but forbidding anyone to hike up to an ...

Baldy Resort, a small family-run ski area in the heart of the closed section ... That means his restaurant and bar, perched halfway up the mountain and appropriately called “Top of the Notch ...

That means his restaurant and bar, perched halfway up the mountain ... Hikers make their way up a trail that leads to the Mount Baldy Ski Resort. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Sipping ...