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Discover the Mammoth Mountain Ski
Area
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| Mammoth Mountain is one massive
mountain. That's why
its named Mammoth... when you come here to play the
opportunities are just about endless.
With it's 3100 vertical feet of skiing and
boarding much of it
above tree line and a high base lodge at 9000 feet
you are going to get some great snow and the best
snow pack in the west. |
In the late 40s Dave McCoy had a vision and dream and today Mammoth
Mountain Ski area is one of the worlds best ski and
snowboard areas!
It was a big dream that know one
else wanted to tackle.
So Dave along with his crew
and investors went to work one day at a time on
Mammoth Mtn. 50 years later we have been left with a
Mecca of a ski and snowboard area.
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area has everything
from above tree line bowls, to endless
groomed run, unbound parks, tree lined
powder runs steep and also at the perfect low angle, powder, wind buff machine
groomed packed powder and come spring the perfect
corn snow to ride on! |
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The snow season runs from late October/ early November
through May and can run all the way to July 4th on
some of the bigger snow years.
The Snowpack is one of the more consistent world
wide. With a 9000 foot mid mountain base center the
Main Lodge can offer skiing from Halloween to July
4th. Funny how people say it never rains or snows in
California. Mammoths Snowfalls
can range from an average of around 350 inches at the
8000 foot levels to well over 500 inches up at 11053
feet. In big snow years we can almost double those
numbers.
The Weather
70% sunny over the year... that said we can get some
get 3 week storm cycles that offer up day after day
of powder skiing. We can also get 3 weeks with just
a couple storms here and there. If you want an idea
of the weather check out our Mammoth Mountain
Weather section. We update news on storm and sunny
cycles so you can come to mammoth during the weather
cycle that you prefer.
The Lifts
Mammoths lift system offers up 23
chairs, 3 gondolas, three pomas and several magic
carpets. The lift system is always listed in the top
ten in the world in polls taken by magazines and
online web sites.
Mammoth Mountain features everything from high
speed to fixed grips lifts. Chair 22 and 23 are
fixed grips, but only take a couple more minuets
allowing your body to recover from the extreme steeps
you just tackled. Lifts are laid out to service beg
intermediate or advanced terrain.
The layout also is
set up to move you from one part of this Mammoth Mtn
to other very quickly. You can go from steep tree
skiing to the upper bowls in just one chair ride.
If your a regular you know a few lifts can get
jammed, but Mammoth layout allows you to avoid the
mess. Most lines never get longer then 5-10 minutes on
a peak day. However during Holidays beware... ride
early to avoid the crowds and ride lifts 23 and 14
to avoid the biggest nightmares.
The Runs
Everything from first time beginners runs, to miles
of groomers for intermediates to advanced and expert
terrain. Mammoth offers it all on a daily basis. When
a storm rolls in and the top shuts you still have
access to the steeps of chair 22. No need to be
skiing with out the aid of tress for viability.
Beginners should go to Main Lodge or Canyon Lodge,
these are the best place's to learn. Little Eagle can also get you up on
your first day with 2 pomas and two magic carpets.
Intermediate
Dave Mc coy invented modern grooming standards right
here at Mammoth Mtn. Today Mammoths fleet of over 30
Snow Grooming Machine is one of the largest to run
on a nightly basis during the long 7 month season.
The fleet goes out and grooms around 800-1000 acres
of snow on a nightly basis. On weekends that
adds up to around 110 runs during the peak of the
season.
Advanced
As you progress from intermediate groomer runs you can
move to the advanced runs on chair 3 and 5 and then
on up to cornice run off the top of Mammoth Mountain.
Cornice and then Scotties are the runs advanced
skiers and riders want to master first. Dave's
is also a good choice.
Experts
Free skiing and boarding, cliff hucking, powder,
trees, chutes, cliff bands. It's all here for the
expert skier and riders. Chairs 9, 14, 22, 23, 25 and
Gondola 2 are your playground featuring over 2000
acres of sick terrain.
There is so much to discover up on mammoth mountain.
Take a look through our web site for images, video
adventures, weather and condition / recreation
blogs.
We will see you out on Mammoth Mountain.
Snowman out...
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