An Overview of the Winter Season
This winter was impressive to say the least. With more than 614” of snowfall, the 2016-2017 year has been recorded as the number one groundbreaking winter California has ever seen. The trailblazing end of the year season began in November and has no intent of stopping. The Mountain has declared that with this much snow…
Tioga Pass Pow!
Plowing is in progress on Tioga Pass, as snow is still piled up at its high elevation. While crews work long and hard on plowing the road that leads to the grand Yosemite, we can’t help but feel this is a testament to the winter we’ve had! Although a reopen date has not been scheduled…
Brews & Blues in Mammoth
Loud music and cold beer in the middle of the summer time makes for quite an experience. Luckily, these two things come together every year during the first weekend of August for the Mammoth Festival of Beers & Bluesapalooza. Renown blues musicians grace the stage while hundreds of breweries set up shop for tastings of…
Mammoth: The leader of the pack
There are many well-known winter resorts in the West, many of which I myself have visited and skied. However, the latest statistics from On the Snow (pictured in the graph above) prove that Mammoth is not only the best of the west in ambiance, but in snowfall as well. Between Vail, Tahoe, and Aspen, Mammoth takes the…
Kicking up dirt with Mammoth Motocross
Although Mammoth is seeing some snow right now, that’s not stopping the buzz going around about the annual Mammoth Motocross event taking place June 16-23. This year, it will be celebrating its 50th anniversary, and people from all over California have qualified to compete. Not only will there be some wicked races for those of you that…
Snow in May? Yes, please!
You guys, I honestly cannot remember the last time its snowed so late into the year here in Mammoth. This past winter has led us to a season total snowfall of 610″ with nine lifts and 75 trails open at the moment from Main Lodge. As things cool down this weekend, the town is actually…
5 Best Mammoth Spring Activities
Okay, listen up folks. I don’t mind telling you that I’m kind of a sucker for springtime in Mammoth. I mean, don’t get me wrong, winter and summer are great, but spring is just that happy medium. The best of both worlds, you know? So, to show you just how diverse the springtime activities offered…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Fishmas…
…eeeeeverywhere you go. Just a few days away from the start of fishing season. The picture you’re looking at here is my kid brother with his first catch over by Crowley just a few years ago. I still remember the excitement in his eyes when his line gave a slow tug. “I got something!” He…
More fresh pow, Mammoth never ceases to amaze
I was just up in Big Bear this past weekend, but all I could think while I was up there is how much I miss Mammoth! Don’t get me wrong, mountains are mountains and the alpine feel is always welcome to me, but the feeling somehow just isn’t the same. Not only is Mammoth prone…
Mammoth has just been sold!
Just to give you the most recent low-down on Mammoth Mountain, let me start off by telling you that the number one ski stop has just been sold. The Aspen Skiing CO. KSL Capital Partners Alliance has acquired the most popular parts of the Eastern Sierra: Mammoth Mountain, June Mountain, and Bear Mountain. These resorts…