Snowboarders Beginner Guide
Have you never been snowboarding before although have always craved to go? You love the snow, you’re a surfer or skateboarder, or you just simply admire the sport. No matter where you stand on the athletic scale snowboarding is must to try! Many people always talk about their first experiences trying to board on the snow.…
Snow Lagging? Mammoth Mountain Offers The Best Skiing In The Country!
See for your self. Today’s (12/14/17) photos of Mammoth Mountain show off the great boarding and skiing although the snowfall has been lagging so far this year. But don’t be fooled the snow is on its way and Mammoth Mountain will continue to wear the crown. Most Open Terrain in the Country. Canyon Lodge, Eagle Lodge,…
Snow Report 11-16-17 Dumping
DUMP ALERT Over a foot in the last day and counting 12-30″ NEW SNOW Snow Conditions: Fresh Powder Season Total: 18″ Current Storm Total: 12-30″ Base Depth: 14-30″ Fresh Pow, Right Now Our first major storm of the season arrived last night and it is starting to unload. Heavy snowfall is expected throughout the day…
Fresh Snow Next 4 Days: Snowmadness at Nomadness
The next 4 days are bringing snow to Mammoth Mountain. Is this the beginning of a snowy and long season? The mountain open in 7 days. See you there! 48° THIS AFTERNOON Sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind around 10 mph. 32° TONIGHT A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with…
The Winter of 16/17 In Review
Over 600″ of snow! As we leave Summer to enter into Fall and see Winter fast approaching, lets put last Winter into perspective and what really went on. Mammoth got over 600″ of snow and we were skiing till into August! Wahooooo. The Winter in photos. Click the link to see the Winter of 16/17 http://bit.ly/2qxE422 Twenty years from…
A snowy, showy June in Mammoth
(Photo by Josh Wray | Mammoth Lakes Tourism) Where else in the country can you get summer and winter activities within a mile of one another? Nowhere except good ol’ Mammoth Lakes, that’s where. The mountain reports that 63 ski trails are currently open, with a base of 65-220 inches. This deep snowpack is what will maintain…
Mammoth Mountain open til August!
Photo by Josh Wray | Mammoth Lakes Tourism Okay, I had heard the rumors about Mammoth being open into August, but I thought just that. They’re rumors. Well, apparently not. I had a talk with the folks over at the mountain today and they confirmed the mountain will be staying open into August! The original…
Which resort got the most snow on average between 2011 & 2017?
Who takes the cake between Mammoth, Tahoe, Vail, Aspen, Park City or Brian Head? Well the answer is Mammoth Lakes, of course! One of the best ski resorts in the West and a California favorite, Mammoth has maintained a loyal following for years. Check out the latest in Mammoth Lakes weather and things to do…
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…
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…