When we woke up and saw 36 inches of snow on top of the SUV we knew Mammoth was well worth the 6-hour drive from Southern California.
It is always surreal to drive through the high desert and make the journey up to Mammoth Lakes and arrive in a typical mountain town covered in glorious powder. The town is small and ski cabins are more than abundant. It gives the resort almost a private feeling; as though it is for locals only.
Once you get to the center of the town—the secondary base—you can take a gondola up to the primary base of the mountain. This is an extremely cool feature because it allows the town to be the centered around the resort.
When the gondola reaches the primary base of the mountain you see where the 36 inches
of snow went.
The mountain itself has a 3,100-foot vertical—giving the mountain a fairly impressive peak. With 29 different lifts and 150 runs that cover 3,500 acres of vast snow covered goodness, Mammoth is named appropriately.
When the gondola reaches the primary base of the mountain you see where the 36 inches
of snow went.
The mountain itself has a 3,100-foot vertical—giving the mountain a fairly impressive peak. With 29 different lifts and 150 runs that cover 3,500 acres of vast snow covered goodness, Mammoth is named appropriately.
Mammoth is a great mountain, especially for being in California—the always-sunny state. The snow is typically great. Anyplace where they get a dump of 36 inches overnight is…well…awesome.
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