Mammoth 24/25 - LET'S GET IT ON!!!

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Saturday afternoon the storm winds blew in a wall at McCoy Station where the woolly mammoth is located; apparently a lot of the memorabilia they had up on the wall got sucked out and can not be located. Sunday was epic, top was wind scoured in sections but snow conditions were selectively excellent.

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My buddy who was working on the Mtn Saturday said that tree’s started coming down due to the winds. One fell across Pumpkin down by LE blocking half the run. After multiple reports including one that blew down next to the LE magic carpet the decision was made to shutdown operations before someone got nailed.

I waited til 12:30 p.m. yesterday (Sunday) and headed up to see if an afternoon session was doable. Almost turned around when cars were parked down to the earthquake fault but ended up scoring a front row spot at ch 4. Skied from 1:00 til closing, got in 14 runs and never waited in line longer than 1-2 minutes.

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Ch 5 had some excellent wind blown on it and zero line at the bottom.

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Headed out to that one spot and found some untracked lines late in the day. Due to the nearest chairs being closed it was a three chair circuit both times (Eagle exp, Can ex, Hi5 ex) to get back which limited the amount of traffic out there. Note, that traverse line to it is “interesting.” Be prepared for lots of high speed whoops.

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Finished the day with laps on ch 23. Winds were buffing out everything to the lookers right side of the chair.

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It’s easy to find where the good snow is at the Top, just look where everyones at. Wipe Outs were really fun. Last Top run of the day and it was getting cold and dark. According to the patrol weather page the wind chill was -6 deg at the Top at 3:30 p.m.

Today (Mon) is looking like a down day. Almost everything is in wind hold with gusts at 80+ mph over the Top.


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Anyone have tips on good spots to park my camper overnight in/around Mammoth Lakes? I usually spend the night on Substation Rd, but wondering about more secluded spots (with less noise from the 395) nearby.

Hilltop hot tub parking.

Much nicer day on Tuesday with much less wind and very manageable crowds. Skied the Top for most of the afternoon with snow conditions ranging from punchy to good wind buff. Daves and lower Dropouts skied well. Couple pics from Tuesday.

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The snow in between Climax & Daves (Dry Creek) was smooth and looked good from G2. It’s more on the punchy side especially if you try to ski it fast.

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The pic above was taken just above the rocks under TOW. Snow looked better than it skied.

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Dave’s continues to ski well with the best snow in the center and far lookers left line. Smooth winter chalk without the feeling you might punch through it at high speed.

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1:30 at the Top of Gold Rush with very light traffic. Big warm up yesterday & today with highs near 50 deg the next few days. Enjoy.

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Nice article on Mammoth.


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Just got back from skiing SAT-MON. It's only my second trip of the year, but the mountain has reasonable coverage.

Saturday was nice, but my wife is a few days behind me, so we were late to get to the top as boots were still being broken in. Climax, and Drop 1 were still nice, some fun cut up stuff, although there were a few slightly firm patches. Dave's was similar.

We had hoped for some wind, but that didn't materialize. On Sunday we skied pretty much the same terrain as Saturday. There are nice turns to be had, some of the bumps were pretty soft in both Climax and Drop 1, and you could find nice lines through, but the mountain really could use some good wind to buff things out.

Today, Monday, we did a bunch of 9 laps, which was a pretty nice way to start, then a few more drop 1 and Climax laps.

Overall, the mountain is skiing pretty well. There are some crusty spots, and now that Saturday's new snow has been skied some wind is desperately needed. That being said, some spots that looked a bit bumpy skied smoother than they were.

I didn't get over into monuments/noids, but there looked to be some sections with decent turns. Having said that, it's still pretty rocky in lots of spots.

Looks like a Dry January for a lot of skiers and the mountain a like.

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Looks like a Dry January.

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Nobody likes a quitter.


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Last weekend was actually pretty quiet, Im guessing the fires have people canceling their trips. Spent most of satruday at June getting the little one out for the first time. Really liked the atmosphere over there. Is there a magic carpet at Mammoth that can also be used by people not in lessons? I didnt see any that were not in the ski school areas which I just leaves lift serviced options, any recommendations on best places to teach the little one?

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Last weekend was actually pretty quiet, Im guessing the fires have people canceling their trips. Spent most of satruday at June getting the little one out for the first time. Really liked the atmosphere over there. Is there a magic carpet at Mammoth that can also be used by people not in lessons? I didnt see any that were not in the ski school areas which I just leaves lift serviced options, any recommendations on best places to teach the little one?

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Mammoth was actually busy on Saturday; for some reason upper gondi station line at McCoy was out the door around lunch time . Decent conditions despite it being 55 degrees Friday afternoon.

Fuck we need some precipitation on all fronts in SoCal...

Heading up for 2/3 days next weekend. Anyone going to be up?

I have been up for five days, and while the groomers are in reasonably good shape considering the lack of prep, the ungroomed is not terribly fun. It is skiable, and a few good turns can be found, most of the time it is just tolerable.

Went for a little stroll out San Joaquin ridge today and barely found a reasonable turn. Which, is not too surprising on the sun baked ridge, but even the north facing trees we not much fun. Still, it was a beautiful day for a skin.

Looking like convict might freeze over and be skateable if the weather keeps up.

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Looking like convict might freeze over and be skateable if the weather keeps up.

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Lots of people are skating it.

After a extended road trip up to the PNW and Southern BC I was back out at Mammoth for the first time in a month. My initial impression as I pulled into town, there was alot more snow a month ago. A ripping North wind brought the temps down to well below zero over the Top. Fingers were going numb trying to take any pics so I only got a couple.

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Wind chill at 11:30 Monday morning. Liftee at the bottom of ch 23 was warning people not to have any exposed skin. It was one of the colder days I've skied in Mammoth in a long time.

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The view riding up 23.

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The winds have hammered the upper Mtn and the entrances off the Top are showing lots of rocks. I stuck to Cornice laps the were ok after the top 100 ft.

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With no snow in sight the guns were going all over the Mtn. Ch 3.

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Guns & Hoses.
If you stuck to the groomed and have tuned skis the snows not bad. Watched someone fall at the top of Scotties and slide thru the rocks and go all the way to the bottom. Should warm up over the next few days.

Hey I am headed to mammoth Jan 30 to Feb 4 from the New England. I am with a big group but no real adventurous skiers. I am bringing my skins because my GF likes to uphill in the resort.
Trying to decide whether or not to bring beacon shovel probe.
From reading here it doesn't sound like great conditions.
If anyone here can weigh in or might let me glom on to a group for the day let me know. I do realize that most people don't want to add a random to the party but I have skied (and toured) with several mags .... I also realize the risk of tagging along with a random group...
I have limited space in my ski bag and don't want to lug the avy stuff if I'm not going to use it.
Happy trails!

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Hey I am headed to mammoth Jan 30 to Feb 4 from the New England. I am with a big group but no real adventurous skiers. I am bringing my skins because my GF likes to uphill in the resort.
Trying to decide whether or not to bring beacon shovel probe.
From reading here it doesn't sound like great conditions.
If anyone here can weigh in or might let me glom on to a group for the day let me know. I do realize that most people don't want to add a random to the party but I have skied (and toured) with several mags .... I also realize the risk of tagging along with a random group...
I have limited space in my ski bag and don't want to lug the avy stuff if I'm not going to use it.
Happy trails!

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I'll be there Feb 3-7 cruising the groomers free-heel, if you want to ski Telly together for a run or 3.

Winds dropped, temps moderated making for a good day of skiing in Tuesday. Longest lift line was barely a minute at the gondola. Groomed continues to ski well along with sections of the upper mtn i.e. Climax, Dry Creek, Dave’s & Cornice.

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The sunny lookers right of Climax down thru the shaded choke and back into the sun was a good line all day.

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West Bowl.

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Late afternoon down at Juniper Springs the snow almost started to transition to spring.

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Late afternoon laps off the Top in Dry Creek were really good with smooth chalky snow.

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Ralphies with some fun, carvy snow at the end of the day.


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I'll be there Feb 3-7 cruising the groomers free-heel, if you want to ski Telly together for a run or 3.

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I'm bringing regular Alpine gear. While my teleskills have progressed, I am not where I would bring just that on a trip.
I would love to take a cruise!

Off shore winds, chalky winter snow, carvy groomers, light crowds and a bear walking down the street. That pretty much sums up Wednesday.

Winds were back up out of the North making the snow a little crisper up Top in places. Crowds were basically non existent and it was easy to rack up the run count.

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Good skiing in the Climax/Dry Creek zones. It’s not seemless, hero wind buff, more like fun winter chalk and no rocks.

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Did three back to back gondola runs mid morning and rode alone each time.

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Wide open on chair 2 at
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If skiing the Wipeout’s off of ch 23 is your favorite thing, you might be disappointed. That side has had some serious wind hammer.

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Afternoon laps down the sun line in Cornice.

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Cornice bowl late in the day. Even with the long dry spell and the wind hammer on Top the skiing is still good overall, especially for 80% of the public that only skis the groomed. With a lazy 10:30 start the last two days I’ve been over 30 runs each day.

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Watched this big guy slowly walking down the street and stop at the neighbors.


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After a few minutes he casually moved on to do whatever bears do this time of year.


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Thanks for the shots ESS!!

We're heading up for three days, skiing Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. We were going to be up for the weekend, but we just got back from an 8 day trip back east and we both need to play catchup, so we decided to work through Saturday.

I'm hoping the few inches that are forecast blow around well, and give the mountain a refresher. This has been a tough period. Let's hope the rains finally come for California, for obvious more important reasons than the sparse coverage at Summit/Bear/Baldy.

A few pics from Thursday afternoon after the Top was in the shade and the legs were tired.

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Solitude off of ch 5 with good snow and zero traffic. Super fun to go arc some turns down.

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Looking back up.

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Saddle Bowl & World Cup towards the end of the day.

Literally everyone I talked with
this week all said the same, “It’s so much better than I thought it would be.”


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Yup, that is Mammoth. If it is sunny, I have never had a crap day there.

Long shot but I am looking for a ride from mammoth to Santa Barbara (or close) this Thursday after skiing.
I am headed to mammoth this weekend and supposed to come back Tuesday with my gf because she has to work but I don't.
There is some snow forecast for Wednesday Thursday so I would stay if I could find a way back.

Rainy wind hold day...

It looked pretty ...... moist.

Hey Socal friends:

Can I get some recommendations on a place to rent a good pair of skis around the area of Ontario CA? Or a good rental shop in Big Bear?

Thanks.

Almost a week at mammoth. We had rain. We had wind hold. We had sun. We had fun.
We had fun at Distant Brewing. Shelter distillery less fun. Get over yourselves!
We had fun on climax.
I wish you all at least some of the forecast snow!

Here is a rental spot in Big Bear:

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In Orange County, I would say Phil's Ski and Snowboard in Costa Mesa, but Ontario is a bit far away for that.

It has been several years since I rented, but I was always impressed with Goldsmith’s in Big Bear

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2:30 and still waiting to see if the Top opens? 8-10” of wet, spongy pow.


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2:30 and still waiting to see if the Top opens? 8-10” of wet, spongy pow.


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Is that a slide?

Yes


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It’s starting to snow hard in town. Getting ready to head up to the mtn for what is hopefully a good afternoon of storm skiing.


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Yes, Mammoth. But, not nearly what was predicted. Mondays forecast of 32-40” by Friday was overly optimistic. Both storms underperformed for a combined total of 18” of new snow. The Top may have gotten more snow but with last nights wind gusts of 100+mph I’m guessing it’s pretty well wind packed. Here’s a few pics from Wed & Thurs.

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It was busy for mid week. This was Wednesday and parking was way uphill from the ch 4 lot. Trade show was here with lots of dealer/rep types on the hill.
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All of the Avi chutes had good snow on Wednesday.

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Random girl skiing past in
Avi 3.

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Looking back up Avi 3.

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Wednesday lines on ch 5? Other than Xmas it was the busiest mid week period I’ve seen this season.

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Wednesday before the Top opened.

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2:45 on Wednesday with a full maze waiting for ch 3 to open.

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Not in the mood to wait I finished out Wednesday lapping 22.

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By 1:00 yesterday (Thursday) it was starting to add up.

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Winds made visibility challenging at times so I spent most of the day in the trees.

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No ch 22 was a bummer. It didn’t seem that windy, but you could still hike it from the top of the Gold Rush Exp.

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Pushed out under ch 25, which wasn’t running late in the day. Snow felt like it was getting thicker as the day went on.

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Last run of the day.

Winds are still blowing over the Top this morning, gusting to 70 mph currently, so anticipate limited opening until later in the day.


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Nice shots ESS!!

We were supposed to go up this weekend, but my wife bruised her foot and can't ski. I might go up tomorrow AM, but I'll probably ski locally and work through the weekend, then go up on Thursday AM next week for five days.

We haven't been up in a few weeks, busy and some travelling which is normally done in September. Hopefully this storm will add to the base, even if it underperformed. Our ski lease mates who are up there had a good time yesterday, but said it wasn't quite as all-time as they had hoped for.

Good skiing in all of the Avi chutes this afternoon with mostly smooth, soft wind blown snow. Still snowing lightly, moderate winds and the Top is socked in with clouds. Only downside is visibility is tough at times. No line on ch 22, but made the mistake of going down to Canyon once. It’s busy.


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Yesterday was tasty!
Roger's, BlueOx, Aggies,lower lincoln so good!
Today was cream cheese refills all over. Visi was a bit challenging @ times.

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Nice shots ESS!! We were supposed to go up this weekend, but my wife bruised her foot and can&#39;t ski. I might go up tomorrow AM, but I&#39;ll probably ski locally and work through the weekend, then go up on Thursday AM next week for five days. We haven&#39;t been up in a few weeks, busy and some travelling which is normally done in September. Hopefully this storm will add to the base, even if it underperformed. Our ski lease mates who are up there had a good time yesterday, but said it wasn&#39;t quite as all-time as they had hoped for.

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Love those late day 22 laps! Probalby had my best few hours ever at Mammoth last year doing that...</p>
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Heading up on Thursday for 4 days with the family, hoping Ullr delivers some re-fills next week. Can&#39;t wait for the shit show of pres weekend...</p>

Got to the Mtn at noon today (Sunday) and skied some of the best wind buff of the season. Definitely had to practice crowd management and choose your lifts wisely. Bottom Gondola was a no go with lines well out the door. I heard that it was 50+ minutes long on Saturday. Ch 23 lines were 7-8 minutes, and G2 had little to no line after 2:30.

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Face of Ch 5.

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Daves [emoji91].

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The snow under Balls/Top of the World skied well.

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The Wipe Out’s were the best skiing off the Top today imo.

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Hero wind buff.

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Late afternoon with perfect lighting=great skiing.

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Looking down Wipe Out 2. Monday & Tuesday should be really good and then ( hopefully) some storm skiing towards the end of the week. [emoji1303][emoji1303][emoji91][emoji91]


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