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Mammoth season pushed out until at least august 6th
Which I am blown away by. Was out today, and it’s definitely getting pretty thin on all of the runs on the lower mountain. I’m thinking that’ll melt in the next few days, they’ll shift the park up to by the backside of chair 3, and it’ll mostly just be accessible skiing by taking the bottom gondy up to McCoy and starting there?
While most mountains would do the opposite as they care about profit's over your experience etc Mammoth keeps extending their season which is so sick. Obviously most of the mountains are owned by corporations these days so it's not necessarily their choice about decisions being made. That being said you def gotta respect mammoth for keeping the chairs spinning this late into the year.
ASAPCarterAnyone up there rn with some updates? Im heading up Tuesday night but I’m worried bc I haven’t heard any actual announcements about a chair 3 park
It appears they’re working on pushing snow for a jump or a rail line right now.
that being said, the warm weather this weekend has FUCKED the lower mountain snow wise.
PeteMahnWhile most mountains would do the opposite as they care about profit's over your experience etc Mammoth keeps extending their season which is so sick. Obviously most of the mountains are owned by corporations these days so it's not necessarily their choice about decisions being made. That being said you def gotta respect mammoth for keeping the chairs spinning this late into the year.
Every other mt. could learn a thing or two from Mammoth when it comes to operations. They are the pinnacle IMO.
In case anyone was wondering, all that's set up as of today is a long tube, and a short tube without a lip, the lip for the jump is gone it's just the mound. No sign of anything being built up higher.
StaticIn case anyone was wondering, all that's set up as of today is a long tube, and a short tube without a lip, the lip for the jump is gone it's just the mound. No sign of anything being built up higher.
thanks, that's what it was looking like. I'll keep my fingers crossed for a chair 3 park, but im getting less optimistic it's gonna happen. Not like i'm gonna be able to go back up at this stage, but it would be cool for the folks up there to be able to hit it up
lastskierthanks, that's what it was looking like. I'll keep my fingers crossed for a chair 3 park, but im getting less optimistic it's gonna happen. Not like i'm gonna be able to go back up at this stage, but it would be cool for the folks up there to be able to hit it up
mammoth instagram just now:
'did someone say chair 3 park?!?! expect 3 features and good times!'
'did someone say chair 3 park?!?! expect 3 features and good times!'
they're building it at this exact moment
It’s still blowing my mind how dope Mammoth is being about keeping the season’s stoke going. I wish more mountains kept parks and the mountain open until there is absolutely not enough snow to ski.
Mammoth has always been great at having late spring, summer parks when they can. I remember the first time I rode a spring/summer park up there was in the same weeks when Tom and the 4bi9 guys were filming the zoolander edit. it's so great for younger riders to be able to progress on parks like that.
anyone think they will expand on this before closing or should I expect this to be it?
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It’s still blowing my mind how dope Mammoth is being about keeping the season’s stoke going. I wish more mountains kept parks and the mountain open until there is absolutely not enough snow to ski.
I remember back in 2017 it was like this as well... there was so much snow that previous winter, and with a late spring boost, and a mild start to summer, Mammoth and Squaw (at the time as it was known) were both open through July 15 and August 6th respectively...
Pretty sure the longest mammoth went was August 15th, but I think that was a special circumstance and they definitely werent open daily.
PacificRimJobI remember back in 2017 it was like this as well... there was so much snow that previous winter, and with a late spring boost, and a mild start to summer, Mammoth and Squaw (at the time as it was known) were both open through July 15 and August 6th respectively...
Pretty sure the longest mammoth went was August 15th, but I think that was a special circumstance and they definitely werent open daily.
Yeah I was pretty bummed with squaw this summer. Definitely could have stayed open longer but they needed to replace the cable on Funi I think. Shitty timing. That pushed all skiing over to alpine which can't hold snow as long/has no true upper mountain you can ride without coming down to the base.
Kevinb5Anyone know a good spot to camp for 3 nights I’m flying into lax and driving to mammoth and we’re looking for dispersed camping
anywhere on the east side of 395 is essentially forest service/blm/open camping. There are some spots that are private, so maybe having someone with an Onx membership would be useful. Also you'll need a vehicle with decent clearance. Mammoth scenic loop is on forest service and is open camping, but it tends to fill up really fast.
If you go to the east of 395 you have plenty of hot springs and bears arent much of an issue, but you are farther from mammoth. If you go mammoth scenic you are closer, but no abundance of hot springs+you need to take bear precautions more seriously.
I can drop you a ping for a great spot over the road next to a hot spring. the spots right next to the spring fill up quick. but there are plenty of spots if you just drive around that area.
The mountain has been extremely fun this week despite the rapid snowmelt. Chair 23 and the upper gondola both still have some super fun moguls, just a few sharks to watch out for. Hella stoked to have some rails on chair 3 now. Gonna be here another day or 2 if anyone else is around!
ASAPCarterThe mountain has been extremely fun this week despite the rapid snowmelt. Chair 23 and the upper gondola both still have some super fun moguls, just a few sharks to watch out for. Hella stoked to have some rails on chair 3 now. Gonna be here another day or 2 if anyone else is around!
Snow pants, you don’t need long underwear, ski socks, maaaaybe a sweatshirt first thing but even that might be a bit much after Like 8am. Thinnest gloves you’ve got. Pipe gloves worked great when I was there
Kevinb5What should I expect to wear on Tuesday and Wednesday I was thinking a t shirt and snow pants but I’m wondering if the mornings will be too cold
they set up the tube in a pretty flat spot so you had to gun it from the chair basically.
the jump was nice. In the morning it felt kinda firm and fast and then when the sun got on it and slowed it down. Unless you were hitting it every lap it was hard to judge the speed. you could also down climb into the gully under the chair and the moguls were bomb.
overall I think it was worth the 18hrs drive from Vancouver to ski 4 hrs.
