Coming from New Zealand where we use Celsius to measure temperature it has taken me a long time to get use to thinking in Fahrenheit, (let alone feet, pounds and quarts!) The Fahrenheit scale was invented back in 1796 and was superseded by the Celsius scale by most countries except the United States, Cayman Islands […]
It has been a difficult few days for weather forecasters at Mammoth. First we had snow predicted with a storm that hit on Friday, all we got was 100 mile an hour winds, any snow that may have fell got blown into Nevada and beyond. That was meant to be it but a sneaky second […]
Personally I prefer wearing sunglasses when skiing but I’m probably in the minority. I do wear googles however when it is snowing or flat light. Currently I’m onto my second pair of Smith Goggles, in particular the Phenom with Sensor Mirror Lens. Flat Light Conditions: I haven’t used a better goggle in flat light conditions, […]
If you would like a ‘Tip of the Day’ at the moment it would be to be careful and not venture off the groomed runs. It is always easy to get excited at the start of the season and venture into places that are not so flash to ski. You’re eying up a little powder […]
Mammoth’s opening day was a success all round, good snow, good weather and good company. Woolly was there as usual to make sure the day ran smoothly. He even spared the time to pose for a photo for me. The skiing was pretty decent given how early it is in the season. Broadway was probably […]
There is less than two days to go until opening day and things are shaping up really well for a good first day. It snowed over the weekend and snow making has been working when conditions allow. Chairs 1,3,6,11 and the lower gondola are slated to be ready for opening day which is great news. […]
Posting about the Corona commercial a few days ago reminded me of another commercial filmed at Mammoth Mountain that aired last year: The Capital One Venture Card Skiing Vikings/Goat! The first chairlift shown, with the Vikings that should have gotten lessons (hehe) is Chair 20. The goat sliding down the hill is filmed at Chair […]
Mammoth Mountain received 6 inches of snow overnight and the snow guns are blazing getting ready for opening day. There is more snow expected tomorrow, every little bit will help. Equally good news is that temperatures have dropped low enough to make snow. It is hard not to get excited at this point!
The other evening I went for a walk to check out the new Chair 5 express quad aptly named the High 5 Express. It was pretty cool walking around the ski area without any snow on it. On the way I passed one of the mountains half pipes located just off Chair 4, like the […]
