Mammoth Lakes has received record snow for the month of December! Up on the mountain there is 12 feet and counting. Town has gotten a bit less… maybe ten feet! Word from the weather report: it’s not going to let up until Tuesday, and then start again for Christmas! Let it snow! Digging out the […]
We are in the middle of some great snow-bearing storms that are hitting Mammoth at the moment. The official website is reporting between 4-6 feet on the ground so far and from what I have seen in town today I believe it. It looks like another couple of feet at least to come through to Tuesday. […]
‘Spring-like’ sums up conditions at the moment. We had quite a bit of rain at Mammoth on Thursday which put bit of a damper on things. The snow in the morning is quite firm but softens during the day particularly on sunny aspects. The Eagle side of the mountain will generally be the first area […]
I was lucky today and got to try out a couple pairs of Surface skis. I was about to head out on my slalom skis when Timmy the local Surface rep and all round good bloke offered me some demos. Conditions ranged from heavy fresh powder to chopped up powder to great wind blown snow […]
Waking up to the sound of the front end loader clearing snow outside your window is always exciting (my wife would say otherwise!). I headed up the hill to get some powder skiing and wasn’t disappointed. Conditions were interesting however as the snow had fallen reasonably wet meaning it was quite heavy and the wind […]
Today I finally got around to going snowboarding again after ten years. It was a lot of fun and I managed to get down a blue run without breaking a wrist, so I was happy. I’ll have to get some photos next time I go out as proof! Snow conditions are still perfect and there […]
After a busy Thanksgiving I got the chance to have bit of a freeski today. Conditions are excellent with pristine groomers, chopped powder off piste and no one here! This is the main run coming into Canyon at 9am this morning: And check out the lift line at Chair 16: We received between 4-6 feet […]
After the big storm last weekend we have had a couple of great bluebird days to enjoy. I’ve been busy teaching which has been fun and can’t wait to check out the snow around the mountain on my next day off. Here’s a shot from Stump Alley today, looking good! This is one of the […]
Just a quick update about the season opening at Mammoth. It has been pretty much snowing since late friday night with about 3 feet outside my house with up to 8 feet on the hill. The only bad news it that it has been windy too so the coverage is not even over the whole […]
In this post I’m going to look at where you should take your kids skiing based on my experience as a ski instructor. In my job I often have the pleasure of teaching skiing to children. Safety, fun and learning are the three main principles of my lessons and are directly impacted by the terrain […]
