Mammoth Mountain, USA
Introduction
The past few years have seen huge investment by Intrawest (owners of Whistler & Squaw), much of this evident in the huge terrain parks and fast lift system, but also the construction of the new village resort that opened last season. The new village sits on the edge of town with a Gondala taking you to Canyon Lodge, this season should see a trail back to the village completed. Mammoth's slopes can often get busy at weekends when the place fills up with
Mammoth's terrain parks have acheived legendary status, for the third year running picking up Transworlds best pipe award, and runner up to Whistler for best terrain park. Its not just for the pro's either, theres parks and pipes designed for every ability. Overall Mammoth is a great resort for boarders, theres good variety in terrain from trees to open bowls, an efficient lift system; the last drag lift was removed last season. One gripe is the piste markings which are a bit of a nightmare as they seem to just disappear.
Dan Wakeham
British Olympic Superpiper
I spent my 3rd season here. This is the mecca of freestyle snowboarding, it is also the hollywood of snowboarding; fashion is a big thing in this resort so be prepared for dope ass snowboard dudes to look you up and down to rate your style but don’t get put off because quite a lot of them can hardly stand on a snowboard yet alone be in a position to rate you!
The park here is amazing and it seems to be summer conditions all year round, it very rarely seems to get icy but at the same time they manage to keep snow well through the season and beyond. They have more that one park and the cater for everyone’s needs with different sized jumps and rails.
free riding is average and its not somewhere I would recommend for a freeriding trip, this is another park orientated resort
