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Mammoth ... The name says it all

Sat 19 August 2006 paulie74

Mammoth is one of the largest resorts in the USA with huge snowfall each season, riding usually into June and something for everyone. Ranging from double black diamond runs at the top of the Panorama Gondola which the locals nic name "the garage sale" for its ability to have riders gear scattered over the run due to its almost inverted slope, to excellent terrain parks with 3 pipes and an excellent selection of green runs for beginners located across the mountain. Mammoth has excellent high speed lifts and facilities in the village to cater for all. With Mammoth being located only about 3 hours from Lake Tahoe it is a great opportunity to combine with Squaw or Heavanly for a 2 week two resort holiday.

This is my number 1 resort and I keep coming back season after season.

Tue 9 March 2004 WSG Steve
A truly amazing mountain, its got a terrain park designed for every level from the tots to the pros, and the rest of the mountains pretty good too. Theres some great tree weaving to be had, as well as some great open bowls to drop into. Most of the slow lifts have been replaced with express ones so theres not much hanging around, and if you're not there at weekends you'll never have to queue at all for a lift.

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Nov to June
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 27
Gondolas: 3
Chair lifts: 24
Max people per hour: 50,000
Board Leashes required: Yes

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 150
Total ride area: 3500 acres
Longest run: 3miles (4.8km)

Top lift: 3369m
Vertical drop: 945m
First lift: 2424m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 25%
Red runs: 40%
Black runs: 35%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:
1 Day pass - $64
4 Day pass - $225
Season Pass - $1500
Lift times:8.30am to 4.00pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 11m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 33%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: Group lessons $60 for 3hrs
Private lesson $450 per day
Snowboard Hire: Board & boots $30 per day
Night Riding: : No

Other activities

Heliboarding: : Not available
Snowmobiles: Yes

Further information

www.mammothmountain.com
Email:info@mammoth-mtn.com

Award winning parks & pipes, great freeriding, but try and avoid weekends.

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ON THE SLOPES: Excellent
OFF THE SLOPES: Very good but spaced out
MONEY WISE: Very expensive overall resort, but exceptionally high standard

HALFPIPE: Yes - 2+super
TERRAIN PARK: Yes - 3
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Yes
TREE RUNS:Yes

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