Mammoth to Provide Skiing Off the Top Saturday

It’s official: Mammoth Mountain will have the most lifts and the most runs open in California with the opening of Cornice Bowl and Stump Alley this weekend (most likely Saturday).

Sneak Preview Snow Report for Sat., Dec. 1, 2007:

• Over 2,200 vertical feet of skiable terrain
• Seven chairlifts: Broadway, Thunderbound, Facelift, Discovery, Stump Alley, Upper and Lower Panorama Gondola
• Fresh machine-groomed snow conditions
• Main Park open with eight jibs, two tabletop jumps and an excellent hip jump. Super Pipe is coming soon.

Call the Mammoth Mountain Snow Report anytime: 888.SNOW.RPT. It’s updated daily every few hours starting at 6:30am.

Watch Mammoth Dreams on PBS Dec. 25

Mammoth Dreams: The Story of Dave McCoy, the new documentary of the life of Mammoth Mountain founders Dave and Roma McCoy, will air on San Diego’s KPBS Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007 at 10pm PST.

By San Diego filmmaker Chirs Pyle, the film uses archival film footage, photos and interviews to tell the story about how founder and former first-class ski racer Dave McCoy came to the area in the 1930’s. Starting with a homemade rope-tow powered by the back wheel of a pick-up truck, McCoy defied naysayers as he developed the California mountain resort. McCoy, now in his 90s, Mammoth CEO Rusty Gregory and many more are interviewed.

See a Warren Miller interview clip from Mammoth Dreams: The Story of Dave McCoy.

We Have Jumps!

News from Mammoth Unbound Terrain Parks…
Thunderbound Express (Chair 6) opened Saturday, Nov. 24. Mounds of snow have been blown and sculpted in Main Park, providing a line of several mid-size jumps. This all means one thing: The park is here and the season is going to get better with every day. Be sure to keep tabs on the Mammoth Unbound blog, where Heather posts park updates almost daily.

Facelift Express Opens Thanksgiving Day

Good News! Thanks to some cool temps Mammoth has made enough snow to open up Facelift Express today. Stoked skiers and snowboarders can now enjoy several runs served by two chairlifts out of Main Lodge.

The snowguns have been firing all day. On a ride up the gondola I counted about eight of them blasting the terrain under Broadway, Thunderbound and Facelift Express.

Mammoth Mountain opened for the season exactly two weeks ago and until today it was the only place to ski/ride in California. Stay tuned as the Mammoth Mountain snowmaking crews continue to work their magic to get more terrain open in the coming weeks…

Mammoth Brings Snow to Downtown L.A.

Read more about USC Snowfest, which took place Nov. 14, 2007.

Share Your Pics of Skiing Mammoth – Win a Pass

Share photos of your best day on the snow with VisitCaliforniaSnow.com. You could win a California Gold Season Pass valid at most Cali resorts if you submit (and get the most votes) by Dec. 14, 2007. Lift tickets will be given away by VisitCaliforniaSnow.com throughout the season for all the rad photos that come in after the 14th.

6 Inches of Fresh Snow

Mammoth Mountain had a pleasant Opening Weekend with blue skies and one run open. It wasn’t “epic Mammoth” but as the first skiing on the West Coast, it was enough to draw visitors from all over. The 8-inch base of manmade snow was looking a little worn in by the end of Saturday, so it was as if Mother Nature responded directly to our snow dances when she dumped a fresh layer six inches deep on the entire mountain Sunday. It’s beginning to look a lot like winter in Mammoth.

Photo: Mammoth Mountain Daily View, Nov. 12, 2007

Get Ur Winter On at the Ullr Festival

In the Village at Mammoth and the Alpenhof parking lot. DJ spins from 5-8. Ski and snowboard movies on the 30-ft. outdoor screen. Mammoth brews for $2. An array of Mammoth restaurants with FREE samplings from their menu. Official crowning of the Ullr God and town-wide Ullr toast at 7:30pm. A Mammoth raffle of prizes all night. Trolley rides. Everyone’s invited, new and locals alike!

Mammoth Opened Broadway Nov. 8

On Thursday, Nov. 8 Mammoth Mountain was the first resort on the West Coast open for the 2007/08 winter ski season. Skiers and snowboarders rode Broadway Express to Broadway trail. The folks pictured here won a full set of gear for being first in line. They waited on the snow for more than three hours in the early morning chill to be first up Mammoth Mountain.

Orbitz Rates Mammoth #2 Ski Destination

Leading global travel company Orbitz has unveiled a list of America’s most popular ski destinations, revealing that “skiing in the Golden State continues to grow in popularity.” Mammoth Mountain ranks as the #2 Ski Destination in the U.S.for the second year in a row. Lake Tahoe received the number one spot. The rankings are based on vacation bookings for the upcoming 2007/08 winter, as of October, on Orbitz.com. Read the entire story here: Orbitz Insider Index Highlights the Most Popular Ski Destinations in the U.S.