Roxy Chicken Jam on Fuel TV

FUEL TV will air the 2008 Roxy Chicken Jam seven times during the next month. This is one of the world’s biggest female snowboarding events and all the biggest names in slopestyle and halfpipe were here at Mammoth Mountain March 28-30 for the event. Tune in to see what Jamie Anderson, Chanell Sladics and of course, the halfpipe-riding mascots brought to the sunny slopes of Mammoth.

FUEL TV Schedule:
Sat. May 17: 9amET/ 6amPT
Fri. May 23: 12:30pmET/ 9:30amPT
Sat. May 24: 3:30pmET/ 12:30pmPT
Mon. June 23: 8:30pmET/ 5:30pmPT
Weds. June 25: 1:30pmET/ 10:30amPT
Weds. June 25: 1amET/ 10pmPT
Fri. June 27: 4:30pmET/ 1:30amPT

Fresh Tuesday Morning Pow

Mammoth Mountain looks nice and frosty this morning as it revels in a fresh coat of white. Cold, light and fluffy, there are bound to be places where the snow is deeper than the reported two inches. Now to find it…

Fresh Monday Morning Carve

Oren Tanzer just sent over this photo of Julien Lecorps, taken this morning (Monday). Some people might think the freshies would be all gone by now, but if anyone knows where to find them, Julien and Derek Shea do.

Sunday Funday

Bryan Stephan, Kyle Menzies and Tyler Field enjoying the snow on Sunday, Dec. 9. Photo by Travis Rose.

BIG NEWS: 2 Feet of New Snow

The snow is so fun! There are two feet of fresh snow on Mammoth Mountain and in some spots the wind has piled it up to even more. On Saturday the Upper Gondola opened to skiers and snowboarders around 11:30am, and much fun was paid off to those who waited it out. By Sunday the Unbound had used this new snow to build some jumps on Forest Trail and soon they’ll begin building the Super Pipe.

Skiing and snowboarding within the trees and off groomed areas is still not advised this time of year. Many natural obstacles such as rocks and tree stumps are thinly covered by a soft layer of snow that is not hardpacked and easily scraped off. Please use caution. Pay attention, be smart and be safe.

“Plentiful Snowpack by Christmas,” predicts Mammoth Weather Man

All I want for Christmas is three little words: Winter Storm Watch.

When will it snow in Mammoth? Should I still come for Christmas? Is there going to be any snow in the next ten days? Is Canyon Lodge going to be open when I get there? You’re not alone if you’re asking yourself these questions. This morning Mammoth weather man Howard Sheckter answered them by concluding his report with, “It really looks like the storm doors are opening and we’ll have a plentiful snowpack by Christmas.” As I drove up Minaret to my Main Lodge office and listened intently to Howard’s report I heard details of a Thursday afternoon through Friday night storm that is forecasted to drop two feet of snow above 6,000 feet. Saturday looks to be cold, and sunny skies are predicted to re-appear Sunday. Perfect weekend.

12 Days of Almost Christmas at Mammoth

On the first day of December my truelove gave to me,
Twelve snowmaking guns on Cornice Bowl,
Eleven racers on Fascination,
Ten slayers shredding,
Nine rails for sliding,
Eight jibbers jibbing,
Seven jumpers jumping,
Six chairlifts running,
Five ski patrol patrolling,
Four chunks of cold weather ski wax,
a Three-second lift line,
Two storms in the forecast,
and a snow cloud perched over a pine tree.

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.

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.