Winter Activities In Mammoth Mountain

The Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is one Massive Mountain. That’s why it’s named Mammoth… when you come here to play, the opportunities are just about endless. With 3100 vertical feet of skiing and snowboarding, much of it above the tree line, and a high base lodge at 9000 feet, you are going to get some great snow and the best snowpack in the west.

Mammoth Mountain Ski Area has everything from above tree line bowls to endless groomed runs, unbound parks, tree-lined powder runs, powder, the wind buff machine and groomed packed powder.

Mammoth Mountain Ski Area tops out at an elevation of 11,053 Feet. The mammoth mountain snowpack is one of the most consistent worldwide. With a 9000-foot mid-mountain base center.

Funny how people say it never rains or snows in California. Mammoth Snowfalls can range from an average of around 350 inches at the 8000-foot level to well over 500 inches up at 11,053 feet. In big snow years, we can almost double those numbers.

The Lifts:
Mammoth’s lift system offers up to 23 chairs, 3 gondolas, three pomas, and several magic carpets. The lift system is always listed in the top ten in the world in polls taken by magazines and online websites. Mammoth Mountain features everything from high speed to fixed grip lifts.

The Runs
Everything from first-time beginners runs, to miles of groomers for intermediates to advanced and expert terrain. Mammoth offers it all on a daily basis. When a storm rolls in and the top shuts down you still have access to the steeps off chair 22. No need to be skiing without the aid of trees for viability.

Beginner:
Beginners should go to Main Lodge or Canyon Lodge; these are the best places to learn. Little Eagle can also get you up on your first day with 2 pomas and two magic carpets.

Intermediate:
Dave MC Coy invented modern grooming standards right here at Mammoth Mountain. Today Mammoth’s fleet of over 30 Snow Grooming machines is one of the largest to run on a nightly basis during the long 7-month season. The fleet goes out and grooms around 800-1000 acres of snow on a nightly basis. On weekends that adds up to around 110 runs during the peak of the season.

Advanced:
As you progress from intermediate groomed runs, you can move to the advanced runs on chairs 3 and 5 and then on up to the cornice run off the top of Mammoth Mountain. Cornice and then Scotties are the runs advanced skiers and riders want to master first. Dave’s is also a good choice.

Expert:
Freeskiing and boarding, cliff hucking, powder, trees, chutes, cliff bands. It’s all here for the expert skier and riders. Chairs 9, 14, 22, 23, 25, and Gondola 2 are your playground featuring over 2000 acres of sick terrain.

There is so much to discover on Mammoth Mountain. We will see you out on Mammoth Mountain.

Mammoth Mountain Ski Area Statistics