Looking at the above photo Powdork posted of the post at the top of the summit compared to the below and it looks like there was about 6 feet of snow received between the two photos. :eek:
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Looking at the above photo Powdork posted of the post at the top of the summit compared to the below and it looks like there was about 6 feet of snow received between the two photos. :eek:
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It won't be that bad once more terrain opens in Tahoe. Squaw just started spinning a few more lifts today, for example, but it was only Gold Coast as recently as yesterday. But there are definitely a lot of people from the area down in Mammoth right now so it's exaggerating things a bit.
Wow. Can't remember seeing parking that low on a early season "weekday "
Hopefully they spin a lift out of Canyon tomorrow to help with parking.
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Crowds rarely concern me at Mammoth, as I can normally get away from them pretty quick. In the past I have gone up Thursday through Sunday normally. This year, most trips will be Sunday through Tuesday/Wed to avoid the crowds even more. Anyone going to be around Sunday thru Tuesday? Looks like the ski club hut is empty except for me.
Winds picked up, temperature dropped and the crowds thinned out quickly after 12:00 p.m.
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Coverage is pretty good so I decided to go for a hike. Tucked it from chair five as far as I could then booted up to the top of 22. Made it into avi 2 without to much work. Top of it was windblown pow, the lower bowl was thick and wind crusted. Did a big traverse from chair one out to scotty's and skied some slabby foot deep snow. Taking a quick warm up break and then back out for a few more runs.
Per Snowman: "Canyon will open the 8th and so will Little Eagle Lodge".
Sweeeeeet! I'm watching the Early Up IKON crowd on the webcam and wishing I was up there right now.
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LBskier and I had the pleasure of skiing yesterday....small hike to 22 iced the cake.
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Chad in Baby Gravy
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Last time only 2 tracks in Grizzly? Yea, never.
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Barnballs, that's insane. Bet those were fun tracks to make.
Stoked to see Mammoth getting it.
We have a family ski trip planned for the week after Xmas. I know. But it could be worse than the family planning a ski trip for a get-together.
Will be looking for a partner for a hike if the snowfall pattern keeps up. Definitely a Sherwins day and interested in a Crest or Old Man's Bowl/Convict tour. Maybe Punta Bardini.
I've really only skied Mammoth during corporate ski trips with my old company (Patagonia) or on rest days during the Eastside backcountry season. Those trips the apres drinking was robust. This trip, less so with 6 kids in tow.
I was bummed the last few backpacking/climbing trips to see gates on the hot springs roads out of Green Church closing access in winter. Any beta on this would be greatly appreciated.
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Ahahahahahahaaa Saturday was good.
So was today.
Roger's Ridge Saturday afternoon.
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Approach to Drop 1
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Wow. Nice!!!
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Nice shots Barbballs!
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Rob d you need some real mammoth baskets
The gravel road to Whitimere, Crab Cooker and Shepard's has always been closed in winter (to my knowledge.) You can still get there if the unmaintained road from Benton Crossing is passable.
Snow was still great in there yesterday afternoon. Today not quite worth the traverse back to 2....
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Couple pics from the last two days.
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Weekend was good for business. Bumper to bumper traffic up to the main lodge started past the traffic light and stretched down Main Street. Heard the early ups numbers on Saturday broke the record for most attended ever.
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Sign of the times, safety bars on chair 23. Mammoth, no foot rests?
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By 3:00 on Sunday the place had emptied out. Solitude off chair 5 with lots of room.
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Last run off the top looking West. Wind chill in the afternoon was chilly for Mammoth with temps around 10 deg up top.
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Took a drive by Canyon last night. This is the newly remodeled entrance from the lot. If you zoom in you can see the recently installed upgrades, ESCALATORS! Attachment 258340
Clouds rolling in this afternoon, but winds are up with some silky wind buff forming in the wipeouts. Beware that low tide conditions do exist, so keep the brakes on until you dial in your line.
Great weekend as others have said. Hiking ch22 was clearly the call on Sat, sorry never saw you BB. Got some nice runs down the noids Sunday morning. Then the wind machine started and the wind buff yesterday at the end of the day was stellar in the Wipe Outs.
Mini-mini-Comish (1 of my 8yr old twins, in the pink helmet) skied Wipe 1 with her team before lunch. Wow that pissed off Mini Comish (older brother) who's team didn't ski the top!
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