I have been up for five days, and while the groomers are in reasonably good shape considering the lack of prep, the ungroomed is not terribly fun. It is skiable, and a few good turns can be found,...

Unless Mammoth gets hit by a major storm, which does not appear likely, lifts, especially for the parks will not likely be affected. The upper lifts are more prone to shut down due to weather, which...

[QUOTE=PowerWhore7;7033423]Wasn’t sure if should put this in the Eastside thread or not, thought maybe the mammoth crowd might be more interested….

Went cat skiing out of Virginia Lakes with the...

It occasionally takes a few days for ptex to answer emails. Hopefully, it means he is it skiing, but probably super busy making great mag deals. I have bought a few things through him and am always...

A bit late, but we did Tenya Peak in the fall. It is a super easy, but really fun, clean climb. I am too old for any serious routes these days, but moving over 1,000+ feet of Yosemite granite is...

As are Emergen-C packets added to hot water.

Down booties are a must

Cheap, colored, battery-operated LED lights. LBski brought a batter-operated mini disco ball tooir last yurt trip...it was...

I beep any day I might be skiing newly opened terrain, so most any powder day. I will also add a pack on any big day.

Having been the first skier down after an inbounds slide at Mammoth (I could...

I skied 11/13,14 and 15 and it was quite good with no crowds. The snowmakers did a good job getting a base down and the bits on natural just tooled it off. Probably not worth skiing on the weekends,...

I was going to say stay in Glenwood Springs. The drive is not bad and there are buses as well. We stayed at Cedar Lodge and it was a reasonably priced reasonable motel with breakfast.

Does anybody have updates on the new lifts? I was last there on 9/5 and they hadn't begun to set the lift towers on 16. I didn't notice any work on 1, but I just drove by and didn't look closely.
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I met this bruin on my AM run in Mammoth the other day. fortunately there was a plank and cable fence between us, not that that would have really stopped him. This shot was taken with my phone and no...

It appears Dan is not all that renowned a health advocate. I tried googling him and didn't get any hit, so we can safely ignore him.

Now, let's discuss the health benefits of beer at ski resorts.

Glad you enjoyed your trip.They are a really cool place and it is nice to have them in my backyard. I would highly recommend trying to fit in some sea kayaking if you return. Paddling the sea caves...

I was there all last week and she we did get some rain after closing it always skied fine the next day. It is June after all, so the snow is firm in the early AM soft med morning and slush by...

Greater one horned rhino, Chitwan National Park Nepal

Taken with a little point and shoot camera...ueah he was that close. It makes one wonder just how tough a Indian made safari truck really is....

Fuck Fox and the enablers there. Ample evidence of what a piece of shiy he was and yet they drank his Kool-aid and/or ignored it.

Life long VA resident (64 yrs), so happy to. answer questions and offer a shower if you are in the Ventura area. Feel free to PM me.

The coast north of SF is never and less crowded, relatively...

Spary it with Rhino liner and it will always look like shit.

Since the Mammoth pass is an Ikom pass I don't have much choice...other than to tour.

I know I am part of the problem, but since I have to buy Ikom I take advantage of all it has to offer and...

Where did you have them mounted? Have you skied them yet? I had the pimply top sheet version, 99mm underfoot and mounted 2mm forward of the dot and loved them there.

Props for dropping Balls, even with small air it is still a big entry and exit.

As I understand the non-air exit is Little Balls;Chicken Balls is the skiers right entry to Huevos Grande around...

He's "Out on Highway 61"

There is a good guide office next door to the Midi base station. The stroll down the arte to start the Valle Blanche is a cake walk if you don't mind exposure, and gripping if you do. Most guides...

It works very well, and I try to use it and not drive at all.

Lose the X lbs around the waist is the best way to lighten up.

Just that buffalo shirt (chips) make great fuel.

I head to Nepal in a couple of weeks...apparentally yak chips are the main fuel and heat source in the himal.

Truth. I let my wife and daughter unload a kayak which they dropped and scratched the shit out of the car. Fortunately, it was an Outback, so it just added to its personality.

Of course you can always just walk up to the Mammoth ticket window and drop $238 for a day ticket, and probably more at many other hills.

Fortunately for some of us, Ikon is our season pass, but I...

Ticking bio clock

There is a good chance Mammoth will be open for July fourth, but if they do, that will be their closing day. Gone are the days that adage McCoy kept the lifts spinning as long as you can ski...

also check the oil. my Fiat oil looked like a nice latte. I got 10 miles to the gallon, that is gallon of coolant. it still got me to graduation of vet school all those years ago, but coolant in your...

Many of the town roads are one lane wide, even Canyon is barely two lanes wide in spots. even the buses are struggling to get up and down the roads in places. still more snow tonight, then a bit of a...

Don't you just hate it when your mistress start to sag, feeling lumpy and has a funky smell? Not to mention mites, beg bugs and other such vermin.

As usual, Mammoth got a lot more snow and wind then June.

Very unusual situation on 395. I am not sure why it wss shut down for so long. No doubt it got a tone of snow, but so did town, and the...

Pretty disappointing day, unless you just want to eat burgers. Nothing open but 8, 17 and 7. I think only 21 and 1 at main. Winds were definitely up, but didn't seem too horrible. I did one walk from...

A fun day out there today. No crowds in the morning, except at 22, which must have been epic if you caught it early. I apps the trees around Blue ox all morning. It took until almost noon before they...

Some amazing photos, thanks for the TR. It brings back memories of a trip we did in 2017. what an amazing place. You know it's going to be cool, and it is likely going to be cooler then you imagine...

I was looking at the trail status and saw a run I don't recall having seen before called Walter's. It is a double black and I.assume is somewhere.off the too, maybe on.of the TOTW runs??? Anybody...

BTW, anybody have a line on housing or at least advice? My nephew will be working for USGS and wants to base out of Mammoth come April. He currently is living in El Portal and working on a NPS...

I will be up on Thursday and hope I won't be eating burgers.

Did the discount work for your grim? How long are you around, I am heading up Thursday?

I have been watching and have a couple episodes to go. Definitely not binge watching worthy, but decently shot, and some good climbing in some great places. All in all it is worth watching if you...

It depends on your objectives, and a bit on the rest of the winter storms. Generally speaking the later you go the more chances for classic east side corn, verses possibly getting powder days in...

They would just need a case of beer and pee their way out.

I appreciate it, thanks

Does anybody know someone with a big enough snow plow (probably Bobcat size or better) for a one-off job?

The owner is out with a knee replacement surgery and I doubt I can deal with this with...

Got the pictures I needed, thanks

Had you just ticked of all 50 lines, your name would just be a line in some obscure skiing reference book. Kind of like Dav's and the Colorado 14s project. This is a body of work that will be around...

Anybody in town now, or in the next few days that can snap some pictures of a house on Canyon for me?

Normally I am up often enough to keep the driveway reasonably clear, but I spent the last...

Some amazing pics, look like some epic conditions and I am happy a few photogs stopped long enough for a snap. Keep it coming for those of us back living at the beach.