Mammoth, CA Weekend Conditions Report: Ice Cream Powder Daze

Miles Clark
Miles slashing a chair 23 spine yesterday. photo: yimmers/snowbrains
Miles slashing a chair 23 spine yesterday. photo: yimmers/snowbrains

Mammoth Mountain ski resort in California has been skiing great for the past week and the experience of being in Mammoth in May has been stellar. ย Mini powder days, ice cream, Latin Market burritos, top to bottom groomers, 8:30am openings, hot springs, and a world class terrain park.

  • Friday = mini-powder day with great top to bottom skiing
  • Saturday = Upper mountain closed most the day due to visibility – lower mountain soft and fun
  • Sunday = my favorite day so far at Mammoth this season – soft everywhere, a bit of new snow, full speed charging on Chair 23

The “Ice Cream Highway” (395 between Highway 50 and Mammoth) was unreal yesterday. ย Mono Cone, Mono Lake, Five Guys, and Lake Tahoe all showed upย big.

Mammoth, CA:

  • snowfall this season = 361″
  • snowpack = 48-162″

PHOTO TOUR:

Bevan sending on Chair 23 yesterday. photo: snowbrains
Bevan sending on Chair 23 yesterday. photo: snowbrains
Yimmers and Lake Tahoe sunset yesterday. photo: snowbrains
Yimmers and Lake Tahoe sunset yesterday. photo: snowbrains
Lower mountain pow on groomer at 8:30am on Friday. photo: snowbrains
Lower mountain pow on groomer at 8:30am on Friday. photo: snowbrains
The stoked, singing Mammoth gondola liftie yesterday. photo: yimmers/snowbrains
The stoked, singing Mammoth gondola liftie yesterday. photo: yimmers/snowbrains
Smooth mini pow day on Chair 23 on Friday. photo: snowbrains
Smooth mini pow day on Chair 23 on Friday. photo: snowbrains
Lake Tahoe at sunset yesterday. photo: snowbrains
Lake Tahoe at sunset yesterday. photo: snowbrains
Mono Cone! yesterday. photo: snowbrains
Mono Cone! yesterday. photo: snowbrains

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Mono Lake, CA looking spectacular yesterday. photo: snowbrains
Mono Lake, CA looking spectacular yesterday. photo: snowbrains
Wedding on the summit yesterday. photo: snowbrains
Wedding on the summit yesterday. photo: snowbrains
Lazy River on Friday. photo: snowbrains
Lazy River on Friday. photo: snowbrains
Miles loving the "Ice Cream Highway" at Mono Lake yesterday. photo: yimmers/snowbrains
Miles loving the “Ice Cream Highway” at Mono Lake yesterday. photo: yimmers/snowbrains
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Mono Cone!
Yimmers fired up on the mini pow day yesterday. photo: snowbrains
Yimmers fired up on the mini pow day yesterday. photo: snowbrains
CEO & Founder of SnowBrains, UC Berkeley graduate - molecular cell biology major, professional freeskier, professional mountain guide, Alaska heli-ski guide. Skiing, surfing, guiding, travel, reading, writing, language, Ella Fitzgerald.
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