Mammoth, CA Conditions Report: Chalk, Steep Powder, & Ripping Groomers

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Miles in the perfect snow in lower Hangman's today. photo: snowbrains
Miles in the perfect snow in lower Hangman’s today. photo: snowbrains

Mammoth’s gondola rises 2,000-feet to the summit of 11,053-foot Mammoth Mountain.  We rode it top to bottom all day today.

Patrol opened Hangman’s Chute at 9:30am today and we were the first ones in.  Hangman’s was full of wintery chalk above the choke and steep, buttery smooth powder below the choke.

We skied nothing but Hangman’s to the bottom every run until 1:30pm.

Today was a great day.  Cold, breezy, light winds, sunny, with winter snow.  We had even more fun than we had yesterday, which we didn’t think possible.

Duane in Hangman's today. photo: snowbrains
Duane in Hangman’s today. photo: snowbrains

Mammoth, CA = 

  • Base Depth: 67-180″
  • Season Length: Memorial Day or longer
  • Season Snowfall Total: 357″
  • 48hr Snowfall: 3-4″

Mammoth Forecast:

image: noaa, today
image: noaa, today

PHOTO TOUR:

Perfect top to bottom groomers today. today at 8:30am. photo: snowbrains
Perfect top to bottom groomers today. today at 8:30am. photo: snowbrains
Wintery in Hangman's today. skier: padre peter. photo: snowbrains
Wintery in Hangman’s today. skier: padre peter. photo: snowbrains
Flying high over the Pacific Crest today. photo: snowbrains
Flying high over the Pacific Crest today. photo: snowbrains
Sun Dog, snowboarder, gondola. Mammoth today. photo: snowbrains
Sun Dog, snowboarder, gondola. Mammoth today. photo: snowbrains
Slash above the rocks in Hangman's today. photo: snowbrains
Slash above the rocks in Hangman’s today. photo: snowbrains
Looking south into the big mountains from the summit of Mammoth today. photo: snowbrains
Looking south into the big mountains from the summit of Mammoth today. photo: snowbrains
Pipe training at Mammoth today. photo: snowbrains
Pipe training at Mammoth today. photo: snowbrains
Miles dropping into Hangman's today. photo: duane/snowbrains
Miles dropping into Hangman’s today. photo: duane/snowbrains
Chair 23 today. photo: snowbrains
Chair 23 today. photo: snowbrains
Ritter and Banner today. photo: snowbrains
Ritter and Banner today. photo: snowbrains
Chair 23 today. photo: snowbrains
Chair 23 today. photo: snowbrains
Our tracks from yesterday in lower Star Chute today. photo: snowbrains
Our tracks from yesterday in lower Star Chute today. photo: snowbrains
Duane in the steep powder goodness of Hangman's today. photo: snowbrains
Duane in the steep powder goodness of Hangman’s today. photo: snowbrains

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Sage repping SnowBrains hard and serious at Mammoth today. photo: snowbrains
Sage repping SnowBrains hard and serious at Mammoth today. photo: snowbrains
"The Boyz" headed up to do McConkey proud at Canyon Lodge today. photo: snowbrains
“The Boyz” headed up to do McConkey proud at Canyon Lodge today. photo: snowbrains

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5 thoughts on “Mammoth, CA Conditions Report: Chalk, Steep Powder, & Ripping Groomers

  1. I’ll be back at Mammoth this Wed-Fri. Perhaps we can meet up.

    Last Tue/Wed were great, but from your TR I think Thu/Fri were even better.

    1. Squaw has been great and KT is still open. Can’t ask for much more.

      I almost always live in Mammoth in May as I don’t think you can beat Mammoth in May. Also, Mammoth got 3-4″ of snow Friday and Squaw got 0.

      I’ll be back up at Squaw on Monday before coming back down again during the week. Come on down!

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