Conditions Report
Report from May 22, 2023
Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain
Today was a wild one at the Mammoth Unbound Terrain Park.
I woke up today planning to meet up with my buddy Inti from Bariloche, Argentina and ski a few park laps.
I’m still exhausted today from skiing these great lines last week:
The plan today was backflips and 360s only.
Inti put me in such a good mood and provided so much motivation that after 2 straight airs, 2 360s, and 2 backflips, I decided it was time for the D-Spin 720º.
My goal – stolen from Mike Douglas – has always been to be able to do the D-Spin at 40 years old (Mike now just did one at 53 years old…).
I’ve been fortunate to be able to do it almost every year (barring injury) since I first learned it when I was around 25.
Could I still stomp it at 45 this year?
I’m usually very nervous about this trick, but this year, I felt pretty good about it.
My plan was to do it in June once the jumps got smaller and I got more of the backcountry skiing I’ve been wanting to do out of the way.
But suddenly, thanks to Inti, I was feeling it today!
After those 6 runs through the park I was ready.
I told Inti and he was down to film.
I went for it and wonkily landed the first.
On the 2nd one, I landed just about perfect and was stoked!
I felt a weight lifted off my shoulders.
This trick haunts me all season…
I always know I’ll have to do it at some point and my season is not complete until it happens.
The 3rd was was fun too.
I then did another 360º to chill my brain a bit before going for my 4th D-Spin.
The 4th was the ringer…
The bell ringer.
It was my smoothest and biggest of the D-Spins but I caught an edge upon landing and took a hard, tumbling fall.
Ended up with a big, weird bruise on the inside of my left wrist and tweaked my right knee (my good knee thankfully) a bit.
I knew it was time to call it and head home.
Wow, what a day!
It was so fun to speak Spanish all day with Inti and his crew.
Made me feel likeI was back in Argentina…
Nothing beats Mammoth in May 😀
Thanks, Inti.
Thanks, California.
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