Mammoth snowboarding trip - Jan 18-21
Our first snowboard trip to Mammoth this season!
Had a great time with Stacey (”Miller Time”), Leila, Stacy C., and of course the Juice.
As usual, we stayed in Viewpoint because of its proximity to the village and the gondola.
We arrived on Friday night and chilled with some wine; made it an early night so we could hit the mountain the next morning and be fully rested. Saturday was a gorgeous bluebird day - not a cloud in the sky and no wind. Mammoth had not had new snow in a week or more but it was pretty cold and so the snow stayed nice; there wasn’t too much ice. The mountain wasn’t even crowded! We got a lot of runs in and capped off the day with a break for beer & bloodies at the Mill Cafe.
Saturday evening was a big night of dancing at Lakanuki, where we pretty much owned the dance floor with our party posse of 5. But first, some shopping at Wave Rave - some new
brown Burton Women’s Rodeo Pants for me!
Sunday was freezing cold and it quite frankly sucked. It was 70MPH winds at the top and the temp was listed at 10. (Check out this video of the wind at the top of Mammoth!) The conditions were bad - flat light, lots of ice, and the aforementioned wind. But, we stayed out for a few hours and got a lot of runs in anyways before calling it a day.
Jessie: “It’s how cold at the top?”
Sunday evening was a fun night out starting at Hennessey’s where we met two new Hotties on the Hill who were Navy pilots and in town for a weekend of skiing. Chilled there for a bit and then headed to the Auld Dubliner for irish music & black and tans and a shot of Rumple Minze courtesy of the very friendly bartender. Yikes!
The ride home was uneventful except for our delicious lunch at our new favorite pit-stop - the Country Kitchen! This place was great - definitely a better bet for stopping for a diner meal on the ride home vs. the crazy-busy Schat’s in Bishop. Check it out sometime!
As usual, a fun trip with a great group. And lots of Hotties on the Hill that we’ll be adding to the site soon. Mammoth, we love you… we’ll be back in two weeks!
Check out photos of our Mammoth snowboarding trip this weekend at our Flickr page.
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