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The skiing might be crap in Mammoth these days, but there is some great mtn biking to be had until it snows. This is such a fun trail and its pretty much all downhill, just the way I like..

Mammoth Mtn puts a lot of pride and work into their parks and Mammoth breeds some of the best park riders there are. I am not a huge jibbing fan, but what some of these guys and gals can do is pretty amazing. There were kids as young as 7 throwing down just as good as some of the big boys. Their park crews dial there jumps in very nice. With the lack of snow here I am very very impressed on how well the this event turned out. Anyway I decided to take a few pictures since the riding else where on the mountain is just getting boring with no fresh snow. Enjoy!

Mammoth has had a real slow start to Winter this season…REAL SLOW… Its the end of December and there is no natural snow to ski/ride on.  The snowmakers at the mountain have done a great job however getting terrain open for the holiday crowds.  I’ve found that the best time to make some turns has been the first hour of being open.  No lift lines, no crowds on the trail and fresh corduroy.  Hopefully mother nature will get on board soon.  All eyes on the middle of the month for Winter to hopefully make its way to the Sierra.  Until then, keep doing your snow dance and take what you can get.  Here is a short bootcam clip enjoying some early morning groomers before the crowds.

I have lots to be thankful for, my loving family, good friends, my dog, my job, the roof over my head, the food in my belly and snow under my feet. Hope everyone had a good, safe Thanksgiving.

Before this years feast with my parents I was happy to meet up with some friends and make some turns up at Smugglers’ Notch Resort. It was a great way to start off the day and work up my appetite.