Tons of Sunshine and Snow: Freeriding Mammoth Mountain

Ten freeride adventures around California’s skiing dream spot.

Freeride Skiing Easy, Moderate, Difficult, Severe

Description

Located in California’s Eastern Sierra region, where there're sunny skies and the peaks are high, Mammoth Mountain is a sought-after spot for snowsports lovers. The season is madly long, starting in November and usually stretching right until May, and there are 300 days of glorious sunshine a year.

Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is also huge. With 3,500 acres of skiable terrain, there’s a bunch of freeride routes ready to be tackled. Here’s a collection of ten routes ranging from "walk in the park" to totally challenging.

Sources: https://www.worldsnowboardguide.com/usa/mammoth-mountain.html https://www.mammothmountain.com/

Routes included

Avy 1.5

One of the more technical lines on the mountain as it requires a number of precise, tight turns, sluff management and the ability to stomp a large air at the bottom.

Difficult Freeride Skiing

Distance: 196 m
Ascent: 0 m
Descent: 133 m

Phantom’s

A few small-medium sized cliffs that are great to hit in a storm.

Moderate Freeride Skiing

Distance: 238 m
Ascent: 0 m
Descent: 43 m

Kong

This is a super fun straight jump that is a sweet ender to the fun wind lips lining White Bark Ridge.

Easy Freeride Skiing

Distance: 133 m
Ascent: 0 m
Descent: 31 m

Jeffy’s Line

Make no mistake, this is a steep, intimidating line that should probably be scoped before being skied.

Severe Freeride Skiing

Distance: 281 m
Ascent: 0 m
Descent: 141 m

James Bond

Small air made available by the building of Chair 20. Can be a fun hit after riding the Avy Chutes on your way to the bottom of Rollercoaster Express.

Easy Freeride Skiing