A blazing-fast access road that was home to one of the original downhill mountain bike races!
Mammoth Mountain reigns supreme as one of the biggest and best downhill mountain bike parks in the USA.
"Mammoth Mountain Bike Park was one of the first bike parks to open in the country, and it continues to stay at the forefront," writes MTBParks.com. Helping Mammoth remain in the upper echelon of downhill bike parks is its massive network of over 80 miles of trail. Multiple lifts serve up over 3,000 vertical feet of descending on gnarly singletrack that spreads across the entire resort. Simply put, Mammoth Mountain Bike Park is "mammoth" and is arguably the best downhill bike park in the USA.
Mammoth has played a long and storied role in the development of mountain biking as a sport, and downhill racing as a discipline. One of the first major downhill races, the Kamikaze Downhill, was held on these slopes for many years. Kamikaze drove the development of the original breed of downhill bikes, and you can still ride the course today.
With over 80 miles of trail, Mammoth Mountain can serve all different skill levels of mountain bikers from beginners to expert… but the bent of the park definitely swings toward the expert end of the spectrum. You'll find a plethora of double black diamond runs consisting of rocky chutes, drops, chunder, wooden features, and all other manner of gnar. In fact, many of the double black diamond runs at Mammoth as "pro-lines," so be sure to scout the features when you tackle Mammoth's most technical trails.
Whether you're learning new skills in the Discovery Zone, flying down intermediate flow trails, or ripping through some of the most difficult downhill runs in the nation, Mammoth Mountain Bike Park will never get old!
Sources:
https://www.mammothmountain.com/summer/bike-park-overview/mammoth-bike-park/mammoth-bike-park
https://mtbparks.com/California/207-Mammoth-Mountain-Bike-Park/View-details.html?item_id=120
A blazing-fast access road that was home to one of the original downhill mountain bike races!
A steep, rocky, switchback-filled trail.
A wide, loose, steep fire road.
A flowy two-way singletrack trail.
An intermediate two-way singletrack trail on Mammoth Mountain.
A downhill-only intermediate trail anchoring Mammoth Mountain's easy side.
A surprisingly flowy double black diamond descent.
A two-way trail that helps tie the mountain together.
Possibly the most brutally-technical run on Mammoth Mountain.
A lengthy two-way singletrack trail that helps tie the mountain together.
One of the gnarliest pro lines on Mammoth Mountain.
Flow trail to the max!
Another techy double black, but definitely not the most difficult double black on the mountain.
A hidden gem in the Mammoth Bike Park.
Chunky black diamond tech trail.
One of the best-developed jump lines on Mammoth Mountain.
Expert jump line.
An ultra-easy beginner singletrack that helps return downhillers to the base of the mountain.
Intermediate flow trail filled with berms.
A fast DH rip.
Expert-level flow trail with interesting wooden features.
A high-speed trail filled with pavers and wooden features!
A series of massive tabletop jumps.
An ultra-mellow beginner trail.
A black diamond run with dueling natures.
A slight progression up in the Discovery Zone with small tabletop jumps.
An extremely varied double black diamond pro-line.
A burly rock-filled pro line.
Home to one of the biggest rock features on the mountain.
A flowy intermediate-friendly descent off the top of the mountain.
Two-way intermediate singletrack that accesses numerous DH runs.
The main two-way singletrack trail traversing the flanks of Mammoth Mountain.
A beginner-friendly two-way singletrack.
A chunky black-diamond finish to many top-to-bottom runs.