80 Miles of Downhill Shredding on Mammoth Mountain

Mammoth Mountain reigns supreme as one of the biggest and best downhill mountain bike parks in the USA.

Greg Heil

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Kamikaze Downhill

by Mammoth Mountain

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Description

"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

Adventures

Kamikaze Downhill

A blazing-fast access road that was home to one of the original downhill mountain bike races!

Skid Marks

A steep, rocky, switchback-filled trail.

Big Ring

An intermediate two-way singletrack trail on Mammoth Mountain.

Juniper

A downhill-only intermediate trail anchoring Mammoth Mountain's easy side.

Follow Me

A surprisingly flowy double black diamond descent.

Brake Through

A two-way trail that helps tie the mountain together.

Velociraptor

Possibly the most brutally-technical run on Mammoth Mountain.

Bearing Straits

A lengthy two-way singletrack trail that helps tie the mountain together.

Bullet DH

One of the gnarliest pro lines on Mammoth Mountain.

Flow

Another techy double black, but definitely not the most difficult double black on the mountain.

Ricochet

Chunky black diamond tech trail.

Pipeline

One of the best-developed jump lines on Mammoth Mountain.

Downtown

An ultra-easy beginner singletrack that helps return downhillers to the base of the mountain.

Midtown

Intermediate flow trail filled with berms.

Recoil

Expert-level flow trail with interesting wooden features.

Twilight Zone

A high-speed trail filled with pavers and wooden features!

Richter

A black diamond run with dueling natures.

Explorer Trail

A slight progression up in the Discovery Zone with small tabletop jumps.

DC-10

An extremely varied double black diamond pro-line.

Chain Smoke

Home to one of the biggest rock features on the mountain.

Off the Top

A flowy intermediate-friendly descent off the top of the mountain.

Gravy Train

Two-way intermediate singletrack that accesses numerous DH runs.

Paper Route Down

The main two-way singletrack trail traversing the flanks of Mammoth Mountain.

Shotgun

A chunky black-diamond finish to many top-to-bottom runs.