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Mammoth - April 2016
- Thread starter Jenny
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Attach a note "Next time, leave the key!"
VickiK
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
From Howard aka The Dweeb's website:
A more active pattern is being advertised by both Global Ensembles today in the short medium and longer range.
It is likely to begin this Friday as a vigorous cold front sweeps through the sierra Friday Night bringing mainly light to possibly moderate snowfall amounts above 9,000 feet. Another small system may bring snow showers Sunday night into Early Monday and yet another system about next Wednesday followed by possibly another the following weekend...Expect somewhere between 3 and 5 inches at the main lodge and 6 to 8 inches on the crest by Saturday mid-morning....The snow level will begin about 8,000 and then lower to between the 6500 to 7000 foot level by late Friday night. A few inches of snowfall is possible off the roadways near the Village at Mammoth. Temperatures in the Town of Mammoth will cool from today’s mid 60s to the upper forties over the weekend in town. Moderate winds will come up out of the south over the crest Thursday afternoon then become stronger out of the west Friday and Friday night. Winds will be moderate again Saturday and diminish into the evening with lighter winds Sunday AM. Moderate winds will return Sunday PM into Monday over the crest.
A more active pattern is being advertised by both Global Ensembles today in the short medium and longer range.
It is likely to begin this Friday as a vigorous cold front sweeps through the sierra Friday Night bringing mainly light to possibly moderate snowfall amounts above 9,000 feet. Another small system may bring snow showers Sunday night into Early Monday and yet another system about next Wednesday followed by possibly another the following weekend...Expect somewhere between 3 and 5 inches at the main lodge and 6 to 8 inches on the crest by Saturday mid-morning....The snow level will begin about 8,000 and then lower to between the 6500 to 7000 foot level by late Friday night. A few inches of snowfall is possible off the roadways near the Village at Mammoth. Temperatures in the Town of Mammoth will cool from today’s mid 60s to the upper forties over the weekend in town. Moderate winds will come up out of the south over the crest Thursday afternoon then become stronger out of the west Friday and Friday night. Winds will be moderate again Saturday and diminish into the evening with lighter winds Sunday AM. Moderate winds will return Sunday PM into Monday over the crest.
Jenny
Angel Diva
Well, it was definitely windier today. Makes sense that snow is moving in. Guess our last day of the season won't be celebrated with a drink on the sunny deck after all! But at least I have the proper clothes for cold, snowy, and windy.
Not too much of note to report today. Bowl with Waterfall run was open again so DH could amuse himself. I passed. Snow cats have been moving a TON of snow making what looked like jumps. Saw mention on the mammoth snowman site of a private super park closing some runs and lifts, so figure that must be it. If anyone knows what this private super park is, I'd like to know.
We found a couple more runs that we hadn't noticed before, probably due to the fact that the path in is much smaller than we're used to seeing. First saw them from below, then worked out where the entrances must be. I'm standing at it in the pic.
Last day tomorrow, but we get to meet @VickiK so that makes the last day special!
Not too much of note to report today. Bowl with Waterfall run was open again so DH could amuse himself. I passed. Snow cats have been moving a TON of snow making what looked like jumps. Saw mention on the mammoth snowman site of a private super park closing some runs and lifts, so figure that must be it. If anyone knows what this private super park is, I'd like to know.
We found a couple more runs that we hadn't noticed before, probably due to the fact that the path in is much smaller than we're used to seeing. First saw them from below, then worked out where the entrances must be. I'm standing at it in the pic.
Last day tomorrow, but we get to meet @VickiK so that makes the last day special!
Jenny
Angel Diva
Last day of the season, sigh. Seems kind of funny to complain that winter came back for it, but we got kind of spoiled by the four days of spring skiing prior to today!
Met @VickiK and her guy and skied for a few hours before we had to call it a day so we could drive back toward Reno. It was definitely colder, and much, much windier, although the snow didn't start until afternoon. Flat light, firm conditions, a couple of new runs - all good.
Here's the pictorial evidence that we met - hope we can ski together again sometime. Mammoth is a place we'll come back to, although next time a little earlier in the season so we can explore the rest of the mountain.
Met @VickiK and her guy and skied for a few hours before we had to call it a day so we could drive back toward Reno. It was definitely colder, and much, much windier, although the snow didn't start until afternoon. Flat light, firm conditions, a couple of new runs - all good.
Here's the pictorial evidence that we met - hope we can ski together again sometime. Mammoth is a place we'll come back to, although next time a little earlier in the season so we can explore the rest of the mountain.
contesstant
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
How fun!!LOL. Vicki, I guess you have joined the little club of those that accidentally find your ski stepping (or skiing onto, in my case) a fellow DIVA skier at Mammoth!
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
Very nice photos!
WaterGirl
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Are you talking about the moguls or did you drop in under Christmas bowl?
Jenny
Angel Diva
The moguls are what I think is the Waterfall run, but then I also thought we ended up there by going into Christmas Tree Bowl. But your question makes me think maybe one of those things is wrong!
We came off the Face Lift chair, around the back and then into the first bowl-looking thing you come to. But we had to stay way left in order to make sure we got back to a running chair lift. I know we kind of ended up near the bottom of one of the chairs that's closed, but could see one of the jumps they were building for the super park up pretty close.
We came off the Face Lift chair, around the back and then into the first bowl-looking thing you come to. But we had to stay way left in order to make sure we got back to a running chair lift. I know we kind of ended up near the bottom of one of the chairs that's closed, but could see one of the jumps they were building for the super park up pretty close.
WaterGirl
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I think what you just described is Upper Dry Creek -- which would match the picture.
Super fun and some narrow spots between rocks depending on how deep the snow is.
and it gets VERY mouguled out !
Try Cornice or Climax to Upper dry creek to Lower dry creek to Mill. A thigh burner, especially w/ all the moguls!
Super fun and some narrow spots between rocks depending on how deep the snow is.
and it gets VERY mouguled out !
Try Cornice or Climax to Upper dry creek to Lower dry creek to Mill. A thigh burner, especially w/ all the moguls!
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Jenny
Angel Diva
OK - you know what you're talking about there a LOT better than I do! Figured out that the chair we ended up near was at the bottom of Coyote run. Oh, and I should have said we kept skier's left, if that makes a difference. Either way, once was enough for me.
And since I really don't like moguls (and I'm back home in Michigan now) I will not be trying your suggested run! I'll let others have the "pleasure" . . .
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