Spotty Trip Report from Mammoth June 13

[VickiK]

I subscribe to his Instagram feed & the post showed him training on the back of St. Anton. Fingers crossed you can spot him (don't blink).

 

[SallyCat]

If anyone would like a glimpse at what skiing has been like at Mammoth recently, here's a link to some vids.

https://facultyjacobin.com/

 

[VickiK]

It'll be my freshly waxed rock skis I'll be taking.

 

[SallyCat]

It'll be my freshly waxed rock skis I'll be taking.

Indeed. My fairly-new skis have acquired some free spring base structure.

 

[CarverJill]

Yeah I was thinking about skis as well. I'll probably bring my old ones as well. I do have an extra pair of rock skis if anyone needs some for July.

 

[contesstant]

So, how did you like the Santa Ana 93s? Next year's version, I'm assuming?
I miss Mammoth. It really is a glorious mountain!
Get up to Bode if you can. It's truly a step back in time, with everything so well preserved!

 

[mustski]

We will arrive back in Mammoth today and plan to ski tomorrow. @SallyCat I'll send you a text later, but do you want to meet at chair 3 at 8:30?

Anyone else who happens to be on the mountain also!

 

[SallyCat]

We will arrive back in Mammoth today and plan to ski tomorrow. @SallyCat I'll send you a text later, but do you want to meet at chair 3 at 8:30?

Anyone else who happens to be on the mountain also!

Sounds great-- see you then!

 

[SallyCat]

So, how did you like the Santa Ana 93s? Next year's version, I'm assuming?
I miss Mammoth. It really is a glorious mountain!
Get up to Bode if you can. It's truly a step back in time, with everything so well preserved!

I liked the SAs a lot; they were stable & powerful yet playful and held an edge really well. I was only on them for a few hours hey reminded me a lot of a ski I already have: the Soul Rider. The SRs are a bit wider (97) and I think softer, and I've been LOVING them in spring snow.

Thanks for the tip; I'll check out Bode!

 

[mustski]

Whew! We just arrived and it is warm in them thar hills!

 

[SallyCat]

Whew! We just arrived and it is warm in them thar hills!

Tru dat! Hardly any humidity, though. Waiting an hour them going for a bike ride.

 

[VickiK]

Bodie is a day trip, and worth it. The dirt/gravel road out there after the turnoff isn't too bad. Very interesting, lots of photo ops. As you drive north from Mammoth along 395, take the turnoff for the Mono Lake South Tufa, before you get to the actual Mono Lake Visitor Center (whose gift shop and views are very browse-worthy), because the South Tufas offer a short walk around great formations and briny smelly smell of Mono Lake.

I find it fascinating that Mono Lake & the Great Salt Lake in Utah are on similar latitudes, both are land-locked salt bodies of water.

 

[vickie]

Check the status for Bodie before going. Earthquakes in the area last December caused reduction in services that is still in effect. They advise you take plenty of water with you. Public restrooms are closed; outhouses (port-a-potties?) are available.

I do not know if this has affected access to any of the sights. I was planning to go there this year but delayed to get a better report once the summer traffic increased.

 

[newboots]

https://facultyjacobin.com/

The videos were interesting; the website was, too!

 

[nopoleskier]

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Yeah I was thinking about skis as well. I'll probably bring my old ones as well. I do have an extra pair of rock skis if anyone needs some for July.

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I'm trying to avoid bringing any.. what are your rock skis? My boot BSL is 287. any chance yours would work? thanks

 

[CarverJill]

They are older womens rossi b2s. 160 I think. NO idea what the bindings are set at but I'm a size 9 so somewhere around there,

 

[nopoleskier]

They are older womens rossi b2s. 160 I think. NO idea what the bindings are set at but I'm a size 9 so somewhere around there,

wonder if we could make them work. I'll go look at bls charts.
if not, I'll bring my elysians and they'll be my new rock skis.

 

[nopoleskier]

just checked the Mt. seems they'd take my $$ for a premium rental at the main base. not sure if they really are renting. when it gets closer I'll call and will probably just bring my boots way easier than dragging the sport tube around.. :-)

 

[SallyCat]

The videos were interesting; the website was, too!

Aw, thanks. It's just an anonymous outlet for my writing about education. It's unsafe to write under my own name because, sadly, the field of education tends to be hostile to critical thought about certain topics (ed-tech, the AP program, etc.). So I keep things on the down-low.

Oops, I hijacked. Skiing is still awesome at Mammoth and I've met and skied with some lovely and awesome Divas!

 

[mustski]

Skiing was still good today as was the coverage. @nopoleskier My BSL is a 297 which isn't close enough. I don't have rock skis- everything goes out if it's what I want!

@SallyCat Twin Lakes was beautiful this afternoon. If you haven't been over, you should hit it. It's a fairly easy bike ride. The waterfall is raging!

I can't figure out why this is sideways. I tried flipping it in my phone but same issue. Can a mod fix this for me?