Local Mammoth Laps and Town

2023-05-12

Combining some of the miscellaneous days we had in Mammoth, where we stayed during this trip, into one post. We spent a couple days lapping the ridge to Sherwin Peak on the off days, as well as the prominent rock chute pictured below, but I was mostly awestruck by the amount of snow that fell on this mountain range over the winter, even if it was just the residual leftovers hanging on.

mammoth-1.png The prominent rock chute and the corn field gully to the right

mammoth-2.png Mammoth Rock

mammoth-3.png Another cool rock structure, Crystal Crag

mammoth-4.png The resort, which was still open this time of year and would be for another two months?

mammoth-5.png This was probably the house that exploded from the gas leak caused from all of the snow pinching the pipes or something like that

mammoth-6.png It’s May, but a ton of snow lingering. I can’t imagine how much more there would have been during April or peak snow. We had locals telling us how much of a pain in the ass it was to plow, getting snow machines to the top of rooftops and things of that sort.

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Notes

  • Parking from Fir/LeVerne St, getting to the top of Sherwin Ridge is probably ~1800 feet of vertical gain.