The Golden State - Mammoth, CA

You most likely snowboard if you're looking at this blog, but if you don't there's a good chance you don't think or even know of the mountains in California. Well, California has mountains, big ones and Mammoth is one of the best resorts in the state. This place stays open as long as it has snow, and that can sometimes go until as late as July. So for a never ending winter, Mammoth is a good place to head right after the other mountains in North America have closed. Mammoth mountain tends to hold events at the end of the season such as the late Roxy Chicken Jam, The West Coast Invitational and Mens Superpark. The town of Mammoth Lakes is located right at the base of the mountain and is far from any large city but still has it's own airport. In the spring and summer Mammoth has great camping and swimming as well as a fun skatepark in town. I've never been there later than mid May, but I know that it's a lot of fun spring boarding in the slush. Unfortunatly this winter was one of the worst for snow, so Mammoth will not stay open for as long as they usually do.

Nick Poohachoff @ Superpark

Eric Willett @ Superpark

The mini pipe! Way more fun than the superpipe

Kirra Kotsenburg @ the top of Mammoth

Typical Mammoth photo, this picture is so old! Myself, Eri Numasaki, Danny boy

Biggest jump I've ever seen, Superpark Loon jump

Sage Kotsenburg and Kirra Kotsenburg @ Roxy Chicken Jam 2010

Yup, that high, the whole picture is slightly intimidating, especially the guy with the goggle gap

Danny Boy, I think this was 2008, my first trip to Cali, Danny's first time riding somewhere other than Whistler.

The first sight, plotting the line.