Lovely Mammoth Lakes, CA, appeals to winter sports enthusiasts from around the world. Snowboards, snowshoes, and skis provide fun ways to travel through snowy landscapes in this scenic area during the winter. The extent of the annual snowfall in Mammoth matters to residents and visitors alike. The experts from ASO Mammoth, where you’ll find everything […] Click to Read This Article
If you’re like us here at ASO Mammoth, once you catch the skiing or snowboarding bug there are only a few things that can keep you away from the mountain. One of them is summer of course, but the main thing that keeps people from skiing and snowboarding more often are the costs. Should you […] Click to Read This Article
Black ice is dangerous primarily because it’s transparent and thin and therefore takes on the color of the road surface. It’s almost invisible, and it forms on overpasses and bridges first because they have colder surfaces. The road might merely appear wet when it’s actually coated with black ice, so use extra caution when you’re […] Click to Read This Article
When you step into your bindings for the first time, your first concern is simply making it a few feet without falling, not riding the steepest runs on the mountain. Some people always ride that way, others strive to just be comfortable on their skis or snowboard, and most people end up wanting to have […] Click to Read This Article
Traditionally, when you look at a snowboard from the side it is flexed down towards the ground near the feet of the rider and arched up between where the rider’s feet should go. This shape is known as a camber. Rocker boards completely invert this stance by having the tail and nose of the board […] Click to Read This Article
Some people come to the slopes in order to get away from the messages, calls, and other distractions attached to our phones and other electronics. For some people though, the mountains are the perfect place to listen to music, take a photo, or make all their friends and family jealous with a post about their […] Click to Read This Article
In the Central California town of Mammoth Lakes, the highest peak is called Mammoth Mountain. It has an elevation of 11,059 feet and a prominence of more than 500 meters. This is where the renowned Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is located, and it’s part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, which runs from the Mojave […] Click to Read This Article
In our experience at ASO Mammoth, it’s not conditions or the possibility of injury that keeps skiers and snowboarders from visiting the slopes more often. It’s the cost. When you consider the price of buying and renting ski and snowboard gear, travel to the mountain, and the cost of a single lift ticket, you can […] Click to Read This Article
Most people are familiar with recreational downhill skiing, otherwise known as Alpine skiing. That’s the most popular way to enjoy the slopes, but there are several other types of skiing you might want to try next time you take a trip to the ski resort. The snow sports experts from ASO Mammoth, your go-to place […] Click to Read This Article
It doesn’t matter if you’re at Main Park or at one of Mammoth Mountain’s beginner-friendly terrain parks, you’re going to see someone doing spins off of jumps. The reason why you’ll see experts, beginners, and even people on groomed runs doing spins is because they’re a rare breed of trick that in their simplest form […] Click to Read This Article