The ASO Journal, Everything Mammoth Mountain

Hydration Tips for Skiiers

Every cell, organ, and tissue in your body needs water to function properly. In fact, water makes up around 60 percent of your body weight. Plus, water helps your body work and retain information better, and it transports both nutrients and waste while regulating your body temperature.  When you’re skiing high up on the slopes, […] Click to Read This Article

Mammoth Lakes Spring Hiking Trails

Skiing and snowboarding are thrilling and challenging, but for every jump, turn, and feature you’ll find on the slopes there are just as many spectacular sights and incredible natural wonders on a good hike. Of course, when you’re hiking at Mammoth’s elevation hiking is plenty challenging too. Spring hiking is the best way to leave […] Click to Read This Article

Mountains with the Longest Ski Seasons in the US

Too much of a good thing can be bad, but when it comes to skiing and snowboarding you can throw that idea out the window. If you’re like the Mammoth Mountain pros at ASO Mammoth, then your goal is to make the off-season as short as possible. Fortunately for us, Mammoth Mountain has one of […] Click to Read This Article

Mammoth Mountain Weekend Weather Report for 4/5/19-4/7/19

We’re blowing through the calendar, but the snow just keeps falling. Even though the temperatures are rising, more than a foot of snow has fallen since last week. As a result, the middle to upper half of the mountain still has winter like skiing and riding while the lower half of the mountain has spring […] Click to Read This Article

Mammoth Mountain Weekend Weather Report for 3/29-3/31

Just when you thought that winter was finished for the year, Mammoth Mountain got one more storm to send March and the 2018/19 winter season out on the right foot. March didn’t drop as much snow as February, but few months in Mammoth’s recorded snowfall history have and the snow that did fall has set […] Click to Read This Article

Your Guide to Early Bird 2019/2020 Season Passes

They say that when one door closes another opens, and skiing and snowboarding is no exception. Spring is the perfect time to put a bow on your season by finally stomping that trick you’ve been working on or conquering the run you’ve been watching from the lift all year long, but it’s also the perfect […] Click to Read This Article

Year-Round Fishing Near Mammoth Lakes

If you’ve fished around Mammoth Lakes (or really anywhere in the Eastern Sierras,) then you can understand why people are counting down the days until Mono County fishing season’s opening day on April 27th. Fortunately, you can stop counting because Mono County has several bodies of water that are open year-round for fishing. We know […] Click to Read This Article

Basic Snowboarding Terms

If you’re a beginner snowboarder, you’re more than likely itching to get on the slopes. Before you start cruising, you must learn a portion of the lingo you’ll hear among fellow snow lovers. You may have heard someone refer to the term “shredding,” but that’s only the beginning. Immerse yourself in the lingo below to become […] Click to Read This Article

Mammoth Mountain Weather Report for 3/18/19-3/24/19

Spring may have sprung in Southern California where the wet winter created an epic super bloom, but in Mammoth Lakes Winter is still king. As March rolls towards April, you can typically expect warmer temperatures to thaw the mountain and the winter storms to ease up, but just as it has all year the snow […] Click to Read This Article