It’s not an easy accomplishment, but with hard work, determination, and patience, you can master riding a halfpipe on a snowboard and add some creative flair of your own. It’s best if you take it slow when learning to ride so you can process the steps and avoid injuries. The snow sports experts from ASO […] Click to Read This Article
It’s easy to assume that your boots are the most important piece of ski and snowboard gear because we often tell people that your boots are what determine how comfortable you’ll be while skiing or snowboarding. However, the truth is that no matter how great your boots fit or how much pop you’re getting out […] Click to Read This Article
Time on the snow can be hard to come by even if you live near a mountain and great snow. Seasoned snowboarders know this all too well, but for a beginner who is trying to build on their first steps towards learning to ride time away from the mountain can be incredibly frustrating. If you […] Click to Read This Article
The skiers and snowboarders who rent ski and snowboard gear from our shop here in Mammoth don’t do so with the hopes of slicing up corduroy slopes. Everyone, no matter if they’re a beginner renting their fresh set up or a pro heading out to heli-ski, dreams of riding through untouched snow. With a mountain […] Click to Read This Article
At ASO Mammoth we help people visiting Mammoth Mountain from all over the world rent ski and snowboard gear every day, but we see even more people flying to Mammoth Lakes with their own gear. If you’re new to skiing and snowboarding, or have just had a bad experience with a bag being declared overweight […] Click to Read This Article
Your first day on the mountain is always a memorable one. Some people spend their entire first day on the ground and others make their first turns, but just about everyone remembers the first time they felt like they could control their board or skis and realized skiing and snowboarding are actually possible, and even […] Click to Read This Article
Snowboarding can be an exhilarating activity, but first-time snowboarders may find themselves too intimidated to get very far. Trying something you’ve never done before can be daunting, and even though snowboarding is fun, it can be dangerous as well. Your first time snowboarding can still go smoothly, especially if you follow these tips on how […] Click to Read This Article
It doesn’t matter if you’re carving down a black diamond or are still working on your plough turns on the bunny hill, when you’re snowboarding or skiing you get treated to spectacular mountain views. Except if you’re relying on foggy glasses to see those views. Just like how you can’t ride without mountains, you can’t […] Click to Read This Article
Here at ASO Mammoth, we see beginners rent ski and snowboard gear here in our Mammoth Lakes shop every day. When we get to talking about why they chose skiing over snowboarding or vice versa though, beginners tell us they are often deciding based on what their friends or family are doing or even just […] Click to Read This Article
Everyone skis or snowboards for their own reasons. However, thanks to the remote locations of ski resorts and the spectacular mountains that surround them the people who ski and snowboard to escape from the crowd and find solitude are often the happiest in the mountains. If that sounds like you but you’re not riding tree […] Click to Read This Article