Mammoth Snow: Firm, But
Good.
Brad Peatross.
Opening weekend carve
on Stump Alley.
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Everyone on the mountain said we should have been here yesterday, and we
agreed.
Snow that was fresh on Friday was pretty tracked out by the time we arrived
at 9:00 AM, on Saturday. What was left was a firm mixture of man-made and
natural, although I'm guessing it was a little more on the man-made side.
The firm snow made it perfect for everyone out on carving boards. Photographer
Brad Peatross came out to lay down some fine lines on Stump Alley.
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Mammoth Snowboard Park
Opens
If this is you, e-mail us.
You took off before we
could get your name (not.
that we even tried).
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Considering they only have three feet of natural snow, the Snowboard Park
at Mammoth is rocking with one big gap, three smaller gaps, a spine, and
table top or two.
In fact, shape wise it's almost as good as it was last spring. Thanks to
warm temperatures, however, it's pretty darn icy: especially in the morning.
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Mammoth Mountain Cave
Man
David Fitzpatrick,
the man of the mountain. Just don't
let him near your pet Wooly Mammoth.
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"Mammoth, yeah. I love this place, man."
Ready to slay a mastadon or slam a Budweiser at a moments notice, Mountain
Man David Fitzpatrick was just happy to be out on the snow. You know, those
mental facilities can get a bit boring.
"I work in a Nuclear reactor," he said. "But then, you can probably tell.
I'm also a licensed cosmatologist and I've worked it out so I can be here
all winter to ride."
We decided that further conversation would only confuse, if not anger this
savage man so we ran away.
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