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  5. Mt June and Mammoth questions

    in Southern California

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    Any thoughts on where to find rentals for 2 months? We are looking at VRBO and it seems Mammoth is the main option. June Lake appears far more expensive than I expected. Are there any good areas outside of Mammoth we should be looking at?

    Your main choices will be in Mammoth itself. June's selection is pretty high quality but not much to choose from. Crowley Lake is an option too, about 15 minutes from Mammoth, but weather can sometimes make that drive challenging. Since you're looking at a rental beyond 2 months, you can avoid the town occupancy tax and have a wider selection of full houses/cabins to pick from.

  7. Mt June and Mammoth questions

    in Southern California

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    June carving runs are amazing. Gunsmoke is a perfect moderate pitch the whole length and is regularly trenched up by a bunch of carvers. Schatzi and Deer Bowl are great choices for slightly steeper runs. Grooming at June is definitely better than Mammoth and is overall a better carving mountain (even though Mammoth dwarfs June significantly). The best choice would be to just get a Mammoth pass so you can go to both mountains when you feel like switching it up (Mammoth pass works at both).

    Crowd-wise June is perfect. It is rare that I have anyone in line in front of me and is a great place to test out a new 2m+ stick ;). Mammoth on the weekends can get crowded but is actually very empty on the weekdays, particularly since it is very easy to spread out and hit more remote areas. Yes the LA scene people can suck, but they are easy to avoid if you know where to go.

  8. Sierra Nevada Expression Session (SNES) 2013 - @ Mammoth for now

    in Southern California

    Posted · Edited by nekdut

    Hey All,

    Lets get some SNES dates on the calendar so we can start planning at least. With the temporary June closure, unfortunately we will need to resort to showing up early at Mammoth Chair 2 parking for good spots and tailgating; Mammoth management unfortunately does not support SNES to the same extent the awesome June crew did :angryfire, but we'll make do this year for now. They do not want any active demo tents or visible board share unless we provide proof of liability insurance, let alone a closed run or a race course :rolleyes:.

    For now how do the weekends of 3/9-10 or 3/16-17 sound to everyone? Weather can be a factor at this point in the season, so I am not against leaving this somewhat open so that we can hit the best carving conditions. Since we aren't asking June management to provide all of the great support they have previously, we have some flexibility and all we really need to do is show up and get there early for good parking to allow board share.

    Let me know your thoughts and we'll get this scheduled. Thanks all! :D

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    Starting roll call for 3/16-3/17:

    1) nekdut - neil

    2) wgarrow, will +1

    3) Tim Kienitz

    4) 2stroke

    5) barryj?

    6) Arclite - Julian

    7) carvingchef - Andrea

    8) Thomas

    9) Wolfman - Rolf

    10) breesj - Joe

    11) SnowAndSurfAddict +1

    12) Miltie + family - Tom

    13) ?

  12. Sad Day in the Eastern Sierra's - June Mountain Closing

    in Southern California

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    In the spirit of making lemonade, I am wondering if we all reached out to Mammoth what their response would be and if they might help us do the same there. Mambo is a well pitched run and does not receive a lot of traffic. Perhaps we can convince them to let us have our gathering there. Never hurts to try.

    I've tried. Minimum $1k/day during weekdays just to pitch a tent at Stump and $1m liability. I can't imagine how much they would want for a semi-private run. They kicked us out the first year we tried a mixed-moutain SNES with a parking lot boardshare.

  21. Forum maintenance

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Hmm, not sure if its perfect yet. Jack, I remember you mentioning Chamucos Tequila a couple times in the past and have been trying to keep an eye out for it. Lo and behold I found a bottle tonight (the last one no less) at Costco of all places. Went to search for it on BOL to discuss, but no results.

    I sure am enjoying the tequila right now though. :)

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