{"type":"resort","slug":"mammoth-mountain-ski-area-ca","name":"Mammoth Mountain","country":"United States","country_code":"US","state":"CA","canonical_url":"https://sknow.live/resort/mammoth-mountain-ski-area-ca","content":{"summary":"Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is a large ski resort in the Eastern Sierra of California near Mammoth Lakes. The terrain spans broad, open upper-mountain slopes and lower tree-lined areas, offering long cruisers as well as steeper sections when conditions and lift access align. It’s a major destination-style mountain with enough variety to support multi-day trips, while still working for day skiers based in town.","description":"Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is built for skiers who want scale, altitude, and a season that often outlasts just about everyone else in North America. In the Sierra Nevada, Mammoth combines 3,500 skiable acres with 175 trails and 25 lifts, creating a mountain that can feel different from zone to zone and storm to storm. The trail mix is broad, with 44 greens, 70 blues, 35 black diamonds, and 26 double blacks, so it works for families, strong intermediates, and experts chasing steeper lines. Snowboarders are well served too, and the resort’s 10 terrain parks reinforce why Mammoth is especially well known for park riding and progression.\n\nThe physical scale matters here. Mammoth rises 3,100 feet from a 7,953-foot base to an 11,053-foot summit, the highest lift-served summit in California. Average snowfall is 400 inches, and the combination of elevation and Sierra storms is a big reason the mountain is known for both long seasons and strong spring skiing. The longest run, Road Runner, stretches 3 miles, which gives intermediate skiers plenty of room to cruise and stack vertical without feeling rushed.\n\nFor trip planning, the biggest distinction is not just size but duration. Mammoth regularly operates into June or July, which is unusual enough to shape when and why people come. It is also close to Mammoth Yosemite Airport, about 0.3 hours away, while Reno sits roughly 3 hours away by car. For a destination resort founded in 1953, Mammoth still stands out most for its unusual combination of high-alpine scale, expansive terrain, and a season that keeps going after many mountains are done.  ","content_generated_at_utc":"2026-02-11T19:31:35.456Z"},"forecast":null,"passes":[{"id":"ikon","name":"Ikon Pass"}],"nearby_resorts":[{"slug":"badger-pass","name":"Badger Pass","country":"Canada"},{"slug":"china-peak","name":"China Peak","country":"United States"},{"slug":"dodge-ridge","name":"Dodge Ridge","country":"United States"},{"slug":"june-mountain","name":"June Mountain","country":"United States"},{"slug":"keyes-peak","name":"Keyes Peak","country":"United States"}],"webcams":{"has_webcams":false},"is_gold":true,"generated_at_utc":"2026-04-04T13:19:36.693Z"}