Mammoth Mountain, Yosemite National Park

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Snowboarding in Mammoth Mountain, Yosemite National Park, California USA

Summit elevation:
11.053 feet/3.369 meters
Lifts:
28
Average snowfall:
400 inches/1.016 cm
Vertical drop:
3.100 feet/945 meters
Mammoth Mountain is located in California’s eastern Sierra, at 100 mi/161 km south of Nevada State line and 50 minutes from the Eastern Gate of Yosemite National Park.

It is near Mammoth Lakes, Mono County, California, USA. Snowboard area is built on the north side of Mammoth Mountain, which is located in the volcanic Long Valley Caldera. If snowboarders want to overnight, they can stay in the town of Mammoth Lakes.

On the mountain, there is a summit elevation of 11053 ft/3369 m and a hefty 3100 ft/945 m of vertical drop. There is a lift system of 28 lifts that are numbered in the way they were built. The Panoramic Gondola takes you to the top, where you should tack right to the Upper Bowl.

The wider bowl fills with a series of plunging drops. Snowboarders should pay attention to Hangman’s Hollow that is a chute, bordered by snarling rocks that leaves room for one perfect turn. Average snowfall is 400 in/1016 cm. Vertical drop is 3100 ft/945 m. Season lasts from November to June.