2/5/10
More Freshies! Yep, it was another powder day here in the Eastern Sierra. It was also uncrowded, and surprisingly not very windy. There was about 9" at Main this morning, and the snow kept up through lunch. We are looking to get about 2' plus by the end of the weekend.
Wes Morrison

2/3/10
Today was our first day testing next year's skis. We met Rossignol rep Doug Smith at an obscure eastside location and skied some of next years rides. Rossi has done a nice job of keeping favorites, while offering some new and improved. The Classic Series of carve skis has been renamed "Strato" for a bit of retro appeal, but is basically unchanged. The Avenger gets even better graphics, while the S series of twins gets a makeover. Don't worry, the S7 stays the same, as does the BC110, but the S3 and S6 are new skis. My favorite is the S3; it's a rockered 98mm waisted ski with sidecut and camber underfoot that gets the job done everywhere.
Wes Morrison

2/1/2010
Yesterday's wind really buffed out the Chair 23 area. The best skiing is from Wipeouts over to the Paranoids, with Monument holding the sweetest snow. I skied my obSETHed, and it was perfect for big arcs, and high speeds.
Wes Morrison

1/28/10
The skiing on Mammoth Mountain is great right now. The top of the mountain is in great shape with soft snow and some fun cornice drops. Cornice Bowl even deserves its name, as only half the bowl is groomed, and there is a healthy overhang on the skiers left. The landing is soft and smooth, but be ready to absorb the traverse rut coming in from the groomed. Wes Bowl and the lower areas of Lincoln are sporting some fun bumps that will get even better with increased traffic this weekend. Cara summed up the conditions pretty well; "The snow is awesome as long as you stay off the groomed." This is of course not entirely true, but the natural snow on 3, 5 and the top is much more fun than the groomers next to them.
Wes Morrison

1/26/10
Cara and I flew in from the Bay Area yesterday after missing last weeks big storms. We landed at 12:20 no problem, but it started snowing as soon as we hit the ground, and the flight from LAX was cancelled. It was a great one on the hill today with fresh snow and mostly sunny skies. The top opened around noon, and was a bit wind affected, but fluffier snow was had in more protected spots. There is a really nice cornice on Cornice Bowl right now; I hope they leave it there for a few days.
Wes Morrison

1/19/10
The powderfest continues! Last night's storm left us with over two feet of fresh. I hopped on Chair 1 just after it opened, and got a clean run down Gravy and the Glades. Another lap, and it was time for Roger's. That got skied out, and I worked a secret traverse for tracks. Chair 3 opened just before 10 am, and the snow was better than the visibility. Goldrush was next, followed by Chair 22. Did I need to mention that it was a Pontoon day?
Wes Morrison

1/18/10
The storms missed us last night, but hit today with a vengeance. The snow was falling so hard that everyone looked like snowmen by the time we got off a lift. The pow is beautiful, dense enough that you don't bottom out, and light enough to float through; and we got plenty of face shots. Thanks to ET for showing me some secret stashes. I'll never tell. Try out some fat rockered skis like the Rossi S7, Volkl Gotama, or the K2 Coomback for the boys; or the Volkl Kiku, K2 Gotback, or the Rossi BC110 Pro for the girls. It wasn't crowded, and tracks filled in quickly so it always felt like fresh. Make sure to cover your face up and wear waterproof clothing. Come and get some!
Cara Isaac

1/16/10
Today was another day of excellent skiing on Mammoth Mountain. The Top was in great shape with buffing winds improving conditions as the day wore on. Dave's was the best of course, with smooth buff from the get go. The buzz around town is the storm cycle for next week. It looks like we could get 8 - 12 feet by Friday am. Get your rockered fatties ready!
Wes Morrison

1/14/10
The North wind did a little stripping up top, but there was still plenty of fresh pow and not many takers today. By 11 am most lines were tracked, and everybody went home or to work, leaving even fewer people on the hill, and some great skiing.
Wes Morrison

1/13/10
Where was everybody? I would have thought that 15" plus of fresh would be enough to get people out of bed. Oh well, their loss. Cara, Pat, Lloyd and I chased freshies all morning. We started at Chair 1 with some Gravy Chute to Far West/Fascination laps that were a touch thick, but really fun. Everyone but Lloyd was on a rockered ski, and it was certainly the right call for the day. Cara was on her Volkl Kiku, I took out my K2 Pontoons, while Pat was skiing the Billy Goat from on3p, a small boutique brand. Lloyd hung in there on a older Rossi twin that is 102 underfoot, but was a bit under gunned for the day. Next, we traversed out to Coyote for more freshies, and then got on Chair 5 right when it opened. The snow was lighter there, and we did a fast lap before heading to Facelift just in time for an early chair and more fresh tracks. It was a great start to an awesome day. Tomorrow should be fun, but the North wind is forcast to start blowing tonight, and it might strip the top.
Wes Morrison

1/12/10
We got about 5 inches os so on the hill today. It freshened things up a bit, but tonight we should get a bit more. Hopefully, it will be a Pontoon day tomorrow, or at least a Sidestash day. Cara will be on Kikus of course.
Wes Morrison

1/11/10
The wind came up today and started buffing the top. It did a good job of spreading out the soft stuff, and started smoothing out the the mid to upper mountain.
Wes Morrison