Just got back in from an incredible morning over at Convict Lake on one of our new stand up paddleboard rentals. Nothing like experiencing the serenity of  an early morning paddle across the lake without a breath of wind. If you haven’t tried it yet – you are missing out! Best places so far are Convict Lake, Horseshoe, Silver Lake , Grant Lake and June Lake. Easy access, sandy beach entry and little boat traffic. Do yourself a favor and set aside some time this summer to try out this new sport..

The Pamper Pedal is an all women’s ride that starts at Footloose and ends at Elk’s Park in Bishop.  The 45 mile ride with minimal climbing skirts the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range offering  breath taking scenery.

 The ride is hosted by Jeff and Leslie Byberg and their crew of ‘Man Slaves’ 
An estimate of 115 women attended in all types of costumes from lingerie to Rasta outfits.

At the end of the ride was a gourmet lunch prepared by Chef Matt Iof.
Eastside Velo is the local road cycling club with over 200 member. For more information on the Eastern Sierra Road Rides, stop by  Footloose and ask about the Eastside Velo Cycling Club board of events. You can also go to http://www.Eastsidevelo.org

Spring has been unseasonably cool which has most of us pining for warm-consistently warm-weather. But for winter diehards the conditions have been remarkably conducive to skiing. May 11th dawned with a winter storm creeping eastward after dropping a foot and a half on the mountain leaving spotty clouds and morning temperatures in the low 20’s. Skiing was UN-believable…knee deep or better in the Paranoids and consistent into Saint Anton. Run after run. Pure winter snow until late in the afternoon. Upper Dry Creek, Dave’s, Climax…whew! How many ski areas can claim great powder days in May? Only one that I can think of…Mammoth Mountain!

Just when we pulled out the sunscreen, another storm is approaching us on Tuesday with potential of 1-2 feet! But rest assured we will be returning to warm temps and great spring skiing by Thursday. We can’t remember when Mammoth had as much snow as it does right now at this time of year. Skiing until July 4th?? with such a  great snowpack.

Woke up this morning to cold temps and 2 feet of snow in town- caught us all off guard – the roads were slow to get plowed but this should be the last of the weather for a while. Skiing is incredible – cold winter snow and cold temparatures make it feel like January. This is also the last week to ski over at June Mtn and the first week to buy your pass for next year! Don’t wrtie the winter off yet!

A windy day in Mammoth today with firm snow conditions for those early risers..We are looking for a warm up for the weekend and then rumours of a return to winter conditions next week..we will keep you updated as soon as we know more.. In the meantime – conditions are anticpated to warm up during the day and remain cold at night – this should translate to great skiing for the first part of spring break – all runs open on the mountain and with a 12 foot base, no obstacles to be seen…

It is another beutiful month of March in Mammoth Lakes. We had some excellent powder skiing the first week. One person I was skiing with even told me she had the best powder run of her life lats wednesday. Then we had a few days of sun and great windbuff  skiing. Mammoth snow turns into magic when the wind blows. Another storm just passed through this Friday. Fresh snow for the weekend. It looks like this next week will be warm and sunny, the first little taste of spring. With this current snowpack we should ski until June. Many more happy turns ahead.

Julien Power Wedger

After 2 feet of wind yesterday, we woke up this morning to a foot of powder on the mountain and bluebird skies. It doesn’t get much better than this!  The top did open up but the wind scoured a lot of it – no here mid week so you have the mountain to yourself right now. Look for another 1-2 feet Wednesday night..

Making up for the lack of sunshine during our storms -the sun has returned for the week bringing smiles to all of our faces. Watch for the return of the goggle tans!! This week will bring warm temps and epic skiing conditions. Every run on Mammoth and June will be open so crowds will be non-existent – if you can sneak away – this is the week to do it..

Temps are cold but the sun is out and we are expecting a clear week of weather ahead. This is also the week of the dealer Demo Days – where we get to go out and demo next years equipment before we write the orders for next year. Bookings are up for the weekend but with every run open crowds should not be an issue. You can still reserve rental equipment on line for the weekend!