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Updated December 2025
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How Skiers Rate Mammoth Mountain

Overall Rating
4.33
Value for Money
3.82
Quiet Slopes
3.70
Après-Ski
3.92
Accommodation Options
4.08
Family Friendliness
4.47
Groomed Runs
4.60
Powder Zones
4.06
Tree Runs
4.03
Mogul Fields
3.56
Off-Piste
4.15
Snow Parks
4.31
Lift Efficiency
4.38
Eating Out
3.69
Ski School Quality
4.34
Beginners
4.11
Intermediates
4.27
Advanced
4.37
Experts
4.35
Snowboarders
4.35

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What Skiers Say About Mammoth Mountain

Mammoth Mountain attracts predominantly advanced and expert skiers and snowboarders from Southern California, with many treating it as their home resort. Reviewers consistently highlight the extensive terrain variety, reliable snowfall, and long season extending into May or June. The resort draws heavy weekend crowds, particularly from LA, Orange County, and San Diego, leading to significant lift queues at base lodges and parking difficulties. Midweek visits are repeatedly recommended to avoid congestion. The après-ski scene at Canyon Lodge receives frequent positive mentions, though many note limited dining options both on-mountain and in town, with food described as overpriced and mediocre compared to European resorts.

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  • terrain variety
  • snow reliability
  • long season
  • terrain parks
  • après-ski scene
  • staff friendliness
  • weekend crowds
  • lift queues
  • parking availability
  • dining options
  • food prices
  • lift ticket costs
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Justine
advanced snowboarder 🏂 🇺🇸 United States
Dec, 21 2025
Love mammoth, lots of variety of runs. They have the best apres ski, which you have to get in line for around 3 if you’re not there before they segment that area off. The run from the top of gold rush express to eagle lodge is the prettiest run when the sun is setting, and one of the longest on the mountain. Plenty to do and see, live music at Liberty Bar and good food options. GOJIRA is fantastic ramen spot and there’s a relatively new dinner spot called Dos Alas that’s good. The motel 6, is cheap and one of the nicest motel 6s as well as budget motels in the area. It’s well maintained and does the job.
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Summer
expert snowboarder 🏂 🇺🇸 United States
Dec, 20 2025
Amazing customer service, beautifully groomed runs & park features. Breathtaking views & plenty of terrain to enjoy for all levels of riders.
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Dani
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇺🇸 United States
Dec, 19 2025
Nice resort, would go back when there’s more snow. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The mountain is beautiful but I mainly hung out at main lodge area.
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Linda
intermediate skier ⛷️ 🇺🇸 United States
Dec, 19 2025
Love the vast range of the mountain, especially at the top where there is less people. Mountain food is usually terrible so nothing especial there. The apres ski however is a ton of fun. The snow this year has not been so great. Perhaps due to how early on it still is. Still an enjoyable mountain regardless and one of the better ones in CA.
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Katie
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇺🇸 United States
Dec, 19 2025
Mammoth has it all - high elevation skiing, amazing views, a cute little village with great shops and restaurants. The ski instruction is great and the terrain has everything from advanced cliffs to beginner groomed runs.
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Osvaldo
intermediate skier ⛷️ 🇺🇸 United States
Dec, 19 2025
Great place! Staff is friendly and helpful. They are always available easily when help is needed. Wonderful mountain to explore.
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Danielle
beginner skier ⛷️ 🇺🇸 United States
Dec, 18 2025
Love mammoth! Great staff and beautiful mountain! During Thanksgiving only Main Lodge was open but the staff was so kind and helpful. I couldn’t find my locker and a staff member walked with me and held my stuff to go and find it in the East wing. She was so thoughtful and kind it really made up for not finding it in the first place. I nanny two kids who are much more advanced but they always share how safe they feel at mammoth and how everyone is kind and caring towards them on and off the slopes. Overall, the environment is incredibly clean and comfortable. I can’t wait for more runs of the mountain opens. This is a very friendly mountain and their Apres parties are always a hit!
We just need more snow! Can’t wait for the opportunity to travel around the world and explore other resorts!
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Glory Simon
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇺🇸 United States
Dec, 18 2025
I love Mammoth. It’s a huge mountain high altitude so it’s open later in the season than most. Rarely closes before the end of May. Has something for everyone ski/ride wise. Dining options on Mountain are awful. BYO best. Town is cute and has enough restaurants bars but not fancy. Not much Apres ski except the Fri Sat at Canyon lodge high season. Lots of accommodations but all pretty pricey high season sometimes booking in advance helps. Shuttles around town are good except in bad weather. Lifts are ok severel could use updating.
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Peter
expert skier ⛷️ 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 18 2025
Went early season but was solid snow coverage with excellent food, apres, small lift lines, good mountain diversity
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Carolyne
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇺🇸 United States
Dec, 17 2025
Love skiing mammoth! Early season this year hasn’t been great but they’ve worked had to get the mountain open
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Taylor
advanced snowboarder 🏂 🇺🇸 United States
Dec, 16 2025
I make a yearly trip to Mammoth Mountain. It’s by far one of the best and easiest accessible big resorts. The town offers a free bus and trolley so there is no need to drive to the lifts, but driving is an option as well. I typically try to go mid week to experience wide open slopes and endless terrain. Hands down my favorite resort.
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Sara
beginner snowboarder 🏂 🇺🇸 United States
Dec, 16 2025
Went a little early in the season which was nice for less crowds but not the best for the conditions. Perfect for ski lessons for my friends 3 year old tho. But would wait for more snow if doing more than that. The hotel in the village was fine but rundown a bit. Could use some refurbishment. Heat was way too high and couldn’t adjust. We had to leave the patio door open to keep the hotel room cool enough. Town was super quiet but we went midweek early December. If you want to be one of a few families out then good time to go but not the time to après ski.
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Jade
intermediate snowboarder 🏂 🇺🇸 United States
Dec, 12 2025
Mammoth has my heart. I worked there so it’s also a different experience I think than most people. Everything is expensive. I wouldn’t have been able to go at all without it costing an arm and a leg. I think that there is a lot of passion for mammoth and snow too there. I think 70% of the people who are there are from SD, OC, LA. Relatively friendly crowd but also somewhat entitled. It’s hard to be a ski-bum there kinda, the BLM land and a bunch of parks have changed their rules. If you visiting though for a shorter period of time, there’s a lot of opportunity for staying there. Housing accommodations are similar to OC price range. Hotels are expensive. But the runs are great, it’s a super high quality mountain, a lot of diversity at every level of ability.
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Peter
intermediate skier ⛷️ 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Dec, 10 2025
My first experience of skiing in North America and overall it was very enjoyable. However, there was a lack of investment in the latest infrastructure and ski lifts compared to European ski resorts so the outdated lifts resulted in longer queues. Also fewer runs through woods to return to the valley. On the plus side, the other skiers were extremely friendly and always willing to strike up a conversation.
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Summer
expert snowboarder 🏂 🇺🇸 United States
Dec, 8 2025
Always a fun time, locals super kind and welcoming - hot tip, park at The Mill & have easy access to either side of the mountain.
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Brad
expert skier ⛷️ 🇺🇸 United States
Dec, 8 2025
Great mountain. Just don't go on weekend everyone from LA shows up and its very crowded. Weekdays are amazing especially when there's lots of snow
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Robert
advanced skier ⛷️
Mar, 22 2025
Mammoth Mountain Ski resort is top notch with an excellent variety of terrain and and ski lifts are very good too. I highly recommend getting an IKON pass to offset the high cost of single day lift tickets if you ski more than 5 days here per season.
The scenery is amazing.
Monday through Thursday skiing is your best bet to avoid large crowds on the weekends.
Its worth the drive from Southern California areas because there is so much more areas to ski and way better snow coverage than any SoCal ski areas.
There is a good mix of Snow boarders and Skiers at Mammoth Mountain.
With so many ski runs and huge areas one can ski here the whole winter and well into the Spring and not be bored.
ENJOY!
RJ
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Duane
advanced snowboarder 🏂
Feb, 14 2025
love this place. best snow in southern California. extremely fun in the summer also, riding ebikes. highly recomend.
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Sara
intermediate snowboarder 🏂
Feb, 6 2025
They are finally starting to upgrade lift. Some of the hotels are nasty and charge way too much. Roads are well maintained. Some mid to high end range food. Some new restaurants that are good. Some are ehh. Olympic grade mountain for sure. Love it regardless. Always down to go.
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Molly
intermediate skier ⛷️
Feb, 6 2025
Mammoth was great aside from the loft lines! It was a holiday weekend, but the lines were still pretty bad. Good apres, lodging options, and general accessibility
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