Is Mammoth Mountain real snow?

As soon as Mammoth has the right weather conditions, they can start making snow and have snow all winter long, even if they get no natural snow at all. Aside from air temperature, the Snowmaking staff at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area keeps a close eye on the Wet Bulb.



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The Mammoth Mountain Ski area has one of the best snowmaking systems in the country. It's the main reason Mammoth Mountain has been able to open in early November every year since the system was installed, back in the Summer of 1990.

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Mammoth gets its heavy snow due to the altitude and topography surrounding it. In most years, Pacific storms hit the western slopes of the Sierra and rise into thinner atmosphere against the ridges.

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Mammoth is the only ski resort on Earth in the 800-club and has North America's deepest snowpack. Mammoth has only reached 600? of snow once in the last ten years. In 2016/17, they got 617.5?of snow.

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The Mammoth Ski Resort terrain is very large with over 3,500 acres (1,416 hectares) of skiing and snowboarding, making it one of the largest ski resorts in California. There is an extensive system of 25 lifts to whisk you up the mountain that includes gondolas, high speed quads, and express 6-pack chair lifts.

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With 3,500 skiable acres, an average of 400 inches of snowfall, 300 days of sunshine per year, and a season that typically stretches Nov–June, Mammoth delivers big smiles on the slopes from first-timers to Olympians.

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The 22/23 winter season is officially our snowiest season on record with over 700 at Main Lodge and close to 900 at the summit. Take a behind the scenes look at some of the depths we recorded across the mountain in this video taken on April 14, 2023. This opens in a new window.

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For a beginner who's just starting to get familiar with the equipment and locations, Mammoth Mountain offers a range of skiing and snowboarding lessons. Experienced instructors offer both group classes and private lessons, and there are classes targeted to different age groups.

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Mammoth is the highest ski resort in California at 11,053 feet, meaning it typically gets the driest snow in California and arguably the entire West Coast. Mammoth also has a slightly longer vertical drop (3,100') than Palisades Tahoe (2,850') – but Mammoth's vert can be skied in one continuous run.

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Palisades Tahoe trail map. Palisades Tahoe's position in the Lake Tahoe basin means that Pacific storms are funneled directly into the resort, so it historically has had higher levels of snowfall than Mammoth. Both resorts get absurd amounts of snow and are notorious for receiving mega-dumps.

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