Ive wanted to visit California for years.
Ive always had this idea that skiing and surfing in the same day would be a dream come true.
So my brother and I would finally make that trip to southern California happen early this April.
There was just one problem… Bear closed before our trip even started.
So, we quickly made a plan B: drive up to Mammoth.
Not a bad plan B by any means; in fact, it got me even more excited.
Brother driving through the Mojave Desert.
Anyone from the east coast is familiar with skiing on sheets of ice in subzero temps.
For someone unfamiliar with Mammoth, the mountain itself is truly an amazing sight.
The vastness is unreal.
Take a look at the gondola height compared to the people skiing below it.
The gondola is unbelievably high.
The fact that California is having a draught is no secret.
Chair 23 is interesting.
You don’t know how much you appreciate having an arm bar ‘til you could’t have one at all.
Chair 23 literally doesn’t have an arm bar.
Mammoth’s park, Unbound, is world class.
It’s the home of Kaya Turski, Chris Benchetler, Glen Plake, and many others.
We were there for a limited number of days there, but there is so much to check out.
Words// Ben Sweet
Photos// Mike Sweet, Ben Sweet
Video// Ben Sweet
