Having a set opening day comes with a risk.
Will it be great weather?
Will there be enough snow?
Will enough people show up for it to be a fiscally responsible idea?
In some regards it makes sense.
The mountain gets to plan attractive events to get the crowds to show.
And so it happened.
Mammoth Mountain opened for the 2012/2013 season.
It was a bizarre opening.
There were more riders celebrating a reason to day drink than there were on the snow.
No lines, no crowds.
The “white strip of death” was about as dangerous as running with safety scissors.
By 3pm it was a white out.
A cloud engulfed the mountain.
We sat drinking our beer staring out into the white wondering if driving was really a good idea.
Maybe it wasn’t, but we left the mountain anyway.
It was a strange opening day.
Thanks to Skadi, day two was even better.
That cloud decided to drop more snow and we were greeted with 8 inches.
Four more feet of snow and we should be in business.
