We usually book through VRBO or Airbnb.Īll of the condos we’ve stayed in have access to a jacuzzi, but The Village condos (pictured above) also have a nice community pool. You can access the slopes easily by a short Gondola ride, which the kids love. The Village condos are nestled in a quaint and convenient village with lots of stores and food options. At Canyon, we’ve stayed at Sierra Megeve (the location can’t be beat), 1849 Condos, and The Village condos, which is my favorite by far, and not surprisingly the most costly. Being walking distance to the mountains or the gondola means you pay more but with kids in tow, the premium price is money well spent for us.Īt Eagle Rock, we’ve stayed at a ski-in/ski-out, which was very convenient in terms of accessibility. When choosing lodging, we look for proximity above all else. But we’ve stayed at Canyon plenty of times and Eagle Rock as well. We’ve never stayed at Main, which has the original, older lodges. Mammoth has three main lodges: Main, Canyon and Eagle. Off the main exits, I’ve seen people who will put chains on for you for a fee. Even if the weather suggests otherwise, we always bring chains in case. On the way back, we sometimes stop by Schat’s Baker and fill up on gas.Ĭhains are sometimes required, pending the weather. We usually stop midway in Bishop at the McDonald’s, which breaks up the drive into nice manageable two-and-a-half-hour chunks for the kids.
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Related: How to Travel Socially Responsibly The Mammoth airport is about a 15-minute drive from the ski park. While biking to the snow-capped mountains isn’t an option, it’s more environmentally friendly than flying, which is a convenient option as well. With all the snow gear and food we take, driving is the most conducive option, not to mention the most economic and eco-friendly. It’s about a 5-hour drive, or two movies long, as my kids say. The runs are longer and wider than some of those closer ski parks. But what we love about Mammoth in particular is the quality of snow and slopes, and it’s relative close proximity to our home in Los Angeles. We love Mammoth Mountain for all of the usual qualities of a ski resort: the crisp clean mountain air, picturesque white peak views, a nice fireplace in a cabin with bunkbeds (a highlight for kids). Related: How to Travel with Other Families Traveling with other families can be challenging, but when done with the right family of the right chemistry, and with some savvy maneuvering, which is required when traveling with others, it can elevate the level of fun and convenience to great heights. In fact, I’d go so far as to argue skiing is best enjoyed in relative silence.Īnother distinctive quality of our Mammoth trips is that we always go with the same couple of families, which makes the trip that much more fun. Boarding down a serene mountain blanketed in white snow thousands of miles away from home with friends and family is engaging enough without the constant pressure to keep up conversation. For the outgoing introvert in me, it’s the kind of interaction that rejuvenates me. On a personal level, coming down the slopes is fun and freeing, something I am enjoying more with each rolling year since the more I snowboard, the less time I seem to spend on my ass. All of this has not only empowered the kiddies, but bonded them as well. After about 10 lessons, they are coming down the mountains like little professionals. Unlike any other sport I know, improvement happens rather quickly with skiing and snowboarding.
But learning to overcome fear while embarking on the unfamiliar has given my kids a sense of achievement and confidence. It’s also a sport that’s inaccessible back home. Then compound all the gear you have to wear and you feel even less nimble. There’s a lot of obstacles to overcome with skiing.
They wait for each other, help dust the snow off each other, carry each other’s ski’s and encourage one another. My kids might fight back at the cabin, but on the slopes, they are very supportive of each other. Travel in general has a way of bonding family, but there’s something about skiing in particular that seems to build solidarity in ours. The twice-a-year Mammoth ski trips have become one of ours.
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