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Mammoth Mountain ski resort

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Good for

  • Snow-sureLifts up to 3,360 m

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Mammoth Mountain has about 86 km of mapped runs and 28 lifts, with skiing from about 2,457 m up to 3,360 m (11,024 ft), a vertical drop of 903 m. By mapped runs it is number 20 of the 137 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mammoth Yosemite (MMH), about 15 km away in a straight line.

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Mammoth Mountain 7-day mountain forecast

At about 2,909 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 40 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 131°-3°4.2 mm
  2. Sat 143°-12°14.5 mm
  3. Sun 155°-7°0 mm
  4. Mon 160°-7°10.7 mm
  5. Tue 17-6°-13°0.9 mm
  6. Wed 18-4°-13°3.4 mm
  7. Thu 19-4°-9°6.1 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Mammoth Mountain: runs from 2,457 m to 3,360 m, a vertical drop of 903 m2,6002,8003,0003,200Top of the highest mapped run: 3,360 m (11,024 ft)Top 3,360 m · 11,024 ftBase 2,457 m · 8,061 ft903 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
3,360 m11,024 ft
Vertical drop
903 m2,963 ft
Mapped runs
86 km133 runs
Lifts
28mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 11% (9.3 km), Easy 9% (7.1 km), Intermediate 64% (52.2 km), Advanced 16% (13.4 km)Novice: 9.3 km, 21 runs (11%)11%NoviceEasy: 7.1 km, 8 runs (9%)Intermediate: 52.2 km, 75 runs (64%)64%IntermediateAdvanced: 13.4 km, 29 runs (16%)16%Advanced

About 20% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 64% intermediate and 16% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice219.3 km
Easy87.1 km
Intermediate7552.2 km
Advanced2913.4 km

Lifts

28 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts22
Gondolas3
Magic carpets2
Platter lifts1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Mammoth Yosemite (MMH)Mammoth Lakes15 km
Eastern Sierra Regional (BIH)Bishop64 km
Fresno Yosemite (FAT)Fresno115 km
Reno Tahoe (RNO)Reno217 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Mammoth Mountain?

The highest mapped run starts at about 3,360 m (11,024 ft) and the lowest ends at about 2,457 m (8,061 ft), a vertical of 903 m (2,963 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Mammoth Mountain have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 86 km of downhill runs and 28 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Mammoth Mountain?

Mammoth Yosemite (MMH) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 15 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Mammoth Mountain piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.