Mountain Bike Park

This Week's Trails Report

Report updated 12:45 PM Mon Aug 23, 2010

The Bike  Park is now 100% open! There are 70 miles of open trails including a brand new jump line on Lower Twilight Zone. Four new jumps were added to the jump line last week bringing the total to 10! The trail also features a new sprinkler system that waters the jumps down daily to keep the dirt firm and fast. A new paver berm was added to Shotgun last week to keep thinks flowing fast.

Mammoth still has a lot to come this summer including building out Upper Twilight Zone with jumps and armored turns and a new wall ride on Kamikaze.

In addition to the Panorama Gondola and the Bike Shuttle, Mammoth is running Stump Alley Express from 10am-4pm on weekends and the Stump Alley Shuttle Van Monday-Friday for quick laps through Twilight Zone, Chain Smoke and Velocity.

Current Mountain Bike Park Transportation:
-Bike Park Shuttle (Village to Main Lodge): 9am-5:30pm daily
-Panorama Gondola (Main Lodge to the top): 9am-4:30pm daily
-Stump Alley Express (Chair 2): 10am-4pm Saturday/Sunday
-Stump Alley Shuttle Van: 10am-4pm Monday-Friday

The Mammoth Mountain Bike Park will remain open daily through September 19, 2010.

To check out a quick video of the recent rebuild on Lower Twilight Zone, head over to: http://bit.ly/dpvkp

Where to start your day.

• The Village has passes. rentals, shuttle departures to the Adventure Center.
• The Adventure Center (located at Mammoth Mountain Main Lodge) is Bike Park headquarters with passes, rentals, demos, repairs, trail access and Panorama Gondola loading. Parking, restaurant, kids activities available.

Uphill Access

Bike Park Pass required:

• Bike Park Shuttle runs approx. every 20 minutes from 9am to 5:30pm daily from the Village to the Adventure Center.
• Panorama Gondola will run from 9am to 4:30pm daily beginning July 2 from the Adventure Center to the summit. There are two on-and-off points: mid-mountain at McCoy Station and Mammoth Mountain summit.

Rest Stops

Shaded areas have drinking water and picnic tables. Bike Rangers make rounds in the Bike Park to answer questions and assist with gear.

Serving up everything from boulder-strewn freeride terrain to smooth-as-a-baby's-bottom dirt paths.

• 70-plus miles of dirt single-track
• Descend 3,000 feet from Mammoth's summit
• From expansive vistas to pine tree corridors
• Seven NEW freeride trails built in the last three seasons

Mammoth Mountain Bike Park opened its newest freeride trail, Twilight Zone last summer. The highlight of this trail is "The Deep End", a nine-foot tall, 50-foot wide, elevated, banked wooden bowl structure that looks like it was airlifted straight from British Columbia, minus the rain, and crappy exchange rate, of course. 

With easy cross-country trails to gnarly downhills and everything between, it’s the variety of terrain that separates Mammoth from other bike parks. New to the sport? Downtown is the right choice: this 5-mile trail starts at the Main Lodge, climbs ever so slightly for the first mile before turning into a gentle downhill, ending in town at the Village.

For more of a challenge add Paper Route to your ride, which includes a covered rest stop and the scenic viewpoint overlooking Twin Lakes. And if you want to keep rolling, Paper Route also offers access to other great cross-country trails like Big Ring, Timber Ridge and Juniper.

For the ultimate cross-country challenge take the Panorama Gondola to the top of the mountain. From the summit you can access the 8-mile Off the Top trail. Not too steep, its abundance of twists and turns will help you work on your bike handling skills and concentration – the spectacular views of the town and valley below will tempt you to take your eyes off the trail. Don't forget your camera! Two-thirds down the trail is Reds Lake, a great place for the family picnic. Want to pedal back? Just hop on Mountain View to Beach Cruiser to return to the Adventure Center.

Downhillers and freeriders have a myriad of challenging trails to test their bike handling skills. New for this year, Velocity and Chain Smoke (accessible from McCoy Station) will undergo total redesigns with more armored berms, wooden ramps and dirt jumps than ever before.

Wanna ride our newest freeride trail? Cruise down Chain Smoke and hang a quick right to Twilight Zone. Here you’ll find our newest, biggest feature: The Deep End, a 50-foot diameter concave wall ride.

And for the ultimate top-to-bottom downhill experience take the heart-pounding and legendary Kamikaze. One of the fastest descents you’ll ever ride, it gives way to a challenging freeride trail and a series of wooden ramps dubbed Shock Treatment before flowing into the new Kamikaze Jump Run. After that? Still not done – you still have to ride down Richter.

Another top-to-bottom favorite is Skid Marks to Bullet. Skid Marks is steep, rocky and complete with tight turns and Bullet is a well-established, world-class downhill.

1. Call 760.934.0706 for medical emergencies and mechanical problems.
2. Check the big map in front of the Adventure Center for up-to-date trail information.
3. Ask any bike ranger for “insider” trail information.
4. Help us protect our fragile environment by staying on marked trails.
5. Don’t ride alone.