Whether you want dashing through the snow or laughing all the way, we've got holiday events for everyone! Get in the holiday spirit with more than two weeks of holiday events, kids festivities, dinners, parties, concerts and activities. Kids can experience our new Fireside Story Telling, Teens will love our snowmobile adventures and the whole family can enjoy a tubing session at our new Tube Park. Oh, what fun it is to ski, ride and play this holiday season!

Please click the link below for more information and a complete list of Holiday events and activities at Mammoth. 

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Daily NASTAR races on Ralphies 9:00 - 12:30

Unlimited runs for $ 15/day

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Main Lodge : All Day

Stop by the snow in front of Main Lodge to experience the Burton Mountain Festival. This three-day event gives everyone a chance to demo and test ride the newest 2012 hardgoods and get information on Burton products.

Try before you buy!  Test ride Burton's latest gear during Burton Mountain Festival and receive a 10% discount off your purchase of any Burton hardgoods from the Main Lodge Sport Shop.

Must be 18 or have a parent-signed liability waiver to demo the gear, and if you're new to freestyle snowboarding you'll love the addition of the all-new Riglet Park! This area located on the snow in front of the Yodler Restaurant will provide a safe environment for children to experience their first moves on a snowboard, whether it's the basics of balance or sliding a box. 

For the more experienced, register for the Burton Pro-Test. This all-ages 4-Star TTR contest invites participants in slopestyle and halfpipe to compete for part of a $7,000 purse and the chance to qualify for the Burton U.S. Open of Snowboarding. It's only $10 to enter and you can register at Burton.com or on site. 

Schedule of Events:

Friday, January 6, 2012

8:30am - 4:00pm - Demo Area and Tent Village Open, on snow at Main Lodge
9am - 3pm - Learn to Ride Riglet Zone Open, outside the Yodler
3:00pm – 6:00pm – Pro-Test Slopestyle Athlete Registration

Saturday, January 7, 2012

7:30-9AM – Pro-Test Slopestyle Athlete Registration
8:30am – 4:00pm – Demo Area and Tent Village Open, on snow at Main Lodge
9:00am – 3:00pm – Learn to Ride Riglet Zone Open, outside the Yodler
9:00am – 4:00pm – Pro-Test Slopestyle Event in South Park
4:00pm – Pro-Test Slopestyle Awards in Demo Village
4:00pm – 6:00pm – Pro-Test Halfpipe Athlete Registration
9pm - Late – Burton Mountain Festival Celebration at Hyde Lounge

Sunday, January 8, 2012

7:30am – 9:00am – Pro-Test Halfpipe Athlete Registration
8:30am – 4:00pm – Demo Area and Tent Village Open, on snow at Main Lodge
9:00am – 3:00pm – Learn to Ride Riglet Zone Open, outside the Yodler
9:00 – 4:00pm – Pro-Test Halfpipe Competition in 22' Pipe at Main Lodge
4:00pm – Awards in Demo Village at Main Lodge

Registration:

Pro-Test Registration will takes place in the Mountainside Conference Center, located on the third floor of Main Lodge. 

Friday, January 6, 2012
3:00pm – 6:00pm – Slopestyle Athlete Registration

Saturday, January 7, 2012
7:30-9AM – Slopestyle Athlete Registration
4:00pm – 6:00pm – Halfpipe Athlete Registration


Sunday, January 8, 2012
7:30am – 9:00am – Halfpipe Athlete Registration

*Events are subject to change.  Conditions and weather permitting.

Burton Pro-Test Slopestyle

This all-ages 4-Star TTR contest invites participants in slopestyle to compete for part of a $7,000 purse and the chance to qualify for the Burton U.S. Open of Snowboarding in March. It's only $10 to enter and you can register at Burton.com or on site.  Slopestyle Registration will in the Mountainside Conference Center, located on the third floor at Main Lodge.   Must be 18 or have a parent-signed liability waiver to compete. 

Registration:
Friday, January 6, 2012
3:00pm - 6:00pm – Slopestyle Athlete Registration

Saturday, January 7, 2012
7:30-9AM – Slopestyle Athlete Registration
4:00pm – 6:00pm – Halfpipe Athlete Registration

Slopestyle Schedule - January 7, 2012

9:00am
Practice
 
10:00am - 10:15am
Rider Meeting @ top of venue
 
10:15am - 2:45pm
Qualifying runs: 1st run for all riders in the following order: Heat #1 Men, Heat #2 Men, Heat #3 Women. 2nd run for all riders in the following order: Heat #1 Men, Heat #2 Men, Heat #3 Women.
 
2:45pm - 3:15pm
Finals - Run order: Women / Men / Women / Men
 
4:00pm
Awards Ceremony-Burton Super Demo Tour Tent Village

*Times subject to change


Slopestyle Format

Maximum 60 Men
Maximum 30 Women
 
Qualifiers:
Riders will be divided into 3 separate heats. Riders will take 2 runs each - best score counts. Ties will be broken by next highest run. Depending on the course set-up, there will either be 1 judge panel with 3 judges scoring each rider on a scale of 1-100 and the 3 judge scores will be averaged for a total run score; OR 2 judge panels consisting of 2 judges scoring each rider on a scale of 1-100, the judges scores will all be averaged for total run score. The top 12 men (top 5 from each heat and next 2 highest scores overall across either/both heats) and the top 6 women will advance to the finals.
 
Heat #1 - 30 men (top 5 advance)
Heat #2 – 30 men (top 5 advance)
(plus the next 2 highest scores overall across either/both heats for a total of 12 men in the finals)
Heat #3 – 30 women (top 6 advance)
 
Finals:
Each rider will take 2 runs - best run counts. Start list will be seeded from the Qualifier rankings. Depending on the course set-up, there will either be 1 judges panel with 3 judges scoring each rider on a scale of 1-100; 3 judges scores will be averaged for total run score OR 2 judges panels with 2 judges on each panel scoring each rider on a scale of 1-100; judges scores will be averaged for total run score.

Tamarack Cross Country Ski Center : 6:45pm

FULL MOON HIKE AT TAMARACK

Join a naturalist-guided hiking tour of the Lakes Basin by the light of the full moon.  $40 per person, includes guided hike and non-alcoholic drink and dessert by the roaring fireplace at Tamarack Lodge. 

Meet at Tamarack at 6:45pm. 

Reservations required - call 760.934.2442.

Mountainside Conference Center and Eagle Lodge : 11:00am -11:00pm

Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center's annual fundraiser is back with informative daytime seminars and an evening presentation by Andrew McLean.  Learn more about avalanche safety and support a great local cause. 


FREE Daytime Avalanche Seminars and Demonstrations will take place at the Main Lodge with Registration beginning at 11:30am in the Mountainside Conference Center.


At 6pm Eagle Lodge opens it doors for the ESAC Evening Kickoff Party with special guest Andrew McLean.  There will be appetizers available while guests mingle with friends and bid on Silent Auction items.  At 7pm Andrew McLean presents 'Polar Extremes' - a show on ski mountaineering in Spitsbergen, Norway and the Antarctic Peninsula.

Mark your calendars!
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Far West Masters GS rescheduled from Sierra-at-Tahoe
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USSA/Far West Open Series GS (Mid - J3's)
This race is rescheduled from Northstar
Friday Jan 6,  5:00 PM Team Captain's meeting in the Slopeside Center
Saturday Jan 7, 7:30 - 9:00 AM registration in Roma's, 9:30 AM start on Fascination
Sunday Jna 8, 7:30 - 9:00 AM registration in Roma's, 9:30 start on Fascination
Awards location & time TBA

Burton Pro-Test Halfpipe

This all-ages 4-Star TTR contest invites participants in slopestyle and halfpipe to compete for part of a $7,000 purse and the chance to qualify for the Burton U.S. Open of Snowboarding in March. It's only $10 to enter and you can register at Burton.com or on site.  Registration will be held in the Mountainside Conference Center located on the third floor at Main Lodge. Must be 18 or have a parent-signed liability waiver to compete. 

Registration:

Friday, January 6, 2012
3:00pm - 6:00pm – Slopestyle Athlete Registration

Saturday, January 7, 2012
7:30-9AM – Slopestyle Athlete Registration
4:00pm – 6:00pm – Halfpipe Athlete Registration


Halfpipe Schedule - January 8, 2012

9:00-9:45am
OPEN PRACTICE
 
10:00-10:15am
Riders Meeting
 
10:15-11:30am
Heat #1 – 15 minute practice and 1 hour jam session
 
11:30 –12:45PM
Heat #2 - 15 minute practice and 1 hour jam session
 
12:45pm – 2:00pm
Heat #3 - 15 minute practice with 1 hour jam for 30 women riders
 
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Finals Practice
 
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Finals - Run (women / men / women / men)
 
4:00pm
Awards Ceremony - Burton Super Demo Tour Tent Village
 
*Times subject to change
 

Halfpipe Format

ALL FORMATS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON WEATHER, COMPETITOR FIELD SIZE, AND OTHER POSSIBLE DELAYS.  ALL FORMAT CHANGES WILL BE COMMUNICATED DURING THE RIDER MEETINGS.
 
Field Size:
Maximum 60 men
Maximum 30 women
 
Qualifiers:
Jam session format divided into 3 separate heats.  Best score counts from each jam, with ties broken by next highest run.  3 judges will score each rider on a scale of 1-100.  3 judges' scores will be averaged for total run score.  Top 12 men (top 5 from each heat and next 2 highest scores overall) and 5 women advance to the finals. 
 
Heat #1 – 30 men (top 5 advance)
 
Heat #2 – 30 men ( top 5 advance)
(plus the next two highest scores overall from either/both heats will also advance, for a total of 12 men in the finals)
 
Heat #3 – 30 women (top 6 advance)
 
Finals:
Each rider will take 2 runs during the finals – best run counts.  Start list will be seeded from the Jam session rankings.  3 judges will score each rider on a scale of 1-100.  The 3 judges scores will be averaged for a total run score. 

Mammoth Mountain : Registration 7am; Competition at 1:00 PM

These USASA sanctioned Giant Slalom and Slalom events are open to everyone. Lift Ticket/Pass required; USASA membership required (memberships can be purchased at registration). Please call 760.934.2571 x 3174 for further details.

Registration begins at 7am in Roma's Room at Main Lodge.
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Tamarack Cross Country Ski Center : 10am

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Hyde Lounge : 10pm

Party like it's 2011?  Re-live New Year's Eve at Hyde Lounge with some local love. Winter Ball will recreate the full Hyde NYE experience featuring four DJ's, confetti cannons and balloon drops!

Come ring in 2012 (again) and kick-off one insane weekend celebrating Hyde Mammoth's Two Year Anniversary and MLK Big Winter Weekend at Mammoth.

Hyde Lounge in the Village at Mammoth : 10pm

Help us celebrate HYDE NIGHTS featuring the one and only DJ ECTO COOLERat 10pm.

It's National Safety Awareness Week at Mammoth!

Know the code - It's your responsibility! Keep yourself and your friends safe on the mountain this season by learning about slope safety during National Awareness Safety Week! Safety Week at Mammoth is hosting plenty of fun activities that will help educate and spread the word about on-mountain safety. Plus you could win prizes and Mammoth swag!  Read up about each activity below or check out the complete schedule of events:

Mammoth Safety Challenge

Test your knowledge with our online Mammoth Safety Challenge!  Answer a series of questions correctly and be entered to win a weekend getaway to Mammoth for the 2013 Winter Season!  A winner will be chosen on March 21, 2012.

Take the Quiz

Safety Squad

Learn more about Ski Area Safety! Find a member of our on-hill Safety Team in the bright YELLOW jackets, answer the safety question of the day correctly and win prizes! The Safety Squad will be roaming the hill daily, but if you're hoping to catch them at a specific location they'll be tagging along with Woolly during his daily adventures. Check out the "Where's Woolly" schedule here.  To find the Safety question of the day check our daily Snow Report!

A Day in the Life of a Patroller and Mountain Operations Tour

Spend a day with the men and women in red on Tuesday, January 17th!  Come experience a day in the life of a Mammoth Ski Patroller and learn the different aspects of this exciting and challenging job. Explore the mountain through the eyes of ski patrol, check out the "gun station" where avalanche control is conducted after snow storms, learn about our weather methods and watch a demonstration with our avalanche dogs. Space in this activity is limited (sign up via e-mail: pschaefer@mammoth-mtn.com or contact Phil at 760.934.0645)

NSAA Poster Contest

Our young guests and our local kids are encouraged to enter the NSAA Safety Poster contest! Color your own poster during our Apres with Woolly activity night, pick one up from Starbucks, Quiksilver or McCoy Sports in the Village at Mammoth or download it here! Posters can be dropped off at Main Lodge Hosts Office (1st floor).  Mammoth will pick a local winner after Safety Week ends, the winner will receive a Mammoth Swag Bag and one free tubing session at Woolly's Adventure Summit.  All posters will also be be sent to NSAA for the National judging!

Apres with Woolly

Gather friends and family to join Woolly for Après Ski refreshments, a lesson in on-hill Safety and a fun Safety Coloring Contest! Don't forget to bring your camera to get your picture taken with Woolly! January 14, 15, 20 and 21.  Meet in the Lobby of Mammoth Mountain Inn, Juniper Springs and The Village Lodge at 4pm.

Afternoon Sweep with Patrol

What's a sweep? It's our version of tucking Mammoth in and wishing her a goodnight.  Take the last run of the day with members of our Patrol Team, as they "sweep" the Mountain to make sure no one is left behind, injured or lost. Meet at the top of Facelift Express (Chair 3) or High-Five Express (Chair 5) at 4pm daily to participate.  

Keep Your Noggin' Safe! 

Purchase any helmet from our mountain Sport Shops (Main, Canyon, Eagle and the Quiksilver Store) January 14-22 and receive a 10% discount when you mention National Safety Awareness Week!

Schedule of Events

Saturday, January 14
    8:30am - 4pm - Safety Squad on the hill - Look for the bright YELLOW jackets!
    4pm - Après with Woolly at Mammoth Mountain Inn, Juniper Springs and The Village Lodge
    4pm - Sweep with Patrol, Top of Chairs 3 and 5

Sunday, January 15
    8:30am - 4pm - Safety Squad on the hill - Look for the bright YELLOW jackets!
    4pm - Après with Woolly at Mammoth Mountain Inn, Juniper Springs and The Village Lodge
    4pm - Sweep with Patrol, Top of Chairs 3 and 5

Monday, January 16
    8:30am - 4pm - Safety Squad on the hill - Look for the bright YELLOW jackets!
    4pm - Sweep with Patrol, Top of Chairs 3 and 5

Tuesday, January 17
    8:30am - 4pm - Safety Squad on the hill - Look for the bright YELLOW jackets!
    9am - A Day in the Life of a Ski Patroller and Mountain Operations Tour (Space is limited.  Please email Phil at pschaefer@mammoth-mtn.com to sign up.)
    4pm - Sweep with Patrol, Top of Chairs 3 and 5

Wednesday, January 18
    8:30am - 4pm - Safety Squad on the hill - Look for the bright YELLOW jackets!
    4pm - Sweep with Patrol, Top of Chairs 3 and 5

Thursday, January 19
    8:30am - 4pm - Safety Squad on the hill - Look for the bright YELLOW jackets!
    4pm - Sweep with Patrol, Top of Chairs 3 and 5

Friday, January 20
    8:30am - 4pm - Safety Squad on the hill - Look for the bright YELLOW jackets!
    4pm - Après with Woolly at Mammoth Mountain Inn, Juniper Springs and The Village Lodge
    4pm - Sweep with Patrol, Top of Chairs 3 and 5

Saturday, January 21
    8:30am - 4pm -Safety Squad on the hill - Look for the bright YELLOW jackets!
    4pm - Après with Woolly at Mammoth Mountain Inn, Juniper Springs and The Village Lodge
    4pm - Sweep with Patrol, Top of Chairs 3 and 5

Take the Mammoth Safety Challenge Quiz

 

To keep your self and others safe on the hill, read up on your responsibility code here.

 

Main Park, Mammoth : Registration 9:00am; Competition 10am

The Volcom Peanut Butter and Rail Jam is back!

This popular amateur snowboard contest has been going strong for over a decade and presents a fresh "jam style" format for riders. Three park features dug in side-by-side to create a "rail zone" for the riders to hit as many times as they like within their twenty minute set. Riders are judged on the difficulty and style of their tricks and their best two scores make up their final result.

FREE entry and FREE food for all those who compete! Competition is open to Snowboarders only and divisions are 15 and Under, 16plus, Girls and OPEN. There will be plenty of prizes! 

Registration is 9:00am in the Mountainside Conference Center at Main Lodge. If you're under 18 years old, you must bring a parent with you to sign your waiver. Lift Ticket required to compete. Don't forget to wear your helmet! 

Schedule:
9:00am - Registration in the Mountainside Conference Center
10:00 - Practice
10:35am - Contest Meeting
10:45-12:45pm - Preliminary riding
12:45-1:15pm - Lunch
1:20-3:00pm - Finals
3:30-4:00pm - Awards and Product Toss

Not competing? Volcom's Peanut Butter and Rail Jam is an awesome event for spectators, viewable from the Main Lodge Sundeck or right on the snow!
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Whether it's one last party before the start of the semester or your first long weekend of 2012, Mammoth Mountain is the place to spend your MLK Holiday. This Big Winter Weekend is loaded with events. 

Head to Hyde Lounge when you get to town on Friday night for the official weekend kickoff party featuring special guest DJs and the best VIP table service in town.

On Saturday, the Volcom Peanut Butter & Rail Jam returns to the slopes right in front of Main Lodge. This all-ages snowboard contest is your chance to chase a paycheck with your skills on the snow or just take it all in from the Sundeck. 

Be sure to grab dirt-cheap advance tickets to the Mammoth Concert Series, which brings to town the vintage punk sound of The Soft Pack and the electro-pop of Handsome Furs. The show at Canyon Lodge is Saturday night, and pre-sale tickets are only $10. 

Hyde is once again the place to be after the show, where you'll bump elbows with the beautiful people and hear the best DJs in the west- not to mention they host the official afterparty for the concert.

Hyde Lounge : 9pm doors / 10pm show

Mammoth Concert Series presents Handsome Furs and The Soft Pack!

Date: Saturday, January 14
Location: Hyde Lounge
Time: Doors at 9pm / Show at 10pm
Age:  21 and over

800.Mammoth to purchase tickets.

VIP Bottle Service is available, please email hydemammothtables@sbe.com

Click the link below for more information including where to purchase tickets.

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Sat Jan 14: GS - Skiers & Snowboarder, location & time TBA, registration in Roma's
Sun Jan 15: SL - Skiers & Snowboarders, location & time TBA, registration in Roma's
Mon Jan 16: TBA
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The Village at Mammoth : 4pm

It's officially time to pray for snow. Get out your retro ski clothes, ritualistically burn ski wax, climb the mountains to do your best snow dance and to give your offerings to the snow gods!

The Mammoth Lakes Chamber of Commerce and The Village at Mammoth are teaming up to do their part to bring on the winter storms in Mammoth!  Come help us "wake up winter" on Sunday, January 15 beginning at 4pm.  Enjoy a live show in the Plaza by "The Tearaways, sacrifice your Skis/Snowboards and there's even a chance to win some prizes!  

Partake in the bonfire fun by creating your own cardboard cut-out of skis or a snowboard.  Decorate your design and bring it on down to the plaza at 5:30pm.  Wooden skis/snowboards are welcome, too!  There will be a prize for the best sacrificial cut-out and a raffle.  We'll see you there!
 

Evening Schedule of Events:

o    4-7pm - FREE concert in the Plaza featuring "The Tearaways"
o    5:30-6pm -Pray for snow bonfire ceremony in the Village Plaza
o    6-7pm - Evening party by the bonfire and more live music from "The Tearaways"

Hyde Lounge in the Village at Mammoth : 10pm

Enjoy the Hyde Apres all day happy hour featuring the NFL Playoffs starting at 1pm and at 10pm join the party for a special MLK edition of HYDE NIGHTS - PRAY FOR SNOW BLOWOUT featuring DJ ECTO COOLER.


VIP Bottle Service tables are available.  Please email: hydemammothtables@sbe.com 

Hyde Lounge in the Village at Mammoth : 1pm

Enjoy an all day happy hour with Hyde Apres.  Sunday will feature specials all day long and the NFL Playoffs on our flat screen TV's at 1pm.  Stick around  late night for a special MLK edition of HYDE NIGHTS.  We're thinking white with the PRAY FOR SNOW BLOWOUT party featuring DJ ECTO COOLER.

VIP Bottle Service tables are available.  Please email: hydemammothtables@sbe.com

For Information call (760) 934-0795

The Village at Mammoth : 4pm

Meb Keflezighi -2012 Olympic Trials Marathon Winner

Come celebrate Meb Keflezighi's Olympic Marathon Trials VICTORY!

Meb will represent the US Olympic Team once again in London this summer and we want to bring him home after his big trials win in Houston this past Saturday with a warm Mammoth Lakes welcome!

Tuesday January 17 (Back-up day the 18th)
The Village at Mammoth
4-6 p.m. with a ceremony at 5 p.m. to welcome Meb home
Live Music from Jeffrey James & the Wanted Gang

Stay tuned to Visit Mammoth on Facebook
for any changes to the event and schedule.

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Juniper Springs, Mammoth Mountain Inn and The Village Lodge : 4pm

Celebrate National Safety Awareness Week at Mammoth!

Gather friends and family to join Woolly for Après Ski refreshments, a lesson in on-hill Safety and a fun Safety Coloring Contest! Don't forget to bring your camera to get your picture taken with Woolly!

Après with Woolly will take place January 20 and 21.  Meet in the Lobby of Mammoth Mountain Inn, Juniper Springs or The Village Lodge at 4pm to participate.

For a complete list of Safety Week Activities please follow the link below:
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For details please contact the Mammoth Mountain Ski Team at 760-934-0795

Note:

These Far West Masters races scheduled as 5 SG  Friday - Sunday Jan 20 - 22 to were changed to 3 GS Saturday & Sunday Jan 21 & 22 due to the snow coverage. Entry procedures will remain the same.

Any questions call us @ 760 934-0642 or e-mail  racedepartement@mammoth-mtn.com

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If you're new to skiing/snowboarding you'll love half price lessons at Mammoth! For this week only, January 22-27 we're offering a sweet discount on full day and 2 day lessons to support Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month!

Our team of talented instructors along with plenty of beginner terrain provides a the perfect environment for anyone to experience their first moves on the snow, whether it's the basics of balance or simply improving your skills.

Recently, the US Forest Service has teamed up with Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month to support winter outdoor activity and encourage children and adults to learn how to ski and/or snowboard by taking lessons from professional instructors. According to Forest Service data, alpine skiing is the second most popular recreation on Forest Service land.

Click the link to book your half price lesson today!
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For more information, please contact Christine Souza: 760.934.0791 or e-mail: csouza@disabledsportseasternsierra.org  ...More Info

For details please contact the Mammoth Mountain Ski Team at 760-934-0795

28- GS June Mtn. TBA
29- SL 10am Skiers only, SBX 12:30 pm
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Mammoth Mountain : Registration 7am; Competition at 10

Compete in the first ever Unbound Series Rail Jam at Main Lodge!  Registration begins at 7am in Roma's Room and the competition starts at 10am.  There will be giveaways and a product toss after the event ends! 

* weather and conditions permitting

Mammoth Mountain : Registration 7am; Competition at 10am

This USASA sanctioned Halfpipe event is open to everyone. Lift Ticket/Pass required; USASA membership required (memberships can be purchased at registration). Please call 760.934.2571 x 3174 for further details.

Registration begins at 7am in Roma's Room at Main Lodge.
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Two days worth of racing.
Two FIS Style GS Races will count for a single race each run.

Happy Hour at Lakanuki from 4-6 pm.

It's not too late to sign up!  ...More Info