May 24-25th, 2013

Location: Mammoth Mountain, California

Weather: Californian Perfection…

Riders: Skier666, lil’666, S.P.C and a brief encounter with MildBill

Photographers: Skier666

POV VIDEO Memorial Day Memoir @MammothMountain (4 year old kid remix) – 05/25/13 – – – yep, filmed entirely by my son 🙂

Memorial Day Memoir @MammothMountain (4 year old kid remix) – 05/25/13 from skier666 on Vimeo.

Music: Dub Phizix & Skittles – ‘I’m A Creator’

Java Porn: Strongest brew to get me through two days skiing with a 4 year old

Synopsis:

It’s a typical skiing pov story about a father and his son taking a ski adventure yet through the eyes of the 4 year old. The location is Mammoth Mountain, California at the end of May 2013. What does a 4 year old like to ski anyway? Will the footage even come out? Is he tall enough? Will his skis make it in the shot? So many questions, so little answers. That is…until now.

It’s astonishing that we’d make it this far given the horrible snow year in the Sierra Nevada but Mammoth skied actually quite well. Lapping groomers off of Chair 1 (Broadway), the wide open corn groomer of Stump Alley off of Chair 6 (Unbound), to the race course lines off of Chair 3 (Facelift), to the soft steeps of the top of the Gondola & Chair 23…we had plenty of options to keep us entertained as a team.

Thanks Mammoth Mountain for all the snow-farming, salting, grooming…you definitely live up to the title of the Spring skiing in California.

MAY IS A BUSY MONTH::

Napping in parking garages…

Giants games…

Bitchin’ seats…

Fogless days? Check!

May 6th random high altitude snow…

The Mrs. turns 25…again…

A few days in Palm Springs without the kids…

Hammocking at the Parker…

Eating food in a concrete bunker…

Natural Classroom Tuesday in the Presidio…

May 16th – yet another quick storm takes aim…but too little too late for this season…

Little Miss Parker turns 2!

which all leads to…’SHALL WE GO SKIING?’

Headed East on HWY 120…

With Sonora and Tioga Pass open (rare for this time of year)…S.P.C takes a photo…

The hairpin below Sonora Pass is looking a bit dry this year…

Leavitt Peak and the Y holding some snow in the distance…

First time and…so…very…thrilled…

View of Leavitt Meadows to the Sawtooths is always calming….

Moving truck hitting Sonora Pass for the first time…

The next morning, the boy finally skis Mammoth!

Given the year’s snowfall, this looks AMAZING!

We’re ready for two days of riding…

Bluebird, firm mornings, nobody around…

How many runs until we get donuts?

Damn, that was fast!

Long laps off of Chair 3 to the bottom!

Dad shows off on his Slalom skis…

This 4 year old’s goal was to ride Chair 23…

Goal attained!

Here’s the snow base at the Summit for May 24th, 2013…

Gondola laps down to Broadway with some help down Cornice Bowl groomer…

Classic edge testing with The Minarets watching from afar…

Proof S.P.C was there for the tour…

Yeah bro, gettin’ low….

Time for a healthy lunch!

Starting to slush up!

Little Bro Shreddin’…

Hangman’s freshies…

Corned bliss on Climax…

Whoop de doo slayage!

Dad makes a Deathwish carve…

Laps on St. Anton without a single soul…

Stump Alley for the win…slush corduroy at 1pm…

‘Ok, then show us how its done’…

Sorry bro but you need to grow…

Crazy Apres Ski….

I saw his leg move…

Day #2 looking just as fine…

Early morning edge cleaning on Silver Tip…

The little bro finds his new favorite shortcut to Mambo…

End of California lift-served WARRIORS!

Doesn’t look like CLimax melted overnight…

This is California…

CLEAR THE RUN!!!!!

GS Race training…

Yep, these are still here…

A race with MildBill….

MildBill completing a quad burning exercise….

St. Anton again for the win….

Andy’s Double Gold showing signs of snow death…

Another Stump Alley lap to ourselves…

Hey Dad! Wooly says that we need to hit up some jumps…

Big Air competition…

Now even better with POV!

Great trip Dad!

This is for our troops!

First Mo-Mart experience…in one HELL of an outfit

Powerhouse looking pretty dire…

A bit brighter on Ellery Bowl, but poor for the end of May…

Time to head westward toward SF…