Mammoth in Pictures: It's Easy to See Why it's Hard to Leave

This is the way we adjust our touring bindings.
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Look out for that snow around those bushes, you junk show.
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Beacon on, check.
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Oops, was I supposed to wait?
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Once you get the hang of it, touring is super efficient.
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At the summit of our backcountry touring adventure.
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Two warm hams head into the backcountry.
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Try to keep skis flat to the fall line when the going gets steep.
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Skin goes on, ski goes up.
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Howie of Sierra Mountain Guides impressing us with his geo knowledge.
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At The Mill Café on Mammoth Mountain, you can either get the chili in a bread bowl or wish you had.
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Mammoth Tavern in town.
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Mammoth Tavern's take on a Moscow Mule.
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Clocktower Cellar "beer guy" who made my whiskey drink. Everybody's nice here, even when you're so obviously a tourist.
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Dry Creek Bar at Mammoth Mountain Inn serves up a mean cocktail with a view to match.
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Downloading the lift at June Mountain.
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Enjoying the serenity touring back to June Mountain.
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Want to ski that? Maybe next time...
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Up we go!
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Making our way back down after touring up.
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Besides a powder day, you couldn't ask for much better than this.
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Our locally-made touring vehicles for the day.
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Mammoth had us at the airport already.
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Back on June Mountain, the spring conditions left a bit to be desired.
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Getting ready to make our backcountry descent after a couple hours' climb.
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Wide open bowls and technical terrain off Mammoth's awesome Chair 23.
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Even socked in, Mammoth is magical.
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Even the flight attendants to and from Mammoth Lakes airport were cool, giving my boot bag it's own seat and row.
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