Kiwis vs Aussies

Most people that pick from my accent that I don’t come from America will ask me where I’m from. Others will ask if I’m Kiwi or Aussie whilst a few are brave enough to guess where I’m from right off the bat. It seems people are reluctant to offend me and those that guess I’m from […]


Mammoth Photo 30 Oct

Yippee, it’s always so fun to wake up to snow on the ground! Mother Nature added some white stuff last night, and the guns are going again today. Chair Two


Snow making has begun at Mammoth

In the last week or so temperatures at Mammoth Lakes have dropped and it feels like winter is not that far away. In fact, Mammoth Mountain plans to be open in two weeks today, fingers crossed. Snow making started on Broadway a couple of days ago and hopefully mother nature brings us some snow tomorrow […]


Mammoth Photo 27 Oct

After waking up to a balmy 21F (-5C) it was no surprise that the guns had been going all night and nothing has melted.


Mammoth Photo 26 Oct

The snowmaking has begun!


Mammoth Photo 25 Oct

Howling winds and freezing rain last night added a bit of snow to the top! It’s definitely starting to feel less like fall and more like winter…


Pre season training for skiing (part two)

In part one I looked at ways to do some pre season training that simulated real skiing. Most of these involved some expensive equipment or a fair degree of risk hurting yourself. This article will look at some other (perhaps more realistic) things you can do to get into shape for skiing. Here’s a few […]


Pre season ski training for winter (part one)

Winter is not for away and you have to get in shape for the season ahead, right? Unless you are a hemisphere hopper and chase the snow around all year, you are going to have to prepare on ‘dry land’.  So to come up with some ideas I did a bit of reaserch on the […]


First snow of the season at Mammoth

In my last post I mentioned some snow was in the forecast. Here are some pictures from yesterday up at the mountain. Should be enough to get anyone excited, except for those that don’t like snow of course! I arrived back a week ago. A week can be a long time in politics but as […]


Mammoth opening day for skiing is set for November 11th!

The official opening date for Mammoth Mountain is November the 11th. That is just over one month away! Of course this is dependant on mother nature giving us some snow or cold enough temperatures to allow the snow making team to make the stuff. As I look out my window now it’s raining so I’m […]