A Portrait of a Snowboarder: Chris Hernandez
A Portrait of a Snowboarder: Chris Hernandez from Monica Prelle on Vimeo. Chris Hernandez went snowboarding at Mammoth Mountain on December 15, 2009, just like he always does — “by himself.” He woke…
JLA Banked Slalom Slays the Fun
The JLA Banked Slalom was rowdy to say the least — a super epic awesome rowdy good time. Almost ten years after snowboarder Jeff Anderson died, his family created the inaugural event, which…
The Best Powder Day Ever
It was one of those characteristic bluebird powder days, the kind that Mammoth Mountain had over and over again in the 2005/06 season. That morning was particularly cold and the snow was sugary…
La Niña on Steroids
La Niña on Steroids: Cold Temperatures and Record Snow Accumulations A series of epic storms hit the Pacific coast in December causing power outages, road closures and massive snow accumulation in the Sierra…
STOKE: Surfing Mammoth’s Snow
Standing atop Mt. Morgan South we enjoyed blissful silence. Weeks of relentless snowstorms blessed the Sierra last winter, and finally there was a break long enough to let the snow settle. The north-facing…
On Matterhorn Peak: An Ode to Spring Skiing
It takes a crazy sort of patience and determination to backcountry snowboard on a cold, spring morning. Traversing up an off-cambered slope, my splitboards hardly held an edge. Frozen, icy conditions can be…
Mount Ritter 13,157 feet: A Photo Essay
Photo by Jon Carlton Photo by Jon Carlton Photo by Jon Carlton
