Wisetrips Travel Blog

I originally planned to leave San Jose by 13:00 for the December return trip to Mammoth Mountain, arriving in Mammoth Lakes around 19:00. However, due to Bay Area traffic and road closures on 89 South (which Google Maps did not initially anticipate), we had to drive farther on 89 East, then follow 395 South to Mammoth. Fortunately, the roads were reasonably clean, though 89 had many sharp turns. …

My son has always talked about the beautiful powder conditions at Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort , but I never had the opportunity to go there. However, with his high school ski week vacation from February 17-22, I decided to see if it would be possible to visit Mammoth Mountain. At first, I considered driving there, but the 6.5-hour trip from San Jose would be tedious and undesirable. The drive would be much farther than Kirkw…