Mammoth is an awesome Mountain. Maybe the best.
Heavenly and Sierra aren't even in the same league.

Sierra blows..

With that said. If it's snowing expect a long and treacherous drive fromn
South Lake to Mammoth Lakes. Plan on 5 hours in bad weather and AWD
required! Also, if the weather is bad, most of Mammoth is above treeline
so visibility is a big problem and the summit will not be open; if it is
clear and the summit is open Mammoth rocks!!

Otoh, if you just ride park Mammoth has a high speed quad that services the
Super Park and visibility is not a problem in the lower elevations.

Parking is a problem at Mammoth but crowds aren't..

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Hi everyone,

We are heading out to Tahoe in January, this is our first trip out west
and
are planning on snow boarding at Heavenly on a Friday and then getting out
of there on Saturday and Sunday. We are thinking about going down to
Mammoth
on Saturday, are the weekend crowds real bad on the weekends? We were also
thinking of sierra at Tahoe.

Thanks,
Kevin