Mammoth Mountain Bike Park Opener Set for May 22
Mark your calendar, schedule your tune-up and grab your crew; the Mammoth Mountain Bike Park is set to open for the year on May 22. A number of improvements and events are on tap for the Mammoth Bike Park in 2015, including the USA Cycling Mountain Biking National Championships, which moves to Mammoth this July.
“From the world’s best riders to those just getting started, we’ve got something new for everyone this summer,” said Gabe Taylor, Bike Park Marketing Manager. “As the host of the National Championships and the Kamikaze Bike Games, we’ll welcome the mountain biking elite to Mammoth. But we’re just as excited to be welcoming total beginners to the sport. Discovery Zone has been a massive hit, it’s such a comfortable learning experience, and we’re working hard to make it even better.”
Improvements
New this year, the Bike Park Basecamp adjacent to the Gondola at Main Lodge will provide the perfect setting to gather after a ride. With outdoor seating, bike tuning stands, snacks and locally brewed beer available for purchase, it’s an ideal post-ride venue.
A shiny new fleet of Trek demo bikes will also be ready for opening day. With offerings including Trek’s top-of-the-line downhill and enduro bikes, the demo team will have riders of all levels outfitted and ready to hit the park.
Events
At several points throughout the summer, the mountain biking world will converge on Mammoth. July 15-19 the mountain will welcome the USA Cycling Mountain Biking National Championships. Spectators can expect a full weekend of entertainment and competition as gravity, enduro and cross country champions are crowned.
The Kamikaze Bike Games will return Sept. 24-27 in what has become one of the can’t miss events on the mountain biking calendar. Fusing mountain biking’s past with its present, the weekend long celebration features legends of the sport competing alongside current stars.
Season Passes
For the first time this year Mammoth Mountain Bike Park season pass holders also have the option of adding season-long access to the bike park at Snow Summit. For more information, or to purchase a bike park pass, call 800.MAMMOTH.
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Maybe, more people would use them, and more people would come up there if they ran a canyon chair. Hard to say, but even people who work for Mammoth will tell you the summer ops are extremely miss managed. They'd be better off not running 2 and run 16 with a better shuttle between 2 and main.