Press Release
November 4, 1999
Mammoth Mountain, CA – California’s most popular mountain resort has invested $20 million in capital improvements
this summer on Mammoth Mountain. As part of the five-year $130 million resort improvement campaign, a number of
major projects are being completed including a new gondola system and lower gondola station, an additional high-speed
quad, and expanded snowmaking.
The completion of the Panorama Gondola project signals the conclusion of the two-year project to renovate Mammoth’s
gondola system. The top section of Panorama debuted in 1998, whisking skiers and boarders from Mid Chalet to Mammoth’s
11,053-foot peak in state of the art eight-passenger high-speed cabins. This year Mammoth unveils the lower section
of Panorama, completing the lift that carries guests over 2,000-feet in under nine minutes. A new building, Panorama
Station, has been constructed to house the base of the Lower Panorama Gondola. The 13,500 square foot building
is located between the Main Lodge and the Mammoth Mountain Inn, adjacent to the bronze woolly statue. Woollywood,
Mammoth Kids Sports Center, will take over the entire first floor of Panorama Station, while the second floor will
host lift ticket sales and skier services. The location of Panorama Station allows easier access points for guests
just starting their day and for parents delivering children to Woollywood.
Beginning skiers and snowboarders will get a quick lift from the Discovery Chair, an express quad that replaces
Chairs 11 and 27. The addition of this high-speed detachable quad servicing the beginner terrain at the Main Lodge
will help newcomers improve skills quickly by allowing more time on the slopes and less time on the lift.
Mammoth’s already extensive snowmaking network is getting a boost this year with an added 62 acres of coverage.
The addition of snowmaking on Roller Coaster, Avalanche, Clover Leaf, School Yard, Little Bird, and Downhill on
the east side of Mammoth Mountain will ensure early season openings at Canyon Lodge.
Mammoth’s Unbound Terrain Parks are expanding with two new halfpipes, a new park at Canyon Lodge, the continuation
of the park on Roller Coaster West, and a new Super PipeDragon. The addition of the park at Canyon Lodge and the
continuation of the Roller Coaster West park allows Mammoth to offer terrain features for all ages and abilities.
The newest park and halfpipe will be located on School Yard and, as the name implies, will cater primarily to lower
level riders. South Park, located on Roller Coaster West, was applauded last season by intermediate riders not
quite ready for the enormity of the park at Main Lodge. The Super PipeDragon is a state-of-the-art halfpipe building
machine that will enable the Unbound crew to sculpt the best halfpipes in the west! Continued improvements to our
freeride terrain parks give skiers and snowboarders the time and space to spread their wings.
These major construction projects are just the beginning. Mammoth visitors can also expect to see minor modifications
to the Mid Chalet building and Main Lodge dining facilities, slope renovation in preparation for future construction
projects, and a sundeck at the Yodler Bar & Pub.
Mammoth California is the leading four-season mountain resort in California. The company owns and operates Mammoth
Mountain, June Mountain, Tamarack Lodge and Cross-Country Resort, Mammoth Snowmobile Adventures, Mammoth Mountain
Bike Park, Mammoth Mountain Inn and also operates Sierra Meadows Ranch, Juniper Springs Lodge and Sierra Star Golf
Club in Mammoth Lakes, California. For more information on Mammoth California, call 800-MAMMOTH or visit our web
site at www.mammothmountain.com.
Contact: Joani Saari, (760) 934-0645