A snowboarder catches air at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. In 2004, 1.5 million skiers and snowboarders rode Mammoths lifts second in the nation only to Vail, Colo. (Genaro Molina / LAT)
A grizzly statue greets Village shoppers. (Genaro Molina / LAT)
Skiers and snowboarders head for the Thunderbound Express ski lift at Mammoth Mountain. With an unusually long ski season and relatively temperate weather, the weekends can get crowded 15,000 visitors most Saturdays (Genaro Molina / LAT)
Skiers head down one of the resorts highest points. (Genaro Molina / LAT)
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Try any top run that isnt Cornice. (Rick Loomis / LAT)
