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MTB Gallery: One run at Mammoth Mountain

Sep 28, 2016

We took a weekend trip to Mammoth, California this fall to ride the local gran fondo, but first, we wanted to check out the growing bike park, which now is clocked at 3,500 acres with 80 miles of singletrack. Here's a look at one run down this iconic mountain. Photo: Peter Morning

First, to get to the summit, ride the Panorama Gondola, which is appropriately named for its expansive views of the eastern Sierra mountains. Photo: Peter Morning

The mountain's peak rests 11,053 feet above sea level, making it the tallest ski resort (or mountain bike resort) in California. Photo: Peter Morning

Right off the top, there's nothing but thin air, rocks, and moon dust. Photo: Peter Morning

A lot of the singletrack from the peak is rough, loose, and natural, but Mammoth has been finding ways to mix in jumps and other new-school features. Photo: Peter Morning

Although Mammoth Lakes has a modest population a bit over 8,000 people, the resort hosts a 10-event town race series, which is casual, fun, and best of all, free. Photo: Peter Morning

Mammoth is a five-hour drive from either San Francisco or Los Angeles, but the mountains nearby are vast, rugged, and undevelopped. Yosemite National Park is nearby, on the other side of the ridge. Photo: Peter Morning

Of course, we had to ride a bit of the iconic Kamikaze racecourse. In 1985, Bill Cockroft, now a member of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, organized the first Kamikaze downhill. The high-speed event lives on as part of the annual Kamikaze Games in September. And yes, it is scary-fast. Photo: Peter Morning

A ride from the top takes you through a variety of terrain, getting into pine forests down lower on trails like Shock Treatment. Photo: Peter Morning

From the top of Mammoth, you can ride trails all the way back to the town of Mammoth Lakes, almost 3,000 feet of descending. Photo: Peter Morning

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