I live in Mammoth and grew up on this mountain. When you dropped into Felipes, I knew there has not been enough snow this season to make the rocks you have to clear easy. You split the rocks like a complete hero. Not much hesitation, and you made it look easy. I know first hand, that it was not. Kudos to your skills. Yes, Mammoth is underrated an not really known out side of southern CA circles.
Had to watch this one again, @sheepdawg6946 I think that's probably as steep as it gets for Mammoth and Lucas just skipped through the rocks like it was a groomer.
Got a 1 year old in daycare, and stuck in the Midwest. An awesome ski trip is not in my near future plans, so I'll be living vicariously through these videos. Thanks for making them, and congrats on building this channel. Keep it up.
Don't worry AJ, enjoy the kids while you can! The time will fly by faster then you realize. Your time will come. Last of four just graduated college and moved out. Got back skiing 10 yrs ago after 15 yr hiatus. Just turned 59, plenty of time left! Cheers!
What Lucas is skiing is steeper than it appears. I've skied pretty much all these runs, great selections. What makes these runs pretty treacherous is the steepness and rocks all around you or trees. Thanks for the vid, brought back some of the most epic ski trip memories I've had to Mammoth. One trippy thing when you go to Mammoth is waking up to the dynamite blast, they use to eliminate avalanch risk after a good snowfall. Mammoth should definitely be on the bucket list for any advanced skier or beginner as well, they have runs for all levels of skiers. I highly recommend skiiing Dave's Run after a good snowfall, huge bowl near the top, backside of Mammmoth can have alot of uncut powder to find. If you get a chance DO GO TO Jacksonhole Wyoming my friends, you won't be disappointed, one of the best powder skiing experiences I've ever had. Cheers Lucas!!
sorry for the late upload! my laptop kept crashing but after an OS update, it seems to be working .... for now. on a side note, mammoth is definitely one of the sickest places i've ever been to!
Hope the update fixed it. If you have never cleaned the fans on your laptop you should shoot some compressed air through the vents to clean all the dust off the heat sinks, it may be overheating. Overtime the compound between heat sinks and what they are cooling can shrink which causes the related items to not cool properly. The fix is disassembly and reapplication of the compound. These are just a couple possibilities if these symptoms continue in the future. Good luck!
The skis used these days crack me up! They're like water skis compared to my old downhill racing skis of the 70's and 80's! Gr8 vids! I sure do miss screaming down the slopes....get to relive it thru you guys' eyes/lens! Cheers! 🍻
Just a quick shout out. I can't ell you how much I enjoy the videos. When I'm stressed I watch and take comfort in the fact that their are guys out there doing this. It motivates me. Thank You.
If you come back at higher tide, try Kiwi Flats. It's above and looker's right of Philippe's, and merges into it. Get to it by continuing to traverse along the back of the ridge beyond Paranoids 3/4 (you approached from P3 and traversed through P4 the first time you hit Phillipe's, and then came straight down P4 the second). Nice runs - I've only dropped Phillipe's in low snow like that a few times and that gap is no joke. Some other things to try at higher tide are Werner's, Searby's, Junior's, Balls to the Wall, Varmit's Nest, Huevos, and Hangman's (in very roughly decreasing order of excitement, depending on snow) from Gondola 2. There's also a massive amount of stuff in the Dragon's Back and Wazoo areas, in between the lines that your skied. BTW I'm 99.9% sure that you actually skied the looker's-right-most Back chute at 13:00 rather than one of the two Head chutes. I had the same misconception about what I'd skied until a longtime local straightened me out. Other must-skis are the Avalanche Chutes and adjacent runs (esp between Avy2 and Avy3) off 22, and Hemlock Ridge on the backside. And then there are all sorts of secret hits and/or lift-accessed backcountry runs (I refuse to use the s-word). One of the things that I love most about Mammoth is that in addition to the challenging runs, it's a great place to just blast through wide open wind-buff as fast as you want. I used to ride that mountain on 213 cm Super-Gs (Derek in the race dept hooked a lot of people up with Wolf SGs back then), and they worked.
Thanks for featuring my favorite chair in the world. I've been skiing Mammoth since 1978 when I was 11. Chair 23 was installed in 81 or 82. We were soooooooo stoked when we knew it was getting installed! Next time make sure you spend at least half a day on Chair 22.
I am 65 and I have been skiing since I was a kid. Mammoth is my favorite go to mountain since I live in California. I have been skiing those steep runs at Mammoth starting back in the 70’s and we did not wear helmets back then and we used ski leashes with those very long thin skis. I took some wild scary falls when I was younger. I got into ski racing and I enjoyed that too. I miss skiing. Now that I am older I only ski a few times a year. I am glad you got to experience Mammoth. There is no place better after a fresh snow fall. Have a fun season.
You make everybody that can’t ski everyday happy to watch your videos to bring back memories and your also so nice to very viewer that you meet on the slopes thank you for making your videos and all the stoke you give!!!
Been skiing Mammoth all my life and you covered in a day what would take me a week. You deserve the Jacuzzi after that day. What an awesome way to live.
Wow, amazing video. How awesome to see Lucas shredding the mountain so many of us in the comment section grew up on and have been waiting patiently for. The heart beat the slow motion split at Philippes. Thank you Lucas. Bravo
I was worried about how you were going to navigate that narrow, rocky gap on Phillipe but you came through...and then you did it again! Nerves of steel! Mammoth is impressive. Great video!
I was fortunate to ski Mammoth regularly from 2001 to 2018. You did a great job of capturing its offerings. And yes, chase a storm there and you'll be SO glad you did! Cheers from New Mexico
I’m impressed you found Phillipe’s your first time at Mammoth. That line is no joke. I’ve been a Tahoe local for over 20 years, but Mammoth is one of my all time favorites for its good snow and steep, consistent terrain. I love your videos. You do a great job of capturing the essence of the ski areas.
Awesome vid, Lucas! I started skiing Mammoth back in the early 60s when none of that terrain was accessible by chair. AAMOF, I was part of the crew that put in the first gondola up to the cornice in like about '66. It's since been replaced. I'll be back there in March '23, but I don't think I'll be doing your run! :)
I clicked out and climbed down the rocks at Philippes a couple of times but with good snow that makes a pretty cool jump. When it gets a little more snow, you wouldn't need to stop and would be going back again and again. It's a great steep rocky chute. Nice video.
As a lift mechanic at mammoth back in the early 2000's Chiar 23 was one of my lifts. Skiing the "noids" pre public was the reward for shagging rime ice off that lift and shoveling out the upper terminal (which has some super sweet trap doors to dump the snow out of). Nice skiing.
I just skied Phillippe's for the first time last weekend with my nine-year-old son and I (not him) was scared shite-less. There was a lot more snow for us and I STILL didn't have the confidence to make a single turn until it opened up below. Granted, I'm a mediocre middle-aged man skier, so I'm only typing this to say that, from experience, this trail is SO MUCH STEEPER than it looks in these videos and that Lucas HANDLES IT LIKE A LEGEND! His two jumps through the rocks makes me want to vomit.
Great video man! Glad you loved it, been boarding Mammoth for 20+ years and depending on how much snow there is sometimes you just can't get certain places. When there's a big dump, the Hemlock bowls can be pretty sick on the backside when there's just tons of snow. Lots of fun back there. Nice lines!
You picked the perfect time to visit Mammoth! To have this snow quality and no wind are rare days here. I have been up for a few days and some of the best conditions I have experienced in my close to 40 years skiing Mammoth. You absolutely killed those lines!
Great! You made it! When the snow in there gets wind-blown and wind-groomed, it's incredible. Now, to complete your experience, you *must* come back in May for the spring skiing. Do you like hot buttered corn (snow)? ☺️ It's incredible. If it's a good year, you can ski July 4th.... 👍😎
Dude, Phillipe's is legendary and infamous for being one of the toughest lines at Mammoth. It's absolutely wild that you did it twice in one day! Next visit, check out Kiwi Flats (there are some great videos of it on youtube). It's one of the gnarliest inbounds lines in California and definitely the hardest at the Mammoth!
I am posting on my wifes account. Mammoth is the best. I started going there in 1985 in high school. Back then lift tickets were $20 a da along with big bear. Growing up in san diego we are spoiled,. Skied mammoth through college as well. Great video man.
Wow dude what a kickass mountain. Can't wait to check it out someday. You are really rolling man and with like 40 days already this season you have got to be feeling strong. Thanks for bringing us along on another great adventure on another awesome mountain! Thank you.
SICK SICK SICK!!! Just wow Lucas. Man that was awesome. I don’t just mean the video. Hats off to you! Those chutes got tight and you handle them like a boss! Loved that behind POV through the tress as well. Great great vid! Safe travels!
happy to hear how much you like mammoth!! feel like the mountain does not get its credit but it has some of the coolest terrain. 10 years of skiing it dozens of times and it never gets old
@@LucasCatania17 Chair 9 is on Mt. Lincoln-- -and down to Canyon's Lodge. Great videos early in season - -I just did one run down Chair 23 after a 19 year absence at 74!! on my full camber 101cm RVL8 KTP Skiboards with snowboard boots and rear entry bindings. No more heavy ski boots for me. Lucas is the real deal ski hero!!! ps. try DPS Phantom Glide - -a SLC ski company --on your Armada bases - -one time base application - - I won't leave the chairlift without it!!!
Nice to see what it's like up there on those double black diamond runs at Mammoth - I love skiing at Mammoth but I'm not good enough to ski down from the top. Thanks!
Aside from the professionals with camera crews, your vids are by far the best shot. I get a feel of how steep and also how lovely the views are. As a Minnesotan who only gets a trip or two out west per year, I live vicariously through your vids. Furthermore, most guys have the camera aimed at their feet or they're mediocre skiers embarrassing themselves. So I really appreciate the high quality. Finally, that gap you nailed at 8:35 (Philippe) was FKN SICK!!!
Great video dude. I’m curious to see you hit this place on a powder, I’ve never really loved the powder snow there myself (Utah skier lol) so I’m curious what you think of it. I will say definitely try to hit this mountain later in the season for some spring skiing. Skiing soft corn snow off chair 23 on a warm day is where it’s at for me it’s so rippable. Unfortunately I’ve only hit 23 couple days because it’s closed a lot cuz mammoth gets tons of crazy weather lol
Amazing footage of Philippes. Jumping the band was very very impressive. I had to pick up someones skiis once right there. It did not work out well for him. But you made it look easy. Keep up the good content. Waiting to see you on Fantasy ridge/Solitude
Ripping! That whole chair 23 side is epic on a pow day. Back on chair 14 or off the backside of the gondola there are some sick zones if you’re willing to hike a bit.
Okay Mammoth looks sick, steeps, great snow, and I saw like nobody else there... I'm stoked to visit. Thanks for sharing, hope your laptop comes back to life!
man its so nice. however i do have to warn u. it gets really crowded, so you need to know where to go. if you stay around chair 23 it never gets super crowded even on the most crowded days. have fun man
Sick video Lucas! You ripped Phillips! The first time I skied that run I went down it with my family not knowing that it usually has a mandatory drop! Lucky it was covered up when we hit it
Where u went to get to dragons back, if u traversed farther you would have gotten to dragons tail which is a super nice steep narrow tree run with great snow.
Your camera angles are awesome! Would love to see a tutorial video on where you set up your camera using what mounts and extensors. I just watched some footage I got from my helmet and it’s either looking at my skis or the trail. Never had full range of view with my gopro10. I had it set up on my helmet the same as how I do it whitewater kayaking and it didn’t work.
Started skiing Mammoth in 1960 . No chair # 23 back then . Only chairs 1 and 2 with chair 12 midway that took you to the Cornius .Over the years has always been my favorite. Wished I could have skiied like you . Inpressive video guy 👍
I don't know if the heart beat at 8:00 is real from the lapel mic or added in post but I felt that LOL!! What an awesome day. Follow cam in the trees is also sick... love that angle. Stay safe man! Hope the laptop gets its act together!!
Lucas we will be skiing past July 4th most likely this year you will love the spring skiing then in the afternoon you can go hiking or other activities... two vacations in one ! Don't forget spring skiing Mount Baldy overlooking the ocean if you can make it in March
aye man just found the channel and love what youre doing and im a snowboarder! i thought of a video idea just to recap the new audience like myself where youre from where you grew up skiing when did your life on the road begin? stuff like that, keep it up man shout out to mammoth my home mountain glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks dude welcome! If the video isn’t about skiing, it doesn’t get watched haha. Stop by the live streams on Wednesday nights and we talk about stuff like that!
Before 23 was built, you had to tuck from the gondola towards the chutes. No matter how fast you ony got partially up the hill, the rest you hiked or skated up. To build the chair they knocked about 15 fee off the top. It was verticle for 10-15 feet to get to the steeps. This was late 70's early 80's. Thanks to modern medicine and two new hips I'll be back there next month.
Mammoth is top 3 for me. You crushed it Lucas. You are probably one of 10 people that even tried Philippes cliff that day. Probably that week! Mammoth is calis best no doubt. That high elevation makes the snow so much better than the Tahoe area.
@@LucasCatania17 THANK YOU So much!! Sorry to ask, but would you mind if I asked (Weight/ height)... Just trying to figure out what size to go with... I weigh about 180 LB/ and I'm 5'9" Tall
Dang bro ! You did Paranoid twice? I would have been happy to survive and run away, lol. Kudos man ! So glad you got to say hi to my daughter that was super cool of you. Mammoth is a special place, so glad you got to rip it there. Keep the Stoke
Mammoth is my favorite, but I usually only ski Big Bear and Mammoth. Next time I suggest to park at the Mill, not main lodge, you can usually get everywhere from there.
Sorry I did not see this until now. If you are ever back in Mammoth, take Stump Alley chair lift up then ski to Broadway or go across on Saint Moritz, either one will drop you off in main area. Your photos are great.
That’s so so sick video. Thank you so much for sharing as always. I’m gonna go to Dragon tail but not Philippe’s for sure. 😂😂😂I'm not ready to jump over the cliff.
never understood how riding somewhere like 5:20 is fun. Snow is horrendous and your skis are un edged as they flex in the couloir. Ill take the steeps and rocks, but you wont catch me there without 4-6" of fresh.
Whoa. That was the most exciting vid yet! I could hear your heart beating in your mic when you went down Philippe’s the first time; mine would have popped out of my chest. 🫣
I live in Mammoth and grew up on this mountain. When you dropped into Felipes, I knew there has not been enough snow this season to make the rocks you have to clear easy. You split the rocks like a complete hero. Not much hesitation, and you made it look easy. I know first hand, that it was not. Kudos to your skills. Yes, Mammoth is underrated an not really known out side of southern CA circles.
thanks man. camera never does it justice.
Yeah, he stopped for about a second before he had that sitch dialed in... perfect fit!
I think you meant 'and'
Had to watch this one again, @sheepdawg6946 I think that's probably as steep as it gets for Mammoth and Lucas just skipped through the rocks like it was a groomer.
I’m from NZ, it’s always been hugely talked about by lots of friends since I was 11
Got a 1 year old in daycare, and stuck in the Midwest. An awesome ski trip is not in my near future plans, so I'll be living vicariously through these videos. Thanks for making them, and congrats on building this channel. Keep it up.
Thank you man. Means a lot. Best of luck with the 1 yo and maybe I’ll see you out there one day
Don't worry AJ, enjoy the kids while you can! The time will fly by faster then you realize. Your time will come. Last of four just graduated college and moved out. Got back skiing 10 yrs ago after 15 yr hiatus. Just turned 59, plenty of time left! Cheers!
If you ride park mainly stay in the Midwest unless you wanna check out mammoth park or Woodward parks because the Midwest has toeropes
What Lucas is skiing is steeper than it appears. I've skied pretty much all these runs, great selections. What makes these runs pretty treacherous is the steepness and rocks all around you or trees. Thanks for the vid, brought back some of the most epic ski trip memories I've had to Mammoth. One trippy thing when you go to Mammoth is waking up to the dynamite blast, they use to eliminate avalanch risk after a good snowfall. Mammoth should definitely be on the bucket list for any advanced skier or beginner as well, they have runs for all levels of skiers. I highly recommend skiiing Dave's Run after a good snowfall, huge bowl near the top, backside of Mammmoth can have alot of uncut powder to find. If you get a chance DO GO TO Jacksonhole Wyoming my friends, you won't be disappointed, one of the best powder skiing experiences I've ever had. Cheers Lucas!!
Thank you Herb! Mammoth is the real deal!🙌🏽
Can we all appreciate how steep this terrain Lucas is skiing! Skiing narly double blacks and still having sick shots and insane footage
Haha thank you Josh. Just doing my duty
It's no joke! I have been using fatmap to check out what stuff he's been riding. It's STEEP...
Phillips' is a legit steep line!
The way you just charge into super steep areas with little to no recon. I’ve skied those areas for 40 years. You crushed Mammoth. Love the channel.
For real! Especially that little jump over those rocks. I personally didn't think that would be attemptable.
sorry for the late upload! my laptop kept crashing but after an OS update, it seems to be working .... for now. on a side note, mammoth is definitely one of the sickest places i've ever been to!
So happy you got to experience it
NO NEED for Sorry
I love mammoth one of my favorite mountains
Hope the update fixed it. If you have never cleaned the fans on your laptop you should shoot some compressed air through the vents to clean all the dust off the heat sinks, it may be overheating. Overtime the compound between heat sinks and what they are cooling can shrink which causes the related items to not cool properly. The fix is disassembly and reapplication of the compound. These are just a couple possibilities if these symptoms continue in the future. Good luck!
@@donrichard4026 too bad Apple makes it so hard for consumers to do diy fixes. Getting one of those laptop cooling pads could maybe help as well
The skis used these days crack me up! They're like water skis compared to my old downhill racing skis of the 70's and 80's! Gr8 vids! I sure do miss screaming down the slopes....get to relive it thru you guys' eyes/lens! Cheers! 🍻
Just a quick shout out. I can't ell you how much I enjoy the videos. When I'm stressed I watch and take comfort in the fact that their are guys out there doing this. It motivates me. Thank You.
thank you ray. means a lot.
Chair 23 remains the best in-bounds terrain I have ever skied. Thanks for recapturing what I felt the first time I rode that lift.
For sure’ thanks for watching!
If you come back at higher tide, try Kiwi Flats. It's above and looker's right of Philippe's, and merges into it. Get to it by continuing to traverse along the back of the ridge beyond Paranoids 3/4 (you approached from P3 and traversed through P4 the first time you hit Phillipe's, and then came straight down P4 the second). Nice runs - I've only dropped Phillipe's in low snow like that a few times and that gap is no joke.
Some other things to try at higher tide are Werner's, Searby's, Junior's, Balls to the Wall, Varmit's Nest, Huevos, and Hangman's (in very roughly decreasing order of excitement, depending on snow) from Gondola 2.
There's also a massive amount of stuff in the Dragon's Back and Wazoo areas, in between the lines that your skied. BTW I'm 99.9% sure that you actually skied the looker's-right-most Back chute at 13:00 rather than one of the two Head chutes. I had the same misconception about what I'd skied until a longtime local straightened me out.
Other must-skis are the Avalanche Chutes and adjacent runs (esp between Avy2 and Avy3) off 22, and Hemlock Ridge on the backside. And then there are all sorts of secret hits and/or lift-accessed backcountry runs (I refuse to use the s-word).
One of the things that I love most about Mammoth is that in addition to the challenging runs, it's a great place to just blast through wide open wind-buff as fast as you want. I used to ride that mountain on 213 cm Super-Gs (Derek in the race dept hooked a lot of people up with Wolf SGs back then), and they worked.
You definitely did Mammoth 🦣 a service by showing just a pinch of the goods. So much epic terrain - you shredded it properly 💯
Thank you John!
Thanks for featuring my favorite chair in the world. I've been skiing Mammoth since 1978 when I was 11. Chair 23 was installed in 81 or 82. We were soooooooo stoked when we knew it was getting installed! Next time make sure you spend at least half a day on Chair 22.
spent a good amount on chair 22 in other videos! sick chair
@@LucasCatania17 I just watched it. Awesome videos. Keep it up!
I am 65 and I have been skiing since I was a kid. Mammoth is my favorite go to mountain since I live in California. I have been skiing those steep runs at Mammoth starting back in the 70’s and we did not wear helmets back then and we used ski leashes with those very long thin skis. I took some wild scary falls when I was younger. I got into ski racing and I enjoyed that too. I miss skiing. Now that I am older I only ski a few times a year. I am glad you got to experience Mammoth. There is no place better after a fresh snow fall. Have a fun season.
wow thanks for sharing. appreciate the support from an experienced skier like yourself.
You make everybody that can’t ski everyday happy to watch your videos to bring back memories and your also so nice to very viewer that you meet on the slopes thank you for making your videos and all the stoke you give!!!
thank you for watching my friend!
Been skiing Mammoth all my life and you covered in a day what would take me a week. You deserve the Jacuzzi after that day. What an awesome way to live.
Thanks man! Was a sick day for sure
Wow, amazing video. How awesome to see Lucas shredding the mountain so many of us in the comment section grew up on and have been waiting patiently for. The heart beat the slow motion split at Philippes. Thank you Lucas. Bravo
thanks man! glad you enjoyed it.
Mammoth is such a sick resort. Glad you got to rip all over and send it down those chutes!! The Stoke Elks continue to deliver
It’s the stoke elks world - we’re just living in it
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All Hail!
I was worried about how you were going to navigate that narrow, rocky gap on Phillipe but you came through...and then you did it again! Nerves of steel! Mammoth is impressive. Great video!
Haha thanks David! Was definitely pretty freaked out up there
Way to get after it on some of the big boy terrain! Catching chair 23 opening after a big storm would be a dream!
Thanks man! Gonna try to chase a storm out here next time.
I was fortunate to ski Mammoth regularly from 2001 to 2018. You did a great job of capturing its offerings. And yes, chase a storm there and you'll be SO glad you did! Cheers from New Mexico
Thanks man! One of my new favorite resorts for sure!
@@LucasCatania17 biggest question here if it beats snowbird 😬
That clip of Phillipe's was so sick, not only the skiing but the video production as well.
I’m impressed you found Phillipe’s your first time at Mammoth. That line is no joke. I’ve been a Tahoe local for over 20 years, but Mammoth is one of my all time favorites for its good snow and steep, consistent terrain. I love your videos. You do a great job of capturing the essence of the ski areas.
thanks so much ryan! i think mammoth was my favorite california resort i went to. kirkwood was fun too!
Awesome vid, Lucas! I started skiing Mammoth back in the early 60s when none of that terrain was accessible by chair. AAMOF, I was part of the crew that put in the first gondola up to the cornice in like about '66. It's since been replaced. I'll be back there in March '23, but I don't think I'll be doing your run! :)
Thanks man! Sounds like a legit place back then!!
I clicked out and climbed down the rocks at Philippes a couple of times but with good snow that makes a pretty cool jump. When it gets a little more snow, you wouldn't need to stop and would be going back again and again. It's a great steep rocky chute. Nice video.
thank you
As a lift mechanic at mammoth back in the early 2000's Chiar 23 was one of my lifts. Skiing the "noids" pre public was the reward for shagging rime ice off that lift and shoveling out the upper terminal (which has some super sweet trap doors to dump the snow out of). Nice skiing.
ah sick story!
What a cool mountain!!
Lucas you are really skiing well.
You are mastering the JJs !!!!!!!
Thank you Chaz!
Held my breath both times you went through Phillipe , oh my gosh! You killed it!
haha thank you courtney!
Some serious terrain off chair 23! Thanks Lucas as always! Hope it provided you with crazy STOKE! ✌️
Thanks breaux! The stoke was ripping
Happy for you bro! Looked amazing! Let’s Goooo 🤘Yewwww
The heartbeat you can hear at 8:00 shows how hard those runs are
yewww
It’ll be less rocky over by the Paranoid Flats and Phillipe’s when there’s more snow. Glad u enjoyed Mammoth and this vlog’s a good one!
I figured it was pretty low snowpack based on some of the videos I watched haha. Especially Phillipes! Thanks for the continued support Regina!
Philippe's was insane; that some of this terrain is in bounds and accessible by lift is unreal. Great skiing, Lucas! Really impressive camera work.
Thank you Andreas! Pretty insane terrain haha
@@LucasCatania17 what did u mean by fresh snow is abad sign?
I just skied Phillippe's for the first time last weekend with my nine-year-old son and I (not him) was scared shite-less. There was a lot more snow for us and I STILL didn't have the confidence to make a single turn until it opened up below. Granted, I'm a mediocre middle-aged man skier, so I'm only typing this to say that, from experience, this trail is SO MUCH STEEPER than it looks in these videos and that Lucas HANDLES IT LIKE A LEGEND! His two jumps through the rocks makes me want to vomit.
Great video man! Glad you loved it, been boarding Mammoth for 20+ years and depending on how much snow there is sometimes you just can't get certain places. When there's a big dump, the Hemlock bowls can be pretty sick on the backside when there's just tons of snow. Lots of fun back there. Nice lines!
Thank you man! Definitely one of the sickest mountains I’ve ever been to
I learned to ski on Mammoth. Glad you had fun Lucas, the top is so much higher than Tahoe, the wind pack stays around for a long time after a storm.
i noticed that! definitely enjoyed mammoth more than tahoe
Glad you enjoyed. Mammoth is like my second home during the winter and you'll be stoked on a powder or storm day
so nice man
This is one of your best videos yet, the wipeout chutesrun looked awesome.
Thanks man!
You picked the perfect time to visit Mammoth! To have this snow quality and no wind are rare days here. I have been up for a few days and some of the best conditions I have experienced in my close to 40 years skiing Mammoth. You absolutely killed those lines!
thank you tom! good day for sure
Great! You made it! When the snow in there gets wind-blown and wind-groomed, it's incredible. Now, to complete your experience, you *must* come back in May for the spring skiing. Do you like hot buttered corn (snow)? ☺️ It's incredible. If it's a good year, you can ski July 4th.... 👍😎
definitely want to make a trip back in the spring
@@LucasCatania17 have an awesome time! Glad to see someone really enjoying as many great areas as possible. Thx.
If someone told me they were doing chair 23 pre-January I'd confirm first if they had health insurance before sharing the pros/cons. Well done!
thank you
Lucas, you ski the gnarliest runs on the mountain everywhere you go. Nice to see what can be done but not by everyone.
thanks man!
So humble and chill after charging stuff I have only looked down, passed, and went down Scotty’s instead 😂
Scotty’s is still sick man!! Good work
Wow....great video......mammoth is my all time favorite.....your editing and skiing an stoke inspires me ......thank you Lucas....yeww
Thank you pat!! Appreciate you watching as always
As a snowboarder, I never ventured out to any of these areas in Mammoth. It looks so nice that I might try skiing just to see them LOL.
Dude, Phillipe's is legendary and infamous for being one of the toughest lines at Mammoth. It's absolutely wild that you did it twice in one day! Next visit, check out Kiwi Flats (there are some great videos of it on youtube). It's one of the gnarliest inbounds lines in California and definitely the hardest at the Mammoth!
Haha I saw kiwi flats! Was definitely gonna try it but there’s not enough snow to ski it at the moment
@@LucasCatania17 Kiwi flats scares me just to look down!
I am posting on my wifes account. Mammoth is the best. I started going there in 1985 in high school. Back then lift tickets were $20 a da along with big bear. Growing up in san diego we are spoiled,. Skied mammoth through college as well. Great video man.
tahnk you!
Wow dude what a kickass mountain. Can't wait to check it out someday. You are really rolling man and with like 40 days already this season you have got to be feeling strong. Thanks for bringing us along on another great adventure on another awesome mountain! Thank you.
Thanks man! Mammoth is no joke. Day 42 today
Right on Lucas !
Getting that Eastern Sierra Boogie . . . !
SICK SICK SICK!!! Just wow Lucas. Man that was awesome. I don’t just mean the video. Hats off to you! Those chutes got tight and you handle them like a boss! Loved that behind POV through the tress as well. Great great vid! Safe travels!
Shawn! Thanks so much my friend. So stoked you like the video and your encouragement with the community as a whole. Appreciate you man.
happy to hear how much you like mammoth!! feel like the mountain does not get its credit but it has some of the coolest terrain. 10 years of skiing it dozens of times and it never gets old
super fun place
Those are some pretty rad lines for a first visit to Mammoth.
Next time, get on Lincoln Mountain for some fun.
sounds good thanks for the rec
@@LucasCatania17 Chair 9 is on Mt. Lincoln-- -and down to Canyon's Lodge. Great videos early in season - -I just did one run down Chair 23 after a 19 year absence at 74!! on my full camber 101cm RVL8 KTP Skiboards with snowboard boots and rear entry bindings. No more heavy ski boots for me. Lucas is the real deal ski hero!!! ps. try DPS Phantom Glide - -a SLC ski company --on your Armada bases - -one time base application - - I won't leave the chairlift without it!!!
Nice to see what it's like up there on those double black diamond runs at Mammoth - I love skiing at Mammoth but I'm not good enough to ski down from the top. Thanks!
thanks for watching!
The BIGGEST drop in this video is Lucas letting us know he plans on getting his skis TUNED UP!!! LFG STOKE SQUAD!!!
Haha knew you’d like that one
@@LucasCatania17 Gotta take care of the Stoke Elk, He takes care of you brother🙏
And you did that when there was bad snow. Its even better with fresh snow!
I adore Mammoth & the Eastern Sierra as a hiker, but just loved watching you ski like a crazy (talented) guy !!
It’s so beautiful out here for sure!
Aside from the professionals with camera crews, your vids are by far the best shot. I get a feel of how steep and also how lovely the views are. As a Minnesotan who only gets a trip or two out west per year, I live vicariously through your vids. Furthermore, most guys have the camera aimed at their feet or they're mediocre skiers embarrassing themselves. So I really appreciate the high quality. Finally, that gap you nailed at 8:35 (Philippe) was FKN SICK!!!
And then you did it again!! Awesome.
thank you eric. really appreciate the support and encouragement with the videos.
Was here last week, the camera does not do justice to how steep these runs are. They really wore me out and you make it look easy.
I just got back from Mammoth. I couldn’t imagine skiing down 23 with a 360cam (..I tried). Love your videos bro. Sick skiing!
thank you jeff!
Great video dude. I’m curious to see you hit this place on a powder, I’ve never really loved the powder snow there myself (Utah skier lol) so I’m curious what you think of it. I will say definitely try to hit this mountain later in the season for some spring skiing. Skiing soft corn snow off chair 23 on a warm day is where it’s at for me it’s so rippable. Unfortunately I’ve only hit 23 couple days because it’s closed a lot cuz mammoth gets tons of crazy weather lol
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it was pretty fun on a pow day too!
Amazing footage of Philippes. Jumping the band was very very impressive. I had to pick up someones skiis once right there. It did not work out well for him. But you made it look easy. Keep up the good content. Waiting to see you on Fantasy ridge/Solitude
thanks man! made a few solitude videos but not fantasy ridge yet
thanks for the awesome videos, I'm headed up there for a week and can't wait to check out this runs.
That’s awesome! Enjoy
Ripping! That whole chair 23 side is epic on a pow day. Back on chair 14 or off the backside of the gondola there are some sick zones if you’re willing to hike a bit.
Thanks dude! Hit 14 the next day but backside of the gondola sounds fun!
Wow..just wow an incredible video and the terrain is sick. I can see how you can fantasize about this. (Very steep)
Thanks bro!
Okay Mammoth looks sick, steeps, great snow, and I saw like nobody else there... I'm stoked to visit. Thanks for sharing, hope your laptop comes back to life!
man its so nice. however i do have to warn u. it gets really crowded, so you need to know where to go. if you stay around chair 23 it never gets super crowded even on the most crowded days. have fun man
@@codyellsworth5053 Great to know, I appreciate you!
Yes dude highly highly recommend! Kind of blew me away!!
Sick video Lucas! You ripped Phillips! The first time I skied that run I went down it with my family not knowing that it usually has a mandatory drop! Lucky it was covered up when we hit it
Haha damn dude what a gnarly surprise that woulda been. Way to crush it tho!!
Where u went to get to dragons back, if u traversed farther you would have gotten to dragons tail which is a super nice steep narrow tree run with great snow.
Thank you man!🤘🏽
man, i thought i had a good home mountain but mammoth looks so f-ing sick dude. keep up the great work on the videos lucas we love to see them
Mammoth is next level. Thanks dude!
Looks like you need to use rock skis for the run. It looks fun. Unfortunately, I never had a chance to ski Mammoth. Thanks for sharing this video!
Your camera angles are awesome! Would love to see a tutorial video on where you set up your camera using what mounts and extensors. I just watched some footage I got from my helmet and it’s either looking at my skis or the trail. Never had full range of view with my gopro10. I had it set up on my helmet the same as how I do it whitewater kayaking and it didn’t work.
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Camera Settings: ua-cam.com/video/_jt3gwui6vc/v-deo.html
Started skiing Mammoth in 1960 . No chair # 23 back then . Only chairs 1 and 2 with chair 12 midway that took you to the Cornius .Over the years has always been my favorite. Wished I could have skiied like you . Inpressive video guy 👍
thanks for the kind words my friend. would have loved to ski mammoth back in the 60's.
Brave man. Tide still a little low and even steeper than it looks. Solid riding!
thanks josh
I don't know if the heart beat at 8:00 is real from the lapel mic or added in post but I felt that LOL!! What an awesome day. Follow cam in the trees is also sick... love that angle. Stay safe man! Hope the laptop gets its act together!!
Haha thanks Dan. Added the heartbeat for dramatic effect :)
looks like the typical hard icy Cali snow. That's why I travel to Utah and Colorado and rarely ski the local stuff.
utah is the best!
@@LucasCatania17 Agreed! There is nothing like Snowbird.
Lucas we will be skiing past July 4th most likely this year you will love the spring skiing then in the afternoon you can go hiking or other activities... two vacations in one ! Don't forget spring skiing Mount Baldy overlooking the ocean if you can make it in March
It was great meeting you and I’m glad you enjoyed my home mountain! Shame you missed night of lights but hope you get back to the west coast soon!
Heck yea awesome meeting you!!
when your skiing at 4:30 sec, the narrow peak, your nuts LOL. good job.... 🍿👍
hah thanks mike!
aye man just found the channel and love what youre doing and im a snowboarder! i thought of a video idea just to recap the new audience like myself where youre from where you grew up skiing when did your life on the road begin? stuff like that, keep it up man shout out to mammoth my home mountain glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks dude welcome! If the video isn’t about skiing, it doesn’t get watched haha. Stop by the live streams on Wednesday nights and we talk about stuff like that!
Duuudddeee. Your 1st day in Mammoth and you OWNED it. You did Phillipe's twice? You are an animal.
Thank you Gerald! I was having lots of fun out there!
Dooode omg … Phillipe’s was NASTY. That jump you had to take to get past those rocks. Bravo. I can’t wait to get out there.
Thanks dude! Definitely one of the sicker chutes I’ve done!
Chair 23 good from now until July 4th. Most years. Awesome vid.
Sick! Gonna be back for sureb
Before 23 was built, you had to tuck from the gondola towards the chutes. No matter how fast you ony got partially up the hill, the rest you hiked or skated up.
To build the chair they knocked about 15 fee off the top.
It was verticle for 10-15 feet to get to the steeps.
This was late 70's early 80's.
Thanks to modern medicine and two new hips I'll be back there next month.
haha thats sick!!
Great video! I really liked the intensity of the threading the needle on phillipes
Thank you mark!
Mammoth is top 3 for me. You crushed it Lucas. You are probably one of 10 people that even tried Philippes cliff that day. Probably that week! Mammoth is calis best no doubt. That high elevation makes the snow so much better than the Tahoe area.
Thanks mark! Good to know! I was wondering why the snow seemed so good up there
Damn. Be safe out there. That was one of the gnarliest lines ive seen you take in the last 2 seasons
Thanks dude. Definitely up there with one of my best
Many years at canyon lodge. What a great place to snowboard with my kids.
sick!!
Holy shitso. That commit at 8:21. You have tree trunks for legs and bowling balls for... well done man.
thanks jimmy!
Dude, you can ski! Love watching you navigate those trees. Great video!
thank you cole!
What a great year last winter was, just for the PNW we had some prime storms and great totals. Looking forward to this winter.
Used to ski Mammoth when it was $27; met founder Dave McCoy while mountain biking one summer.....
damn thats wild!
i gotta say lucas your content is incredible. I introduced you to my father and we can’t stop watching. keep up the good work!
Thanks so much Dylan!!
Can you tell me what type and Size of POWDER Skis you ride and recommend... Looking for an all mountain ski, but mainly for powder.
I ride armada ARV 116 JJ but I’d recommend the Nordica enforcer 110
@@LucasCatania17 THANK YOU So much!! Sorry to ask, but would you mind if I asked (Weight/ height)... Just trying to figure out what size to go with... I weigh about 180 LB/ and I'm 5'9" Tall
Dang bro ! You did Paranoid twice? I would have been happy to survive and run away, lol. Kudos man ! So glad you got to say hi to my daughter that was super cool of you. Mammoth is a special place, so glad you got to rip it there. Keep the Stoke
Yeah paranoid was awesome! I’m sure it only gets better with more snowpack too!
Love Mammoth, it is stunning during Fall also!
Damn gotta check it out then!
Mammoth is my favorite, but I usually only ski Big Bear and Mammoth. Next time I suggest to park at the Mill, not main lodge, you can usually get everywhere from there.
But then how would I get shots of the main area? 🙂
Sorry I did not see this until now. If you are ever back in Mammoth, take Stump Alley chair lift up then ski to Broadway or go across on Saint Moritz, either one will drop you off in main area. Your photos are great.
Great footage. Can't wait. I'm stoked.
yewwww
8:00 Heartbeat on the chest rig was such a trip lol.
🙌🏽
That’s so so sick video. Thank you so much for sharing as always. I’m gonna go to Dragon tail but not Philippe’s for sure. 😂😂😂I'm not ready to jump over the cliff.
Haha thanks nuno! You could do it man 💪🏼
Nuno you are a Legend!
never understood how riding somewhere like 5:20 is fun. Snow is horrendous and your skis are un edged as they flex in the couloir. Ill take the steeps and rocks, but you wont catch me there without 4-6" of fresh.
i enjoy all riding conditions. it makes you a better skier.
Whoa. That was the most exciting vid yet! I could hear your heart beating in your mic when you went down Philippe’s the first time; mine would have popped out of my chest. 🫣
😂😂😂
I wanted to try Felipe’s so bad but nobody in my group was willing to do that jump, your skiing is crazy good
i appreciate that
What a video!!! Pucker power lines. Back to my 50 meter ski hill.
Haha have fun man!
Stoked you loved mammoth. Best iv been to outside Utah
could agree with that!