Mammoth got wailed. Multiple storms stacked up and dumped—nuked, puked! Estimates range between 4 and 5 feet of fresh snow fell in the last week. And today was just one of those days. The rare, powdery, bluesky kind of day that just makes your winter—a random magic Wednesday in February. Of course it’s rare for conditions line up like this: Many feet of fresh, dry powder dumps down on the Sierras for a couple days, then, the winds die to nothing, the clouds break and the morning dawns bluebird blue.
It was such a day here at Mammoth Mountain, California. Golden, righteous—I could ramble on about the overhead powder plumes and waist deep trees, but if you weren’t there, it doesn’t quite matter. Does it? Here’s a few pics and here’s to February—a great time for riding some powder with your pals. Mammoth is prime right now. Check for yourself, right here.
ON THE COVER:Dan Brisse and Seth Huot were chasing heavy snowfall in Anchorage, Alaska, in late November. “It was my first [night] shooting of the year,” explains photographer Andy Wright. “I can’t say I was happy about missing Thanksgiving with friends and family to go stand in subzero temps and hopefully catch a turkey dinner at Denny’s, but once we got to this roof-to-redirect setup and the lights came on, it all seemed worth it. If only I could start off every winter this way.” Amen. MORE INSIDE THIS ISSUE >>