Archive - Sports Article
March 9th, 2012
Mammoth’s homies came up big at last weekend’s Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain.
By
Wendilyn Grasseschi/Times Staff Reporter
The lake shoots waves against the rocks on the shore, coating them with fantastical ice shapes, sending the spray hard into my face.
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Wendilyn Grasseschi/Times Staff Reporter
You think you’re having a bad day?
By
George Shirk/Times News Editor
We caught up with Mammoth World Cup downhill racer Stacey Cook this past week, and realized it’s been nine years since she first burst onto the big-time international stage.
March 2nd
Youth sportsters, line up for some cash.
The Mammoth High School Cross Country ski team finished its season with top awards at the California Nevada Interscholastic Ski and Snowboard Federation Championships at Auburn Ski Club on Feb. 18.
As one of Yosemite Conservancy’s Outdoor Adventures in 2012, visitors to Yosemite National Park this summer can take a step back in time by retracing Muir’s steps with his great-great-grandson Robert Hanna and Muir actor Frank Helling.
It’s no accident if you happen to see a whole lot of professional skiers and snowboarders in town this weekend.
By
Lyra Pierotti/For the Times
In just three weeks of training on skate skis, I have gone from total beginner, having trouble even figuring out how to get into my skis and strap on my poles, to a level far beyond what I would have imagined.
February 24th
The Mammoth Track Project got a big boost last week at a fundraiser at Rafters that raked in $15,000.
By
Lyra Pierotti/For the Times
Taking up new sports, embracing new hobbies, seeking new experiences—these are all things that keep us young in spirit, healthy in mind.
By
Wendilyn Grasseschi/Times Staff Writer
What was I thinking?
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Jesse Barlet/Mammoth Times Photographer
The North American finals for the Nike Chosen Tour went down Saturday and into the night at Mammoth Mountain. During the daytime jump session, Mammoth local, Jeremy Page won best trick with a frontside double cork 1080. Come night time, Michael Gray won best trick with a 270 onto the closeout rail, 450 out, and Melissa Evans took first in the ladies division. The night time rail session top honors went to Mammoth local Jaeger Bailey. Bailey will now be headed to Austria to take on the rest of the world. Photo/Jesse Barlet
February 10th
The Mammoth Classic school races and the Alan Bard Classic Race took at the Tamarack XC Center last weekend and drew hundreds of athletes.
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George Shirk/Times News Editor
Among the more innovative amenities that Mammoth offered to athletes last summer was the “High Altitude Training Crib.”
It offered endurance athletes a chance to come up to Mammoth and train for whatever sport they were into.
