Local Sports

Mammoth athletes bring home national titles

March 7, 2013

Mammoth athletes John Teller, Tyler Wallasch, Madeline Riffel, and Trevor Jacob brought home gold and silver hardware and three national titles after competing at the 2013 Sprint U.S. Grand Prix held March 1-2 at Canyons Resort, Utah.

Jacob took the top spot in the Snowboard Cross and the U.S. Championship title after beating out the competition on a tight course with wet, rutted snow for his first career win.

Mammoth racers hard at work

March 1, 2013

2012 Kittredge Cup, once delayed, takes center stage

High winds blasted Mammoth Mountain last weekend, but the weather conditions did not stop the tots.

It was close, though.

The 2012 Kittredge Cup was cancelled on Dec. 27 due to extreme weather conditions, so when the winds at the top of Broadway were clocked at 124 mph on Saturday, Feb. 23, the question on everyone’s mind was “what is the weather going to be like tomorrow?”

Denton ‘discos’ in Village Championships

February 15, 2013

After a two-week break, the Village Championships returned on Tuesday Feb. 12, with Corey Denton making the fastest time in the first slalom races of the VC season.
 Under perfect race conditions—blue skies and a fast track—some veterans, such as Laurie Carlson, Nick “Lucky” Treat, and Heidi Kanayan made it onto the course, and they did it in style.

Busy week for Mammoth Ski Teams

February 1, 2013

If it seemed like Mammoth skiers and snowboarders were all over the map recently, it is because they were.