For this weeks Show Us Your California contest by Hive account@thesocalhive I head up north for an awesome snowboarding trip to...

Mammoth Mountain!!

So now that winter is here, and the mountains of California have a nice coating of snow, it was time to bust out the snowboard once again! And to kick off the season my mom and uncle invited me to join them on a week long skiing trip to Mammoth Mountain! Although the drive from my home to Mammoth is quite long, it's actually quite enjoyable as far as long drives go, and to get to ski such an awesome mountain makes it more than worth it.

An odd structure out in the Mojave desert

Driving alongside a snow covered Sierra Crest

First views of Mammoth Mountain

Arriving at the condo

Warming up by the fire after a long drive

Our first day on the mountain was a beautiful day. In fact, besides a little bit of wind, everyday there we had exceptional weather. I was a little nervous at first because I am still dealing with a messed up right knee, but once I was back on the board it's just like riding a bike, you don't forget. I did have to take it a bit easy. I didn't go quite as fast and I had to take quite a few more breaks than I used to. But I still thoroughly enjoyed myself and the extra breaks gave me an opportunity to enjoy some of the delicious craft brews from the Mammoth brewery.

Starting the day at Canyon lodge

Looking down the "Redtail" run

Selfie on the mountain

Riding chair 8

Mom and I with Woolly, Mammoth Mountains mascot

A cool new mural in the hallways of the Canyon lodge

Mom on some morning corduroy

Views from chair 22

Looking up at the "Dragons Back"

Skiiing "Solitude"

Chair 2 and chair 10 at "The Mill"

Enjoying an IPA at "The Mill"

Views of the Ritter range

Views of the upper mountain

Views from the top of "Spook"

Looking at chair 5 from chair 10

Views from "Haven't the Foggiest"

Going through the trees

Coming back down to Canyon lodge

Mom on "Broadway"

Views from McCoy Station

Mammoth statue in McCoy Station

It was a great week of snowboarding and now I am looking forward to more. I'm hoping to get up to Big Bear for a few days of boarding up there and then I'll be headed back to Mammoth next month!