Make no mistake, it was worth it. The steep face of Hemlock Bowl was coated with bottomless powder. He had been lapping it all morning, and the smile on his face told the story. Rasta has been a Mammoth local for seven seasons now, and there is no place he'd rather be. Rasta's skiing habits are dictated by the conditions.
Powder means freeride the steeps, the lack thereof calls for sessions in the terrain park.
After a night of kicking down beers at the Clocktower, I can see why. I went into the afternoon thinking that it couldn't get any better. I was wrong. Gary has spent five seasons in Mammoth, and he was on a mission to find the goods. I was lucky enough to come along.