Hopeless romantics may wish to seek out something really special. It has a large fireplace, and extensive wine list and outstanding food. Just getting there is romantic. Convict Lake Restaurant sits alone on Convict Lake Road off of Highway 395. It's a slow, curvy drive with nothing else but nature in sight.
Super romantics can rent cabins by the restaurant.
The Lakefront Restaurant, in the Tamarack area is very small, hard to get into and well worth the advance trouble. It's old and quaint and sits at the entrance to the actual Mammoth Lakes area. With a menu featuirng escargot, rack of lamb and other mouth-watering selections, it's elegance on a high scale. Time Zone Mammoth Mountain is located in the Pacific Time Zone, GMT-8. When To Go Depending on snow conditions, the ski season starts in November but doesn't really get cranking until mid-January.