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Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort boasts an impressive 400 inches of annual snowfall and the highest summit elevation in the state of California at a height of 11,053ft.

Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort boasts an impressive 400 inches of annual snowfall and the highest summit elevation in the state of California at a height of 11,053ft. Located in the southwest corner of the volcanic Long Valley Caldera on the eastern edge of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountain Range; Mammoth Mountain lives up to its name by offering over 3,500 skiable acres and a 3,100ft vertical drop. The resort is home to modern facilities, excellent terrain options, and an extended ski season that can sometimes last into July. The mountain has a variety of expansive bowls, tree skiing, wide open groomers, steep chutes and world-class terrain parks. Most visitors stay in the town of Mammoth Lakes, California. The resort is a great starting point to explore the Sierra Nevada Mountains and is only about an hour drive from Yosemite National Park.

Top 32 mountain biking trails in Mammoth Mountain

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Downtown

Most people ride Downtown during pedal-driven loops, such as the [Uptown -> Downtown Loop](https://fatmap.com/routeid/367011/Uptown_-%3E_Downtown_Loop). That said, since this directional and mostly downhill trail runs along the base of the resort, it often serves as a useful conduit to move downhillers around the mountain....

Discovery Trail

“Discover how fun mountain biking can be on this easy beginner trail,” writes [Mammoth Mountain](https://www.mammothmountain.com/summer/bike-park-overview/mammoth-bike-park/mammoth-bike-park). "Smooth trail surfaces and limited terrain features make this the ideal trail for the first timer to expand on the skills learned on the Pioneer Practice Loop....

Gopher Trail Down

Gopher Trail is a beginner-rated two-way singletrack trail near the base of Mammoth Mountain. For pedal-driven trail riding, riders often climb Gopher Trail to reach the top of Big Ring, then descend Big Ring back to the base for an easy beginner ride....

Big Ring

While Big Ring is most often used for cross country or trail riding, since it’s located in the bike park and connects to many of the downhill trails, Big Ring often forms an exit or ending to many downhill or enduro runs....

Juniper

The Juniper Trail is a downhill-only intermediate run that connects from Paper Route all the way down to the Juniper Springs Resort. This laid back trail helps anchor the easy side of Mammoth Mountain Resort....

Beach Cruiser

Beach Cruiser can be ridden as a short loop on its own, combined with Uptown and Downtown, or even combined with Mountain View. The options are endless, but the route mapped here depicts Beach Cruiser as a short stand-alone loop....

Explorer Trail

On the Explorer Trail you can “step up your game a bit with small jumps, tighter paver berms, and a steeper grade,” according to [Mammoth Mountain](https://www.mammothmountain.com/summer/bike-park-overview/mammoth-bike-park/mammoth-bike-park). "This trail also accesses our new-and-improved Skills Park....

Gravy Train

Gravy Train is yet another a two-way singletrack trail that allows trail riders to pedal up the mountain if they’d like, or downhillers to connect across the mountain to access other runs....

Paper Route Down

Paper Route is the main two-way singletrack trail traversing the flanks of Mammoth Mountain on the Juniper Springs Resort side. While many riders utilize this singletrack trail for pedal-driven trail riding, it does provide a useful connection for downhill riders trying to move across the resort....

Manzanita

While Manzanita is most often ridden during a cross country ride utilizing Paper Route or other nearby trails, since it’s located in the bike park and connects to many of the downhill trails, Manzanita often forms an exit or ending to many downhill or enduro runs....

Brake Through

Brake Through is a two-way trail that allows trail riders to pedal up the mountain if they’d like, or downhillers to connect across the mountain. Brake Through connects “to trails like Flow, Lincoln Express, Ricochet, and Seven Bridges,” according to [MammothMountain....

Bearing Straits

Bearing Straits is yet another a two-way singletrack trail that allows trail riders to pedal up the mountain if they’d like, or downhillers to connect across the mountain to access other runs....

Boomerang

Boomerang is a black-diamond flow trail descent that’s filled with flow trail-style features such as perfectly sculpted berms and floaty tabletops and step downs. At least, Mammoth Mountain rates it as a black diamond… other riders might rate Boomerang as blue/black upper intermediate descent....

Off the Top

Few trails begin on Mammoth Mountain’s summit, and the other two notable descents—Kamikaze and Skid Marks—are both expert-only drops through the scree field. Off the Top, however, is an intermediate-friendly switchbacked singletrack descent....

Toll Road

Toll Road is a wide, loose, steep fire road in the classic vein of Mammoth Mountain volcanic pumice riding. It forms a connection from Skid Marks to Bridge the Gap. While Mammoth Mountain gives this route a double black diamond rating in their trail map, this rating is really only for steepness....

Seven Bridges

The Seven Bridges trail is "a little tough to get to, but once you figure out the best way to add it to a full run its awesome!” says the [Singletrack Surgeon](https://www....

Ricochet

Ricochet is a black diamond tech trail that’s approachable by advanced mountain bikers and upper intermediate riders looking to push their limits. Rocks, roots, and optional drops are the name of the game, with a few low berms helping riders maintain their momentum down the run....

Kamikaze Downhill

The Kamikaze Downhill Race that shares its name with this trail is widely considered to be the nation's first downhill mountain bike race ever. Started in 1985, "the race would have an immediate impact across the cycling country and not only change the face of mountain biking, Kamikaze changed the ski industry," according to [VisitMammoth....

Richter

Richter is mostly a black diamond tech trail that snakes through tight turns in the forest. While many of the runs in the Mammoth Bike Park feature wide-open sightlines and full-speed-ahead terrain, Richter slows the roll with what almost feels like east coast tech riding....

Shotgun

Located near the base of Mammoth Mountain, Shotgun often forms the end to many top-to-bottom runs through the bike park. This black diamond trail features several big wooden features, including a formidable wall ride....

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