Tamarack Cross Country (Mammoth)
Mammoth Lakes · near Mammoth Lakes · Eastern Sierra
Nordic & Snowshoe
At a glance
- Best season
- Dec–Apr; snow-sure Mammoth snowpack (~8,600 ft)
What is here
- Activities
- classic · skate · snowshoe
- Setting
- lake
- Amenities
- Snow-sure Mammoth Lakes Basin · Groomed classic & skate · Historic Tamarack Lodge · Rentals, lessons & dining
- Best for
- Deep-snow groomed skiing
- Features
- Some of the deepest snow in CA · Frozen-lake basin trails · Historic 1924 lodge · Rentals & lessons
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- High elevation & altitude effects · Cold, wind, intense sun · Storms & Hwy 203 conditions · Layers, water, sun protection
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Guides, rentals and operators
- Rentals
- Yes
Nordic & Snowshoe detail
- Venue
- xc-center
- Ability
- intermediate
- Snow
- 5
- Trail notes
- A snow-sure groomed Nordic center at historic Tamarack Lodge in the Mammoth Lakes Basin — classic and skate trails winding among frozen lakes and pines, with deep eastern-Sierra snow
- Terrain note
- ~8,600–9,000 ft; groomed lakes-basin trails; very deep reliable snow
- Intl tip
- Beautifully groomed Nordic skiing at the historic Tamarack Lodge (1924) in the Mammoth Lakes Basin, amid some of California's deepest, most reliable snow. Classic and skate trails wind through pines and around frozen lakes at ~8,600 ft, in superb shape from early winter into spring, with terrain for everyone plus snowshoe routes, and a cozy lodge for rentals, lessons, dining, and lodging. High elevation means altitude, cold, wind, and fierce sun; Hwy 203 access can be storm-affected — layers, hydration, sun protection, check conditions.
The guide
The Tamarack Cross Country Ski Center, based at the historic Tamarack Lodge (built in 1924) in the Mammoth Lakes Basin, offers …
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Tamarack Cross Country (Mammoth) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.62, -119