Chato
6201 Minaret Road, Suite 206
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Phone: (760) 934-9719

My friend Peppa is a true California girl who lives for action sports: she is a breakdancer, sk8ter, snowboarder, stunt woman, and surfer, in alphabetical order.  Every winter, when we'd catch up on the phone, she would tell me about Mammoth Mountain, in central California. Peppa is what you call an “early adopter.” As a general rule of thumb, if Peppa says it's cool, then I find out later that it's usually pretty darned cool. For years, I had been determined to check Mammoth out for myself, and last month, I finally got my chance. I found breakdancers, sk8ters, stunt people, and surfers, grandpas, moms, dads, fearless children, and everyone else dragging their snowboards across this massive mountain resort.