“Elevation is not your usual circuit event,” says Brett Henrichsen, “in that the guys are there to board, ski, make friends, and hang out, and the parties that occur around that are more laid back, care-free and fun. It’s a bunch of friends, new and old.”
Gloss Magazine, 2005
“For those guests who find something familiar in style about the apres-ski parties, it can be attributed to the fact that Whitman has already made his imprint on gay events I nLA as an event producer. A former racer on the UCLA ski team, Whitman was inspired to start Elevation two years ago and the response has been amazing, he says, “
IN Magazine, 2005
“It’s ski season, and the fastest growing gay ski event in the country is in San Francisco’s Backyard.”
Gloss Magazine, 2005
“Elevation is an event that [snow]boarders and skiers built. It’s an alternative to circuit parties and has a flirty, fun atmosphere. It’s very non-pretentious.”
IN Magazine, 2005
“Snow dumps on Mammoth like no other resort in California and boasts extremely long seasons, with sunny days for 70% of its 200-250 day season. Mammoth is also a freeriding mecca, drawing top boarders to its Unbound Terrain Parks, and is ranked the number one mountain in the US for snowboarding.”
Gloss Magazine, 2005
“Elevation is developing an identity as an event with great parties but with zero attitude.”
Gloss Magazine, 2005
“In some ways, Elevation is like a non-circuit party. Half of the crowd are party boys, and the other half are guys who might not attend a traditional ‘party’ weekend.”
Gloss Magazine, 2005
“Boasting 1500 riders, seven parties, and zero attitude, Mammmoth Gay ski Week will definitely put a queer spin on one of the top snowboarding locations in the United States.”
Curve Magazine February 2006
“In the past, people have typically raved about the ski conditions at Mammoth but not the town itself. That has changed since Mammoth was purchased five years ago by Intrawest, the company that coincidentally also owns Whistler and is giving Mammoth a similar flavor.”
IN Magazine, 2005
What the press is saying about Mammoth
“Readers rank Mammoth No.1 in Terrain Parks, No.2 in Variety, and No.3 in Grooming, which covers all the bases. Best of all Mammoth again earns a No. 1 ranking in Lifts.”
SKI Magazine October 2005
“Mammoth has been swept up by a tornado of transformation that could soon make it the ne plus ultra of West Coast ski areas.”
SKI Magazine October 2005
“Mammoth attracts about 1.5 million visitors each year, a tally second only to Vail, Colo.”
Variety, 2006
“Mammoth enjoys its place among the great resorts of America.”
Skiing USA
“Despite lawsuits by the Sierra Club and others, expansion of Mammoth-Yosemite Airport has been approved. Commercial planes will shuttle 80 passengers from L.A. to Mammoth Lakes in under an hour as early as December.”
Variety, 2006
“The joke around town is that Mammoth might become the Planet Hollywood Ski Area”
SKI Magazine October 2005
“Mammoth may become the latest and the greatest resort in California.”
SKI Magazine October 2005
“This is the place – Laguna Beach on snow. It’s the real thing, offering size, terrain, and heaps of snow.”
100 Best Ski Resorts of the World
“Mammoth is, well, mammoth. There’s enough terrain to lose both yourself and the crowd for days on end. The imaginable and unimaginable ski terrain stretches across eight peaks and includes wide bowls for cruisers, long gentle slopes for novices, and treacherous double-black steeps for experts.”
100 Best Ski Resorts of the World
“the stomping grounds for the superstars of freestyle snow sliding…”
Transworld Snowboarding
Transworld Snowboarding Magazine, the leading snowboard authority, ranked Mammoth in the Top Ten North American resorts with the following:
“Mammoth is, well, mammoth. There’s enough terrain to lose both yourself and the crowd for days on end. The imaginable and unimaginable ski terrain stretches across eight peaks and includes wide bowls for cruisers, long gentle slopes for novices, and treacherous double-black steeps for experts.”
100 Best Ski Resorts of the World
“The sheer girth and 11,000-foot height of Mammoth traps heaps of powder on its broadsloped shoulders. The ski season begins in early November and doesn’t end until Fourth of July.”
100 Best Ski Resorts of the World
“Mammoth says it all. Its broad-shouldered conical peak sits just over 11,000 feet in elecvation and gets covered with some of the deepest snow in the Sierra Nevada from November through June. Mammoth is a monster.”
Skiing USA
“300 sunny days a year… 3500 acres of skiiable terrain”
Skiing USA
“Mammoth is so vast that even regulars who have been skiing the resort for years have not skied its entire Brobdingnagian mass.”
Skiing USA
“Mammoth enjoys its place among the great resorts of America.”
Skiing USA
“Mammoth is definitely one of the carving capitals of the West, so check out the arcs and deep trenches below while riding up the chair, and then slice yourself some.”
Skiing USA
“Main Park is arguable one of the best snowboard freestyle areas in North America.”
Skiing USA
“Mammoth Mountain, California's premier snow resort…”
NY Times
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“During the last decade, a who's who of snowboarders have settled in Mammoth, including Kelly Clark, Danny Kass, Tommy Czeschin, Tara Dakides and Eddie Wall.
"Mammoth is pretty much all-around amazing," said Ms. Clark, who won the gold in the 2002 Olympics women's halfpipe.”
NY Times
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“Mammoth's three terrain parks, spread over 60 acres, offer some of the best rails, jumps and halfpipes this side of the generation gap.
“It is no surprise that Mammoth has become a mecca for free-styling spirits. "It's the place where the big names go to hone their skills and where the little guy goes to show off," said Ryan Field, a spokesman for Burton, the Vermont-based snowboarding company.”
NY Times
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"Mammoth isn't the next Vail," says Combs. "It's the next Aspen -- without the fur and bald guys with ponytails."
If 80|50 and Starwood Capital Group are the tipping point, Intrawest Corp. was Mammoth's prime mover. The world's largest resort developer, Intrawest runs Mont Tremblant in Quebec and Whistler in British Columbia. After buying into Mammoth in the mid-'90s, they quickly constructed the Village and hand-selected upscale retail to fill the storefronts.
"It's insta-resort: Just add water," says L.A. architect and snowboarder Sean Gale.”
Variety