Jenna Bullbrook

As part of MMCF’s Elite Athlete Spotlight Series, I’ve been spending time skiing laps and riding chairlifts with some of the incredible athletes supported through our Elite Athlete Grant program. This week, I met up with 16-year-old freeskier Emily Campbell for a few spring park laps at Mammoth Mountain. At this point in the season, Mammoth has entered full spring mode. The snow is soft, sticky, and rapidly disappearing under warm bluebird afternoons, leaving behind slushy park landings and...

As part of MMCF’s Elite Athlete Spotlight Series, I’ve been spending time skiing laps and riding chairlifts with some of the incredible athletes supported through our Elite Athlete Grant program. This week, I met up with 16-year-old alpine ski racer Calvin Wong for a few spring laps around Mammoth Mountain. By now, Mammoth is deep into late spring conditions. What starts as firm snow in the early morning quickly transforms into sticky slush by noon, especially around Chair 3 where the race...

As part of MMCF’s Elite Athlete Spotlight Series, I’ve been spending time riding chairlifts and skiing laps with some of the incredible young athletes supported through our Elite Athlete Grant program. This week, I met up with 14-year-old ski racer Sadie Hinson for a few slushy spring laps around Mammoth Mountain. By this point in the season, Mammoth has fully entered spring mode. The snowpack is rapidly shrinking under warm bluebird afternoons and the occasional dramatic thunderstorm,...