Mammoth Mountain Art Park

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

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April 6th, 2011 8

While most folks are gazing longingly toward summertime, some of us snow junkies are holding onto the last glimpses of winter on the mountaintops. In California, Mammoth ski area is always the last bastion of snow terrain (they close in July), and this year they boast a maker-y feature to check out: the Mammoth Art Park with giant sculptures, paintings, rails, and boxes you can snowboard and ski on. They combined 8270 pounds of steel, 206 feet of rail, 1880 square feet of plywood, and the work of 44 artists to create a terrain park with tons of eye candy. Can’t wait to check it out!