MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CA –
Terrain park fans rejoiced this morning as the Mammoth Unbound crew
opened the famed Super Pipe for the season. The slow start to winter
didn't stop the Unbound staff from putting over 350 cat hours over the
course of 8 days into building the Olympic-sized halfpipe, with added
help from Mammoth snowmakers.The Mammoth Mountain Super Pipe is
450 feet long with 18-foot high walls and 20 feet of transition, adding
to the variety of terrain features that have been in place since
Opening Day on November 9.Fourteen snow guns were focused on
the pipe for more than two weeks blowing snow at least 12 hours per day
to make enough snow to build the Mammoth Super Pipe. The pipe was then
cut by a Zaugg Pipe Monster – a unique machine that is one of just
three to be used by any U.S. mountain resort. The Super Pipe has been
cut in the same shape as competition halfpipes used for events such as
the X-Games and the Olympics.Mammoth is the only place in the
world where riders can find all three halfpipe sizes: Super,
Super-Duper, and Mini. All three are cut every single night, adding to
the reasons why Mammoth pipes are consistently rated number one.
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