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Mammoth Snowmobile Adventures
2 reviews for Mammoth Snowmobile Adventures
What Sylvia H. said, but here's my review without making too much repeats of what she already mentioned.
1. I highly recommend making a reservation to hold your spot/s beforehand. They do get booked up and on the day we went, there were people on the "waiting list" who wanted to ride.
2. Parking/Transportation - parking is difficult here, but if you're strictly here for snowmobiling, you can park in the Mammoth Village Lodge ...just tell the employee at the gate...if you already have reservations, check in w/your reservation name - OR you can just take the Mammoth Village bus up if you're staying at a nearby hotel/lodge...red line it back
3. Gear - you can rent gear here ($4 a piece for gloves, pants, etc), but if you already have boarding/ski gear...that's good enough ....fyi - no ski boots allowed, but boarding boots are fine - helmets included w/cost of snowmobiling
4. If it's your first time, definately go w/the single snowmobile to get the full experience (i'm glad I did). There's nothing like having the power and freedom of riding a snowmobile in your own hands.
5. Guided tour was great. They are professional and ensure your safety. Our guide was friendly and helpful when giving the orientation. She went at a perfect pace allowing you to go at your own pace as well. She made sure to check up on the group every once in awhile to make sure that everybody was okay and was able to keep up w/the group. Best part was the "free ride" time. Our guide brought us out to an open area, about half hr into the ride, and just let us ride anywhere within the huge boundaries she set for us, take pictures, and take in the scenery...it was beautiful!
6. Trails are very well groomed and paths are clearly marked for the most part.
7. Awesome experience....would definately do it again! I need to get myself one of them snowmobiles now!
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Snowmobiling was an amazing experience. It was my first time going so I wasn't sure what to expect (snowmobiling actually kind of felt like jetskiing.) I didn't realize how much fun it could be! I was a little hesitant that we were required to go with a guide though because I thought it would be slow and boring but I was completely wrong! Even though we had to ride in a long trail of 9 snowmobiles, I was still able to hit 40mph or more! Every so often we would slow down though but it's understandable since we were going with a large group. Our guide made sure every 10 mins that everyone was doing ok and seeing if anyone needed to be rearranged in line in case the snowmobile in front was going too slow for you...this was the only downfall that you're somewhat restricted in how fast you go through the trails. BUT, our guide made up for the slowness! She gave us "free time" to test the power of the snowmobile in the middle of our tour. She took us to open terrain where we were able to freely ride around. I was even able to hit up to 50-60mph. You should try speeding up when there's bumps and hills because it'll really make you jump off your seat :) Or in my bf's case, he was going so fast over the hills that his snowmobile actually caught some air time!
The trails you're taken on are pretty cool too....you get the experience of riding in the woods type of feel. The views are spectacular too...very breathtaking when you're at the top of the mtn! The whole experience was really great. If this is your first time, I would say to do the singles! I'm glad I was driving the entire time. If I were to go again, I'd still do singles...I don't wanna share my drive time with anyone else! It's too much fun :P Since I'm somewhat familiar with snowmobiling, I wouldn't mind returning here and definitely doing the self-guided tour now. (BTW, you can't do the self-guided tour here unless you've been on their guided tour at least once..they want you to be familiar with the trails before you head out on your own). The people are very friendly and helpful and the trails are fabulous!
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