Mammoth Opening Day Soul-Cation 2012

By • Nov 8th, 2012 • Category: Event Coverage, Features, Gallery, Latest

Words: Justin Leveille. Photos: Brooke Geery. Video: Connor Brown

With everyone expecting a sunny, slushy vacay at Mammoth’s opening weekend, many were sorely surprised when they showed up to a cold, icy, white ribbon of death. Yobeat, on the other hand, could not be stopped. After weathering weeks of Portland rain, we set out on Yobeat Soul-cation 2012 ™ and prepared our souls for the upcoming winter.

Wednesday, 7 AM: Hung over in celebration of Obama keeping my health insurance alive for another couple years, we groggily boarded a plane to Reno and the Yobeat Soul-Cation 2012 ™ was underway.

9AM: To emphasize the message of our mission, we paid $8 extra per day to rent a Kia Soul and set out to explore nature’s majesty.


2PM We Realize Yosemite is only 12 miles away. Nature becomes an essential part of Soul-Cation 2012 ™


9 PM: Arrive at Mammoth and meet up with Connor Brown and Alex Cato who set up a homeless style camp in the hotel room. Eventually Brooke tells us to shut the fuck up.

Thursday Nov 8th. 9 AM: Wake up early to windy and cold weather. Get on hill to discover the conditions are similar to an opening day on the east coast, without the snow-guns.

11 AM: Some heads shred the ice skating rink that is the park.

1 PM: With the Mammoth park scene played out, we ditched the video cameras and searched for powder. Matty Mo showed us to a spot with some better-than-edgable snow.

2 PM: Too foggy and socked in and with chair three stopping intermitently it was back to the room for beer.

Final judgement: Mammoth Opening day 2012: great success.

And this is just the start, there’s all sort of festivities going on in the Village all weekend long so get up here and find yo’ self some secret pow stashes.

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28 Responses »

  1. dick poncho on November 8th, 2012 at 7:10 pm:

    what did i just read

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  2. BUTT-HEAD on November 8th, 2012 at 7:10 pm:

    Those rails are like… smaller than beavis wiener uhuhuhuhuhuh

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  3. JEFF HOLCE on November 8th, 2012 at 7:17 pm:

    MOTHERFUCKIN JEFF HOLCE.

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  4. JP WALKER on November 8th, 2012 at 7:18 pm:

    JEFF MOTHERFUCKING HOLCE

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  5. JP WALKER on November 8th, 2012 at 7:19 pm:

    Is this supposed to be a PR stunt for kia soul’s? Serious question.

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  6. dick on November 8th, 2012 at 7:42 pm:

    west coasters are so spoiled. who leaves opening day at 2?

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  7. boardjumpz on November 8th, 2012 at 7:45 pm:

    The Oversons. So sick

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  8. fuqboi on November 8th, 2012 at 8:43 pm:

    hell yes

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  9. yo! on November 8th, 2012 at 8:51 pm:

    whats the song in the video?

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  10. sweatsack on November 8th, 2012 at 10:25 pm:

    that Antwon song is going to be overused starting now

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  11. Batwing on November 8th, 2012 at 10:57 pm:

    Alex Cato is sick! Anyone heard of that WeatherMTN brand he is riding for?

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  12. quinn on November 8th, 2012 at 11:13 pm:

    my edit was better

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  13. hardrock on November 9th, 2012 at 12:02 am:

    get a life connor

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  14. remos on November 9th, 2012 at 3:40 am:

    looks like your sugar coating a terrible day of terrible riding.

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  15. JH on November 9th, 2012 at 6:16 am:

    no wonder you struggled on the ice your feet are so close your knees are touching.

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  16. fukit on November 9th, 2012 at 6:38 am:

    yeah, nice try connor, you hella bundle of sticks

    https://vimeo.com/24642648

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  17. Dunfee on November 9th, 2012 at 7:49 am:

    Wow, looks pretty fucking weak. Think I’m just gonna keep doing yoga and waiting for my basil to grow on my windowsil.

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  18. Zoid on November 9th, 2012 at 8:45 am:

    The Overson’s are the next big thing! Comin atcha!!!

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  19. Dicks SPortin Goods on November 9th, 2012 at 1:00 pm:

    Cale is a funny name for a chick

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  20. supertramp on November 9th, 2012 at 2:15 pm:

    Cato is a funny name for a cat

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  21. deleterepeatruin on November 9th, 2012 at 4:59 pm:

    O% interest on the kia soul! shit i just spent my season pass money on a shitty car.. fuck u yobeat an your mind games

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  22. kevin court on November 9th, 2012 at 5:03 pm:

    like the sketchyest east coast day ever….except its mammoth

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  23. LEG BAGGER on November 9th, 2012 at 5:23 pm:

    That song was good until some guy started to rap over it

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  24. johnyb on November 9th, 2012 at 5:42 pm:

    wasn’t expecting the cale zima but nonetheless young

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  25. merica on November 9th, 2012 at 6:52 pm:

    all the pampered west coasters can’t handle one day of ice…

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  26. TheRustBelt on November 9th, 2012 at 11:01 pm:

    I would trade my left nut to snowboard right now.

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  27. G on November 10th, 2012 at 4:27 pm:

    This makes Mammoth look like a rather sad and depressing place

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  28. wow that is a small rail on November 12th, 2012 at 10:00 am:

    skateboard rail

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