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Death Valley and Mammoth in a weekend
A holiday weekend and a base Ikon pass meant two days wheeling in DV and a day skiing.
February 12, 2021
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Distance 5.4 Mi Ascent 1,451 Ft Time 2h 14m Activity Misc Difficulty Intermediate
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2101 DV Mammy
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P1077394
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P1077357
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P1088581
2101 DV Mammy
P1077659
2101 DV Mammy
P1077589
2101 DV Mammy
P1077537
2101 DV Mammy
P1077474
2101 DV Mammy
P1077449
2101 DV Mammy
P1077438-2
2101 DV Mammy
P1077394
2101 DV Mammy
P1077357
2101 DV Mammy
P1077314
2101 DV Mammy
P1088581
2101 DV Mammy
P1077659
2101 DV Mammy
P1077589
2101 DV Mammy
P1077537
2101 DV Mammy
P1077474
2101 DV Mammy
P1077449
2101 DV Mammy
P1077438-2
2101 DV Mammy
P1077394
2101 DV Mammy
P1077357
2101 DV Mammy
P1077314
2101 DV Mammy
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2101 DV Mammy
P1077652
2101 DV Mammy
P1077562
2101 DV Mammy
P1077527
2101 DV Mammy
P1077460
2101 DV Mammy
P1077445
2101 DV Mammy
P1077438
2101 DV Mammy
P1077390
2101 DV Mammy
P1077352
2101 DV Mammy
P1077295
2101 DV Mammy
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2101 DV Mammy
P1077652
2101 DV Mammy
P1077562
2101 DV Mammy
P1077527
2101 DV Mammy
P1077460
2101 DV Mammy
P1077445
2101 DV Mammy
P1077438
2101 DV Mammy
P1077390
2101 DV Mammy
P1077352
2101 DV Mammy
P1077295
2101 DV Mammy
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2101 DV Mammy
P1077652
2101 DV Mammy
P1077562
2101 DV Mammy
P1077527
2101 DV Mammy
P1077460
2101 DV Mammy
P1077445
2101 DV Mammy
P1077438
2101 DV Mammy
P1077390
2101 DV Mammy
P1077352
2101 DV Mammy
P1077295
2101 DV Mammy
P1088268
2101 DV Mammy
P1077645
2101 DV Mammy
P1077546-Pano
2101 DV Mammy
P1077481
2101 DV Mammy
P1077451
2101 DV Mammy
P1077442
2101 DV Mammy
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P1077380
2101 DV Mammy
P1077328
2101 DV Mammy
P1077293
2101 DV Mammy
P1088268
2101 DV Mammy
P1077645
2101 DV Mammy
P1077546-Pano
2101 DV Mammy
P1077481
2101 DV Mammy
P1077451
2101 DV Mammy
P1077442
2101 DV Mammy
2101 DV Mammy
P1077380
2101 DV Mammy
P1077328
2101 DV Mammy
P1077293
2101 DV Mammy
P1088268
2101 DV Mammy
P1077645
2101 DV Mammy
P1077546-Pano
2101 DV Mammy
P1077481
2101 DV Mammy
P1077451
2101 DV Mammy
P1077442
2101 DV Mammy
2101 DV Mammy
P1077380
2101 DV Mammy
P1077328
2101 DV Mammy
P1077293
2101 DV Mammy
Background
The US-395 corridor makes the unlikely pairing work: Death Valley’s desert is only a few hours from Mammoth’s snow over the mountains, so a winter weekend can be 4×4 in the dunes one day and a powder day the next. Winter is the only sane season for the desert and peak snow up the 395.
If you go
It sounds like a stretch, but a Death Valley 4×4 weekend and a Mammoth ski day actually pair — winter is the only sane season for the desert and it’s peak snow up the 395 in the Sierra. The catch is the drive between them, a few hours over the mountains, so it’s a real weekend of windshield time. Worth it for the contrast: 80°F dunes one day, a powder day the next.
