Mammoth: The Sierra Legend (CL

By Martin Forstenzer

Book Overview

California’s Mammoth Mountain lives up to its name — snowfalls are epic, and its vast acreage can be explored by skiers and snowboarders for days. With 150 color and 50 black-and-white photographs,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971774803
• ISBN13: 9780971774803
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Mountain Sports Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 4.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 10.4" x 12.3"

Customer Reviews

Mountain treasure

An outstanding book covering the founding and development of one of the great ski and resort areas in the country. .

A sure fire bet for any mammoth fan on your list

The photographs alone are worthy of buying this book. There are plenty of rare b & w shots of mammoth from the turn of the 20th century on up and prime photos of the Mccoy legend. One of my favorite shots is Dave's Harley with skis strapped to it--circa late '30's! In addition, the text is nicely written giving you a sense of the key players in the development of mammoth as a ski town, mammoth in the world of ski racing, and nice vignettes on some unique things to the eastern sierra--from Schat's Bakkery to big horn sheep.

Great Book

This book is awesome! The pictures are excelent and the information is great. Nice to know what Mammoth used to look like before it became the famous place that it is today.

Artwork for your coffee table

Absolutely the most beautiful collection of photos of Mammoth and the surrounding area can be found in this book! It provides a wonderful history and insight into the creation and life of this skiing Mecca. This is a must have for any Mammoth lover!

Love skiing? Love the Sierra? Love Mammoth? This is for you.

Anyone who likes skiing will love this book. Forstenzer's familiarity with the Sierra makes it one that won't just sit around on the coffee table. He writes engagingly and tells great stories about the early days of skiing in Mammoth and its culture, how the ski area was built and some of the people involved. The photographs are astonishing and well worth the price alone, but in combination with the writing Forstenzer lets us glimpse what made Mammoth Mountain the great ski resort it has become. This is a terrific book about past and present skiing days at Mammoth. Like most any ski item associated with Warren Miller - breathtaking!