Today’s Deals Around Town

Breakfast & Lunch

All morning – Schat’s Bakery – A dozen donuts or bagels for $11.99

All day – Old New York Deli – $3.99 2-egg ‘n bagel breakfast, $1 organic coffee; for lunch a $5 Angus beef burger with side

All day – Rafters Summer Special – any breakfast (6:30am-11am) or lunch (11am-2pm) at regular price and the second meal is 50% off.

10am-2pm – June Mountain scenic rides and lunch (try the Seared ahi – $12 and Mojito w/ fresh mint – $7.50)

11am-2pm – Lookout Lunch at Main Lodge – Scenic gondola ride and lunch for only $25!

Happy Hours & Dinner

10am-6pm – Mammoth Brewing Co. Tasting Room: Beer lovers know the locally produced brews here are as good as the skiing…

3pm-6pm – Rafters’ Happy Hour

3pm-6pm – Gomez’s Happy Hour – tacos from $2.50, drink specials

3pm-5pm – The Auld Dubliner – half off entire food menu, $4 pints, $5 20 oz. Guinness

3pm-7:30pm – Convict Lake Resort – Friday evening Backyard BBQ

4pm-6pm – Base Camp Café – Burger + Fries + Pint for $7.50

2pm-6pm – Smokeyard Happy Hour – $4 wine, $2 beer, half-price pizza and wings

4pm-6pm – Happy Hour Specials from Lakefront Chef Fredrik’s new HYDE menu  with $5 apps / $5 specialty cocktails / $3 domestic drafts / $4 wells

4pm-6pm – John’s Pizza Works’ Outlaw Saloon – $1 off drinks and half-price food

4pm-6pm – The Tap’s Happy Hour – $2 Coors, $5 Sangria, $1 off all beer and wine

4:30pm-6:30pm – The Bistro at Snowcreek Happy Hour – Half-price drinks; menu features fish, burgers, pasta and veg options

4:30pm-6:30pm – Westin Whitebark Happy Hour – Half-price food, well drinks and drafts at the bar

4:30pm-7pm – Chart House – appetizers $5 and under; $4 wine and cocktails, $3.50 beer

5pm-6pm – Whiskey Creek – Half-price food and $1 off pints upstairs in the bar

5pm-7pm – Clocktower Cellar’s Happy Hour

5pm-7pm – Austria Hof’s Happy Hour – discounted bar appetizers with German flair, $2 Mammoth IPA and Early Bird dinner special from 5:30-6:30 gets $3 off any entree

5pm-7:30pm – Side Door –Buy 1 glass of wine, get the 2nd for $1; $5 martinis and sangria

5:30pm-6:30pm – Petra’s Happy Hour

Nighttime

10-11pm – Westin Whitebark Late Happy Hour – Half-price lounge menu, well drinks and drafts at the bar

10pm – Hyde – Flux Friday with special guest DJ

Entertainment

4pm-6pm – June Lake Loop Mountain Music Festival – Wine and music at Double Eagle Resort, June Lake

6pm-9pm – Mammoth Festival Wine Walk at the Village with live music by Michael Tiernan

8pm – Shady Rest Campfire Programs, Shady Rest Ampitheater

8pm – Movies Under the Stars at the Village – Twilight: New Moon (free)

9pm – Rafters – Live music by Downtown Syndrome

10pm – Hyde Lounge -  Flux Friday Featuring Rodney O in Video – “See the Sound”

Friday

4pm-6pm – Happy Hour Specials from Lakefront Chef Fredrik’s new HYDE menu  with $5 apps / $5 specialty cocktails / $3 domestic drafts / $4 wells

10pm – Flux Friday Featuring Rodney O in Video “See the Sound”

Sunday

Happy Hour Specials from Lakefront Chef Fredrik’s new HYDE SUMMER menu 4p to 6p with $5 apps / $5 specialty cocktails / $3 domestic drafts / $4 wells (web content only)

HYDE Date Night

Featuring Select Items off of  Lakefront’s Chef Fredrik’s New HYDE SUMMER Menu

-All Inclusive 3 course dinner for 2 for $40

-$20 bottles of select wine

-$3 peroni

SMALL PLATES

Traditional French Onion Soup – 8

Hummus – 9

Grilled pita, country mixed olives

Lollipop Wings – 7

Chicken drumettes dipped in a sweet and spicy glaze

Santa Barbara Smoke Salmon Plate – 12

Toasted ciabatta crostini

Chef’s Pick Imported Cheese Plate – 10

SUMMER SALADS

Hyde garden Green Salad – 7

Locally Grown Organic Heirloom Tomato Caprese – 11

Fresh tomato, basil, mozzarella, balsamic drizzle

Italian Chef Cold Cut Salad – 12

Fresh greens, tomato, prosciutto, salami, provolone

Grilled Asparagus Salad – 10

Fresh mixed greens, grilled asparagus topped with fried egg & served with house lemon vinaigrette

Grilled Mano de Leon Diver Scallops– 13

Asian Caesar Salad

SANDWICHES

Served on ciabatta buns, choice of cheese

McCoy Burger – 13

½ lb beef patty, Lettuce, Tomato, Caramelized onions, Hyde fries

Add bacon, fried egg- $1 ea

Southwest Chicken Club – 12

Grilled chicken, smoked bacon,  chipotle mayonnaise, fried egg,

Served with side of HYDE fries

Mountain Smoked Tri-Tip Sandwich – 12

Lettuce, Tomato, BBQ sauce, Hyde Fries

ENTREES

Panko Almond Crusted Salmon – 16

Lemon Caper Buerra Blanc, Roasted Potatoes, Vegetables

Sea Scallops Provencal Pomme Frite-  18

Tomatoes, Herbs, Pernod & Cream

Filet Mignon – 25

7 Oz. Filet topped with a red wine reduction, Grilled Asparagus, Fries

Grilled Pork Chop – 22

Tomato Béarnaise, Sautéed Mushrooms, Fries

DESSERTS

Lavender Crème Brulee - 7

Caramelized Fuji Apple Tart – vanilla bean Ice cream – 7

Raspberry Gazpacho – Strawberries, mint, grand marnier – 7

Although many bars in Mammoth are showing the World Cup (the Auld Dubliner and Giovannis for starters), Smokeyard is probably the closest you can get to the games without getting on a plane to South Africa. That’s because the Smokeyard is run by the Ravid brothers, who hail from the land of Ladysmith Black Mambazo and J.M. Coetzee.  To help you get into the spirit of the World Cup, they’ve introduced a new summer menu, complete with authentic, South African dishes. Check it out above.  They also have a great, daily happy hour from 4pm-6pm on Monday – Thursday and 2pm-6pm on Friday-Sunday.

Short of face shots, there’s no more intoxicating and authentic taste of Mammoth than the brews crafted by Mammoth Brewing Company. Unfortunately, for folks in Southern California, it’s almost impossible to get MBC beer.

But make no mistake, doors down south open wide when you have some Mammoth beers in hand. Sure, you can bring down some of their bottled offerings. But, we like the fresh-from-the-tap taste of growlers. At 64 ounces, these 1/2 gallon glass jugs are good for more than four pints (yeah, we know four pints equals 64 ounces, but that’s not accounting for the head).

During our last trip to LA, we found out that transporting ‘em was easy. Just follow these five, easy steps:

1. Go to the tasting room at 94 Berner Street (just behind the parking lot in The Village) and bring an insulated grocery bag. Don’t forget your reusable growlers or pick some up there.

2. Have a quick taste test.

3. Choose your brews and tell the folks behind the counter you’re traveling, so they put a little oomph into tightening the cap (to make sure it remains fresh and non-flat for as long as possible).

4. Place them in the insulated bag and fill it with snow. During spring, it’s often easier to fill the bag with snow at The Mill or Main.

5. Drive south, knowing that you’ll be welcomed with open arms and parched throats.

(Of course, you should periodically check on the bag for meltage, but the last time we did this – in April – there was zero water in the bag when we arrived in Downtown).

If you were here this weekend, you probably know about the craziness that was the WCI Rail Jam. The Unbound Crew outdid themselves building a three-story jib setup in The Village. At about 8pm riders like Olympian Greg Bretz, Mammoth local Tyler Flanagan and a bunch of pro snowboarders started sessioning the three different rails as a capacity crowd looked on.

$10,000 was a stake — this was the take for winning the athlete-judged contest. And for better or worse, there was just one trick people were talking about when the event was over. It’s below and by Minnesota-native Ryan Paul.

As you may know, Spring Fest kicked off yesterday. That’s marketing speak for the closing of Eagle and Canyon Lodge, where we try to distract riders and skiers from meditating on the sadness of this day by giving them the opportunity to see skiers and riders have their way with a patch of water AKA the Pond Skim.

Many believe yesterday’s Pond Skim was better than ever because of the good mix of costumes, athleticism, bikinis and even a tandem snowboard.

Another highlight? The shenanigans of Scott Blum.

The Volcom team rider splashily-slayed his first run while tipping back a cerveza and skipping across the water like a Bud-powered hovercraft.

But that’s not when it got exciting. When it was time for his buddy to go, Blum grabbed a Go Pro camera mounted to a ski pole and chased him down the hill.

Too bad his friend buried the nose of his board early in the water and with Blum hot in his wake, it looked like disaster was not only imminent but that it would be documented and the message would be the Jaws-like, “Don’t go in the water!” as well as “Just because there’s women in bikinis, doesn’t mean it’s safe!”

Anyway, disaster was averted. A different friend of Blum’s told us the snowboarder didn’t even have time to think — he just crouched down and popped the biggest ollie he could, narrowly averting decapitating his buddy and not even upsetting the beer in  his hand.

Wanna see the video? It’s on Facebook.