It’s a cloudy Saturday morning at Main. With no wind to speak and temps in the low 30s, it’s a good day to be out on the hill. So far, there’s been intermittent snow showers this morn and from the looks of current cloud cover more may be on the way.

And if you’re still in town, swing by P3 and grab some free BBQ and 2011 demos. That’s right, you can check out some gear that isn’t even available to the public until next season from some really cool manufacturers like K2, Armada and Line as well as Never Summer. The latter makes some of the most bulletproof boards out there. Never Summer’s Titan is one of our favorites. And they’ve redesigned it for next season, so if you like ripping fast groomer runs, definitely try to get your mitts on one.

Demo days at P3 go down tomorrow, Sunday, too.

And if you’re so inclined, the backcountry is absolutely going off right now. We got back their for a quick run yesterday and it was knee deep and perfect. Check out some pics from a crew who did the same here. And it goes without saying that if you venture into the backcountry, you need avalanche training, a buddy or three and all the appropriate safetey gear.

Have fun!

Saturday, March 6, 2010

All Day - Side Door Cafe – Bottomless mimosas. $20.

7am-8am – Schat’s Bakery – $2.95 Coffee and pastry special.

10:15am – Explore Mammoth Tour

10:30am – Mammoth Naturalist Tour
10:30am & 1:00pm – June Mountain Naturalist Tour
11am – Tamarack Cross Country Naturalist Tour

11:30am-2:30pm – All-you-can-eat lunch at Sushi Rei – $25.

3pm-6pm – Smokeyard – Happy Hour – $4 wine and champagne, $4 well drinks, $2 beer, 1/2 price pizza and wings.

3pm- 6pm – Live Music

Akoustik 2 @ Canyon Lodge
Jeffrey James Band @ Tusks Bar, Main Lodge
David Hayes @ Eagle Lodge

3pm – Fire Pit at the Yodler

3pm-6:30pm – Happy Hour at Sushi Rei. $5 spicy tuna hand roll & Pabst Blue Ribbon combo and 1/2 off appetizers. Our new favorite Happy Hour. Be sure to checkout the Saigon Bombs, too.

3pm-6pm – Auld Dubliner – Happy Hour, which includes 1/2 off appetizers, $4 wells and $4 drafts (except Guinness).

3pm-6pm - Happier Hour at Gomez’s - With Mexi Fries, quesadillas and chimichangas for less than $3 and great beer specials it’s  a great Happy Hour. Our faves? The Mexi Fries and shrimp tacos. FYI, Gomez’s recently moved to The Village.

4pm-6pm - Base Camp Cafe – Burger & Beer special -  $7.50.  Pint of Mammoth brew (or your favorite beverage) and burger and fries. (Don’t believe the type — some local, weekly outlets are still running the old price of $5.95.)

4pm-6pm – John’s Pizza Works – Free appetizers and $1 off drafts, well drinks and wine.

4pm-5:30pm -  Happy Hour at Whiskey Creek. 50% off all food, except desserts, in the bar and $1 off pints. If you’re looking for dinner it’s the best deal in town. And the food is really good.  If you want a table, get there early – like 4:30pm.

4pm-7pm – Giovanni’s - Happy hour.

4:30pm-6:30pm – Happy Hour at The Bistro at Snowcreek – 50% off well drinks and draft beer and appetizer specials. One of our favorites, featuring $8 pitchers of Mammoth beer, great onion rings and towering plates of nachos for cheap.

4:30pm-6pm – Happy Hour at the bar in the Chart House. $3 menu: Brushetta; Fried Artichoke Hearts; Spinach Artichoke Dip. $4 menu: Firecracker Shrimp; Fried Mushrooms; Ahi Nachos. $5 Menu: Prime Rib Sliders; Fish Tacos; Oysters on the Half Shell. And there are $2.50 domestic bottles, $3.50 for good beer, $4 wine and cocktails, $5 fancy cocktails and $6 martinis. Checkout a PDF menu.

5pm-7pm – Austria Hof – Happy Hour deals on appetizers.

5:30pm-9pm – Clocktower Cellar - Free pool and food and drink specials.

10pm – Live DJ @ Hyde Lounge.

10pm-11pm - Westin Monache – Late night Happy Hour and DJ Clearly spinning dance music until 2am.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

All Day – Side Door Cafe – Bottomless mimosas. $20.

7am-8am – Schat’s Bakery – $2.95 Coffee and pastry special.

10:15am – Explore Mammoth Tour
10:30am – Mammoth Naturalist Tour
10:30am & 1pm – June Mountain Naturalist Tour
11am – Tamarack Cross Country Naturalist Tour

1pm-3pm  -  “Steep and Deep Sundays” at McCoy Station -  $3 Tecate, $6 Bloody Marys, $3 shot special and food specials.

3pm-6pm - Happier Hour at Gomez’s - With Mexi Fries, quesadillas and chimichangas for less than $3 and great beer specials it’s  a great Happy Hour. Our faves? The Mexi Fries and shrimp tacos. FYI, Gomez’s recently moved to The Village.

4pm-5:30pm -  Happy Hour at Whiskey Creek. 50% off all food, except desserts, in the bar and $1 off pints. If you’re looking for dinner it’s the best deal in town. And the food is really good.  If you want a table, get there early – like 4:30pm.

4pm-6pm – All Mammoth Mountain Bars – Happy Hour.

4pm-6pm – John’s Pizza Works – Free appetizers and $1 off drafts, well drinks and wine.

4pm-6pm - Base Camp Cafe – Burger & Beer special -  $7.50.  Pint of Mammoth brew (or your favorite beverage) and burger and fries.

4:30pm-6:30pm – Happy Hour at The Bistro at Snowcreek – 50% off well drinks and draft beer and appetizer specials. One of our favorites, featuring $8 pitchers of Mammoth beer, great onion rings and towering plates of nachos for cheap.

5pm-7pm – Austria Hof – Happy Hour deals on appetizers.

5:30pm-9pm – Clocktower Cellar - Free pool and food and drink specials.