Mammoth Mountain

Our holiday was booked through Virgin as a 2 stop holiday. Having got married in Las Vegas, we hired a car to drive to Mammoth. The 9 hour drive was a breeze due to the stunning scenery: Never have I seen terrain so diverse that combines arrid desertland with with capped mountain peaks; red rock canyons and cacti with crystal clear lakes! It's always a good story telling friends we drove through Death Valley and the fabled (mythical?) Area 51. Anyway, having arrived at Mammoth at about 11pm, the first thing we noticed was how spread out the town is compared to it's European counterparts - we definitely recommend hiring a car. We stayed at the ...  Read the complete review

We flew to LA from London direct with Virgin Atlantic. This was the best flight to the states that I have been on, staff really friendly, TV?s in the back of all seats with lots of games, films etc to watch constantly. You get miffed when the food comes around as you have to stop playing Super Mario! This was really good as we had quite a few young children with us and we didn?t get a peep out of them the whole flight until it was time to get off the plane!!! This is the only US ski resort I have been to and boy does this beat the pants of all the resorts I have been to in Europe. Mammouth is typically US styled winter resort, wooden buildings etc It is ...  Read the complete review