Hours, pricing, the best trails for Revy & Ranger, and how to get there — built by Teddy from Mammoth's own site, the 2026 trail map, Trailforks, forum reports, and David's Gemini guide.
2026 season, per Mammoth's own trail map brochure. All conditions/weather-dependent — hours typically shorten after Labor Day.
| What | Hours |
|---|---|
| Bike Park (trails) | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM daily |
| Discovery Chair (11) | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Lower Panorama Gondola | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Upper Panorama Gondola | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM (last scenic ride-around 4:25 PM) |
| Roller Coaster Express (4) | Fri–Sun only, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
| Bike Park Shuttle (Village ↔ Main Lodge) | 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM |
| Main Lodge & Lower Panorama Building activities | 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Woolly's Adventure Summit | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (tickets open 9:30 AM) |
| Mountain Center, The Village | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
Regular, Discovery, and Twilight tickets, by rider age. Weekday vs. weekend shown where the data actually varies by day of week — not every ticket does.
| Ticket | Adult / Young Adult (13+) | Child (5–12) |
|---|---|---|
| Regular — weekday | $44 | $26 |
| Regular — weekend | $49 | $29 |
| Discovery (day/week not confirmed to vary) | $39 | unconfirmed |
| Twilight, from 3 PM (day/week not confirmed to vary) | $35–$39 | $18–$22 |
Confirmed live prices for the Regular ticket on the trip's own dates were $54 adult / $32 child (Wed–Fri) and $59 / $35 (the Tuesday and Saturday closest to booking) — higher across the board than the $44/$26 weekday and $49/$29 weekend figures shown, which come from dates later in August once near-term dynamic pricing settles down. Same ticket, same day-of-week logic, but booking close to the date costs more regardless of weekday or weekend. Budget against the higher number for this trip specifically.
No under-5 category on any ticket; 4-and-under ride free (see below). Intro to Trail Riding lesson (2.5 hr, day pass included): Ages 13+ $85 · Ages 6–12 $65 — roughly $31–33 over a standalone day pass on the same date. Twilight is in-person purchase only, not bookable online, and Ikon/season-pass discounts do not apply to it.
The $39 Discovery figure is the exact number this trip's own research once flagged as a wrong, widely-circulated rate — except this $39 came from Mammoth's live page today. Not resolved which is true. Pedal Pass and Season Pass numbers are unverified by any primary source. Prices are dynamic — check the live page before buying if more than a day or two has passed since this was built.
Mammoth's own stated design intent — confirmed against the current map, Trailforks, and a forum thread from a family with matching-age kids. Reached by the Discovery Chair, a 2-minute-40-second lift lap, so laps stack up fast.
The base. Wide, smooth, wide turns — the two best beginner trails in the park.
Banked paver berms + small jumps, steeper grade than the greens. Short (0.3 mi, ~100 seconds), downhill-only, extremely high traffic — the default "second trail" for most riders.
Constructed features — work up from small drops to intermediate rainbow bridges.
Gravity-fed pump trail — teaches suspension technique and bike-handling at speed.
The "kid-friendly" reputation in circulation is about Adventure/Discovery specifically. Worth a test ride first — which is already the plan.
Main Lodge to the Village on continuous green singletrack. The signature ride of this whole trip.
Climb Uptown (900 ft, pedaled, not lift-served, ~30 min), descend Downtown.
⚠ Flagged against the no-real-climbing rule — see below
Real cross-country climbing, "hardtail-friendly," a local go-to warm-up despite the blue grade.
⚠ Also flagged against the no-climbing rule
Short, twisting, fast to lap. No meaningful climb.
The longest sustained climb of this set.
🚫 Clearest no-go under the no-climbing rule
"Anything that has quite a bit of climbing is a no-go for my kids. It just kills their energy." Under this rule: Uptown's loop and Beach Cruiser are the clearest no-gos; Paper Route is a real but modest climb (268 ft) worth testing first. Downtown, Big Ring, and the whole Discovery Zone cluster have no meaningful pedaling climb — all lift or gravity assisted.
Mountain View (loose pumice, sandy climbs) · Panorama Dome (kid-suitability unverified) · Mammoth Rock Trail (technical, later-trip progression) · Lower Rock Creek (adult ride) · Sand Canyon / The Eliminator / Skid Marks (advanced). Shady Rest soft-surface trails closed 1 June–15 Aug (covers this whole trip); Inyo Craters Loop closed for hazard-tree work.
Bounded by real lift hours, not an invented whole-mountain loop. The upper Panorama Gondola closes 4:30 PM — barely 90 minutes into a 3 PM Twilight start — so staying near Main Lodge beats chasing the summit.
Skip the full Uptown climb for Twilight specifically — it alone eats 30+ minutes, a bad fit for a tight window with young kids.
| Where | Address |
|---|---|
| Main Lodge (Discovery Chair, Panorama Gondola) | 10001 Minaret Rd, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 |
| Mountain Center, The Village (secondary tickets/rentals/lessons) | 6201 Minaret Rd, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 |
From Unit 129, 221 Canyon Blvd, both are a short in-town drive — use live Maps for current traffic rather than a fixed time.