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The Tamarack Lodge cross country skiing center is the jewel of Mammoth, California. While Mammoth is renowned for its world-class downhill skiing, this xc ski trail system is among the best in the West. Tamarack Cross Country Ski Center, located at Twin Lakes in the Mammoth Lakes Basin, grooms 45 kilometers of track and skating lanes and provides lessons and rentals. Or venture out on your own on the Inyo National Forest's winter trail system. The surrounding mountains, forests and meadows offer excellent ski touring and telemark terrain.

There is an extensive Blue Diamond trail system which mark the route for cross country skiers through tall Jeffrey pine forests and to fascinating geologic attractions like Inyo Craters, Obsidian Dome, and Hot Creek.

Orange Diamonds mark the corresponding routes for snowmobiling. You won't have to go far to find magnificent vistas of the High Sierra.

Please observe the Ski Trail Regulations and if you are a weekend warrior, please follow these simple rules. The Mammoth Visitor Center and Ranger Station located at the entrance to town on State Highway 203 offers free winter trail maps and information on guide services, special events, current trail conditions and regulations.