Mammoth is always a popular High Park destination, only this year we are staying in the only ski-in, ski-out hotel accommodation on the mountain!  Jump out of bed and into your skis and be the first on the mountain right by the main lifts to the top!  Well, pause first for a delicious hot breakfast buffet if you must!

Destination:  Mammoth, California

Downhill Ski and Snowboard

 

Dates:

March 4 – 11, 2012   (Sunday to Sunday)

 

This trip goes on sale: Wednesday, October 5^th, 2011

For Trip Leader table and Trip Flyers, press here (must be logged in)

  

Accommodation:

Mammoth Mountain Inn, Mammoth, CA, double occupancy, 6 nights

Eldorado Hotel & Casino, Reno, Nevada, double occupancy 1 night

 

Cost:

$1870 per person, based on double occupancy

Based upon a minimum of 25 participants

 

Credit Card Surcharge (V/MC): $ 60

Land Only: deduct $ 685

6^th day lift pass:  add $50

Single Occupancy: add $ 435

Senior (65+) 6 day : deduct $90

Senior (65+) 5 day : deduct $110

No lift passes:  deduct $235

 

Booking Deadline: December 15, 2011

 

Deposit: $500 + insurance due at time of booking

Balance due date: January 19, 2012

 

Passport / Travel Documents:

Canadian Citizens:  PASSPORT

For all others:  Passport and Visa documents as appropriate

 

Trip Includes

Round trip air transportation to Reno, Nevada via Dallas on American Airlines

Round trip motorcoach transfer from airport to resort with grocery/liquor stop

6 nights slope side ski in/out accommodation in Mammoth, 1 night Reno double occupancy, 2 Queens or 1 King (as available)

Daily hot breakfast buffet in Mammoth for 6 days, breakfast buffet in Reno for 1 day

5 day lift pass at Mammoth Mountain

Complimentary one hour reception in Mammoth with beer, wine and light snacks

Complimentary guided tours

Complimentary shuttle to the village (10 min) and town (15 minutes)

All taxes

 

Flights (all times local)

Round trip air transportation to Reno, Nevada on American Airlines

Sun Mar 4 American #3784 depart Toronto 11:35am, arrive Chicago 12:25pm

      American #2521 depart Chicago 1:20pm, arrive Los Angeles 3:50pm

      American # 3052 depart Los Angeles 5:25pm, arrive Reno 6:50pm

Sun Mar 11 American # 1264 depart Reno 6:55am, arrive Dallas 12:15pm

        American # 488 depart Dallas 1:50pm, arrive Toronto 5:40pm

(please note schedule change as of Dec 28/11)

 

Flights are subject to change

Fuel charges and taxes are subject to change

Baggage Fees:   (subject to change)

1st piece $25.00, 2nd piece $35.00 each way

 

Travel Insurance:

Comprehensive Travel Insurance is available to protect non-refundable payments in the event that participants are forced to cancel their vacation prior to departure or interrupt vacation due to medical reasons. 

Click here to read HPSC Charter Trip Insurance Advice

Click here to read the Tour Operator’s Insurance Information and Costs.

All insurance payments must accompany deposit in order to be valid.

Insurance cost for this trip:

Age up to age 75: $ 132.00

 

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellation Policies are set by the Tour Operators, not HPSC.  Please consider your commitment carefully before booking your trip.

The Deposit and Insurance Premium are non-refundable.

From 44 to 35 days prior to departure, $800.00 per person.

Single Supplement cost has to be covered

From 34 days to departure, 100% non-refundable

 

Resort Info

Mammoth Mountain Inn

This full service hotel is located slope side, just steps to the gondola.  Amenities include a heated pool and hot tubs, restaurant and pub.  Complimentary shuttle to the village (10 minute drive) or into town (15 minute drive). Mammoth’s core skiers’ paradise at the Panorama Gondola is the ultimate entry point to the slopes and summer backcountry. A landmark since 1959, the Inn is a stylish mountain lodge ideal for getaways and anyone forever in search of the cool mountain rush.

http://www.mammothmountain.com/Lodging/MammothMountainInn/

 

Eldorado Hotel & Casino

This hotel is centrally located in downtown Reno, Nevada, surrounded by shops, galleries and museums.  Amenities include 9 restaurants, martini bar, microbrewery, wine bar, Broadway style showroom in addition to a casino.  Rooms have been recently renovated.

http://www.eldoradoreno.com/hotel/index.aspx

 

Fast Facts:

Mammoth is California’s favorite mountain resort, located in Central California on the Eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. Mammoth is a four-season destination resort with world class activities, lodging, amenities and services.  The mountain is an extinct volcano so you should be prepared for excellent above tree line skiing and then excellent trails through the trees lower down the mountain.  An outstanding resort for all levels of skier.

 

Ski Resort Facts

3,100 vertical feet

3,500 skiable acres

Top elevation: 11,053 feet

150 named trails

29 lifts (10 express quads)

300 days of sunshine per year

Winter season: approx. Nov. to June

400 inches of snow per year

 

Links:

http://www.mammothmountain.com/index.cfm?season=winter

http://www.mammothmountain.com/ski_ride/trail_map/index.cfm

 

All applicable fuel surcharges and taxes in effect as of August 2011 have been included in the package price. However in these volatile times HPSC reserves the right to charge for unanticipated increases in the cost of fuel and taxes imposed by the resort or bus company.