Canyon Lodge

This is my usual starting point at mammoth, the late out is easy to follow and there is lots of room for the crowds. The store has lots of good items. Best of all the new chair lift is awesome .

Love coming to the lodge. It was modernized and the escalators make a big difference. Lots of options for ski/snowboarding. Rentals, tuneup, store, cafee and a great bar, plus there is a good restaurant on the top floor.

It was my very first time at Canyon Lodge and maybe 3rd time snowboarding, so I'm still a newbie. I wanted to do the beginner lift tickets so I can only use Lifts 7 and 17 (Schoolyard). Both were fun greens that helped me progress. We got there super early since I had a lot to do: rentals, lockers, snowboard waxed, etc. It was already getting kinda crowded due to the rain. By lunch, the inside of Canyon Lodge was PACKED. It took us about 15 min just to find seating for 2 people to eat. Everyone just wanted to be inside and warm up. Food choices were alright and basic. Nothing to complain. Chili, chicken tenders, Mexican station with burritos and bowls, Italian station with pasta and pizza, salad station. I wasn't too hungry, so the chili and cornbread hit the spot. Great place if you can get there early so you don't HAVE to do Main Lodge. HUGE shoutouts to 2 workers who were the biggest homies in helping me out - Saxton in Rentals and Cody in Repairs. I know people who work here usually have this cool, chill vibes, but these 2 were not only that, but they were professional and knew how to help me figure out what I needed. Those two helped me start my day with a more excited anticipation mood than anxious and nervous.

Mike Elliott and Cody in the Canyon Lodge repair shop in Mammoth are both outstanding, my family’s “go to” when we need equipment help. They always greet us with a smile, are very knowledgable and do what is necessary to make our Mammoth Mountain ski and snowboard experience the best it can be. Hats off to Mike and Cody!

We tried to bring food to reheat but there was no microwave available. Better yet the grizzly Cafe was closed so the only place to get food was the coffee stand. Two cold pieces of pizza later, not too happy.

Great life to start you Mammoth journey at. The gondola to the village is easy and lift 16 is quick and provides access to the other lodges.

Worked an event this weekend, my staff was given reloadsble gift cards for food. Day 1 they opened late and closed early and ran out of food so all I could get was a water and candy , Day 2 again ran out of food they said they are working on getting more ready and when I come back, at 2pm they closed. Day 3 I was told i can't use my card because I didn't use it on Day 2, when I told the girl behind the counter why, she said it wasn't her problem. All 3 days they ran out of food, you would figure they would learn from the 1st day of the event Seemed more like a bunch of kids that didnt want to work The outside beach bar is horrible.

Easier to get to then main, cool middle place to start your ski day. Food at all lodge WAY too pricey and not even quality OR Tasty.

First time at Mammoth Mountain and DEFINITELY won't be my last ! I completely understand the hype of why ppl loveee coming here to snowboard now. My group & I snowboarded Saturday & Sunday here and this was probably one of the best snowboarding experiences ever :') The snow is saur FLUFFY & it doesn't hurt whenever I fall. I feel more safe to learn more techniques here (toeslide is literally the death of me rn) because of how flooofy the snow is. The mountains are steep but it's great for learning. To top it off the views are ABSOLUTELY STUNNING :') If you come to Canyon Lodge on a Friday/ Saturday they have a Mammoth Apres Ski Party and it's so much fun ! If you love house/ raving/ clubbing the apres ski party is for you -- the vibes are immaculate! Overall I can't wait to be back :') my usual resort is big bear and this is 10000x better

It was my very first time at Canyon Lodge and maybe 3rd time snowboarding, so I'm still a newbie. I wanted to do the beginner lift tickets so I can only use Lifts 7 and 17 (Schoolyard). Both were fun greens that helped me progress. We got there super early since I had a lot to do: rentals, lockers, snowboard waxed, etc. It was already getting kinda crowded due to the rain. By lunch, the inside of Canyon Lodge was PACKED. It took us about 15 min just to find seating for 2 people to eat. Everyone just wanted to be inside and warm up. Food choices were alright and basic. Nothing to complain. Chili, chicken tenders, Mexican station with burritos and bowls, Italian station with pasta and pizza, salad station. I wasn't too hungry, so the chili and cornbread hit the spot. Great place if you can get there early so you don't HAVE to do Main Lodge. HUGE shoutouts to 2 workers who were the biggest homies in helping me out - Saxton in Rentals and Cody in Repairs. I know people who work here usually have this cool, chill vibes, but these 2 were not only that, but they were professional and knew how to help me figure out what I needed. Those two helped me start my day with a more excited anticipation mood than anxious and nervous.

The selection of food is not super healthy. All they really had was a salad bar in terms of healthiness. It seems to be carb heavy which is not necessarily the only thing you want to be consuming when skiing or snowboarding. They had chili, chicken tenders, fries, Mexican food, grilled cheese, clam chowder, taco soup, etc. I saw that there were a lot of people drinking too who had come with ski and snowboarding gear. I find it concerning that they'd motivate drinking and ski/snowboarding (like drinking and driving) by making it so accessible. That's definitely more of a money grab than a care-for-the-general public kind of move. I tried the $18 chicken tenders and fries, and the $11 beef chili. The chili was repetitive in flavor and didn't entice you to finish the whole bowl but it was decent. There was nothing special to it. Depending on when you order it, you might get a more water-y chili. You get to add your own toppings, however much you want, build your own style. The toppings selection included crackers, red onions, cheese, pickled jalapeño slices and sour cream. There were two lines when ordering food. The left line has food packaged to be taken to-go so it's soggier. The right line has the food served for you to eat there. My sister got her food from the left line on accident so her tenders and fries were soggy. There were plenty of tables and seating for people wanting to rest or wanting to eat something. They had a hydration station which was nice for filling bottles but it showed red for the filter status and the water gushed out in a way that would get your hand wet. The water from it was ice cold and the stickers on the machine seemed to be melting off. There's an escalator that takes you from the parking lot level to the ground level for the lifts. The rest of the four stories is accessible mainly because stairs. I'm sure they have an elevator but I don't think I saw it. The restrooms are good, multiple people, big enough. The women's restroom always seems to have a line. I found a stranger's iKon pass when boarding schoolyard and I came to the ticket desk to return it. The lady there was nice about receiving the pass I had found and had informed me that the guy who had lost it had already come by earlier to print a new one. I appreciated the explanation she gave me and how nicely she responded to me.

Canyon lodge is something else for snowboarding, love it here. You can just get an air bnb for a couple of days near by and just walk over then catch the gondola. They have many options for food, nice bar lounge, store etc. many many many runs. Will definitely be back.

You don't need to be a skier to fall in love with this place. I came here during thanksgiving week and this place was popping. It was so busy that finding a seat was a little difficult. This lodge has everything for any skiers or snowboarders. It's five stories with different eateries and coffee shops overlooking the ski area. However, since it's just the start of ski season, not all businesses were open. Lots of restrooms and lockers available on each floor. There's a school to learn skiing and equipment rentals if you forget to bring your own gear. There's also mountain sports to buy souvenirs and apparel.

Apres Ski was so fun shout out to Sarah the bartender for the best drinks ! The slopes were amazing

This Is our first trip to Mammoth and we started at Canyon lodge. The Schoolyard lift is great for beginners! We started at 9:00 and got in five runs before 11:30 before it got crowded. The staff is great the snow conditions were hard despite some light snow yesterday. Nice place!

Nice lodge, easy to get to by the village gondola. Lots of space for seating, plenty of lockers, the staff was extremely helpful and patient when I needed assistance finding ski patrol.

I know that theft is not the fault of the resort but they should have cameras setup outside especially in the area where people put their equipment on the rack. My 11 year old son's brand new Atomic racing skis was stolen when he went in to the lodge to use the restroom and meet up with me for a hot beverage. Only his ski poles were left behind. Both skis has a big white label at the top indicating his name, my cell phone number and Snow Summit Race Team logo (because he is on the team and was at Mammoth for practice) so it's not a case of someone thinking it was theirs. I don't know what anyone can do to protect their equipment except to bring it into the restroom with them. I reported the theft to Lost and Found and local police but I doubt there is anything they can do except to note my report was filed and add to the statistic of reported theft at Canyon Lodge.

Like a fine oiled machine getting everyone their rental ski gear on time. Props to the guy who made fun of my ski socks because they were made in china and still had time to give me snowboard boots, with a nice "no they aren't too small" that hurt my toes all day. Luckily I went back later in the day and they gave me proper fitting boots.

We arrived the night of firework. We missed it. But it is awesome to see the ma management decided to do fireworks in highwind and snowy night on 12/14/24. A lot of people packed in the building and outside the building. Everyone had a great time.

My favorite of the lodge/lift areas I visited during my ski trip to Mammoth! (Out of Eagle, Canyon, Mill, and Main.) It looks the most updated and modern from the outside, with multiple floors, big windows, and balconies. A plethora of food and drink options for lunch. We came here two days for lunch and got Asian food one day and Mexican the next. (Will say that the food wasn't amazing, but it was certainly decent and I was impressed with the variety of options they had.) While here for lunch, I had a view looking out over the mountain (Cloverleaf/Downhill run). Was beautiful! On Saturday, they had a DJ starting at 2pm and while I didn't partake in the dance party, it did look like people were having a really good time and getting into the apres ski. In terms of lifts and run, there are a wide variety here for skiers of every level. There are some nice greens for beginners like me off the Schoolyard Express lift, or you can take Chair 8 to ski the longer and more scenic Holiday/Pumpkin green runs to Eagle Lodge. Canyon Express is a fancier lift, probably the most updated, with a "magic carpet" boarding area and a safety bar that automatically locks if you pull it down (and then automatically lifts before then dismount area). Lot of blue/black options at the top, but also Easy Rider green to head over to The Mill area. Does seem like it's one of the busier/more popular areas, likely because it does have something for everyone here.

Perfect base station after a long day out on the slopes with everything you need. Ski/Snowboard rentals, upscale bars, casual eatery, bathrooms, water refill station, anything you would need to feel comfortable. I dined at the 3rd floor casual eatery. It is cafeteria style meaning you grab a tray and can browse all the available options and pay at the end. There is a little bit of everything, so if you have picky eaters in your group this place will have something for everyone. From burgers, burritos, rice bowls, soup, pizza, chicken tenders, baked goods, and everything in between. There is also a large selection of canned beers, seltzers, kombucha, and other canned drinks for sale. Specials in you buy more than one! Overall, the selection is great, food is good, and a great choice if you're wanting a quick breakfast before hitting the slopes or a mid-session refill. I would say the prices are far for the convenience of being right by the ski-lifts and the portion sizes are really big, between the two entrees I ordered for my fiancé and I, we could have easily had enough food for a third person. Besides the food, the 1st floor bar is a great hang out. It is an indoor bar that opens up into the outdoor patio with heaters. Great drinks and location but be prepared to pay for it. When the DJ is playing, this place turns into a party. All in all, had a great weekend in Mammoth and this place made it so we could spend all day on the slopes. It also offers easy access to the gondola back down the mountain. Absolutely will be going back.

Enjoyed coming to Canyon Lodge for beginner skiing and lunch in the afternoon. It was nice that it was Friday morning and there weren't that many people, otherwise it wouldn't have been a pleasant experience if it were too crowded. Paid $30 for reserved parking, which was a bit steep, considering the signs were removed by 12pm and the attendant was no longer there - there were no in and out privileges to the lot which was a bit annoying. Skiing was peaceful on Schoolway Express, although there weren't attendants checking that folks had valid passes - some were beeping through the gates which meant they didn't have a valid pass and no one did anything to stop them. Lunch was lovely, and the food was good for a cafeteria- the chili was the best thing we had, the chicken tenders were flavorful, and the chocolate chip cookie was bigger than we should have eaten. :) All in all, a few blips but a good experience!

I'd like to recognize Sandy Seale of the Host Department at Canyon Lodge for going above and beyond and showing the utmost compassion and generosity to my boyfriend, Armando and I during our time of need. It was the end of our first day on the mountain and I was having trouble finding our ski-in/ski-out AirBnB at Timber Ridge Condos. This was his 1st time at Mammoth, his 2nd time snowboarding. I'm a beginner/intermediate rider. After multiple attempts of zooming down the path, I finally found the entrance to the return path, but lost the trail. We found ourselves in the woods with a beautiful blanket of fresh untouched snow. So we unstrapped and hiked around in knee deep snow, looking for our way. Armando laid his board down to take a break and off it went. He took off after it and I had a meltdown. I couldn't find him for a while and being an Emergency Registered Nurse, my brain thought as he was falling through the trees/down BlueJay (black diamond) trail without a board or helmet, he knocked his head unconscious on a rock or tree with some bloody head trauma. He didn't want to wear a helmet because it was "uncomfortable." (SIGH...irresponsible noobies...) Sandy was going down Blue Jay and found me in tears. She stopped to see what was going on and assessed the situation. We went down Blue Jay together, eventually found Armando at the base of Canyon Lodge - embarrassed, but unharmed. But the runaway board was gone. Since she happened to work for the Host Department, she was telling me the policy of losing your ticket if you lose your board. The board could also have hurt someone too. She gave us a ride home. We didn't have a car - we took the ski-out trail from our condo. Sandy had work the next morning. She advised me to check in with Lost & Found and ski patrol - no luck. She, Armando, and I spent the morning/afternoon looking around for his runaway board. Armando hiked through the area. I kept taking Chair 8 down to Blue Jay, then into the woody areas. I get a message from Sandy while I'm at the top of Chair 8. She found the board and took it to Lost & Found!!! She didn't have to help us like that, but she did. I offered her ways to recognize her kindness and to show my gratitude, but all she wanted was for me to put in a good word for the Host Department. SHOUT OUT TO SANDY SEALE of the Host Department!! A woman with a golden heart, Mammoth's guardian angel. Thank you for giving our story a happy ending. :) Melissa Lopez

This is a review for the ski/snowboard repair center on the second floor. Randall was incredibly helpful, friendly and fast fixing my skis. He also provided a lot of helpful information to a new skier like myself. I probably would have had to pay for lesson to get some of the helpful hints he gave Thanks again!

expensive food, most of it doesn't even meet good standards for the price grill area: burgers, sandwiches are ok. chicken tenders are always overcooked and tastes like cardboard. fries are not seasoned and also not fried properly as well. pizza area: undercooked pizza, barely any sauce on the pizza. it's a 50/50 chance to get one good pizza or one bad pizza. you are better off going to one of the pizzerias in town to get a good pizza for that price. pacific rim area: good sea food. burrito/mexican area: i would say it's in the middle. i'm very surprised that they cannot wrap a burrito properly though.

TLDR: Chicken Tenders are bottom shelf. When breaking the tender apart i noticed it's not a single piece of chicken - maybe it's a chicken blend? Either way, they're weren't good, and I was disappointed with quality

Modern ski lodge. Clean! Thank you for keeping up the bathrooms, etc. Lots of outdoor seating.

What a nightmare! Was there last week in December. The weather wasn't cooperative during our stay...The day it finally cleared -as was expected-everyone decided to hit the trails. Ridiculously crowded, long lines for everything. Way too busy--and people just obnoxiously going about their way without being mindful of bumping into others or crowding personal space. Reminded me of the mass crowds in the subway in Manhattan during the holidays. Uuggghh! People just damn rude. My teenage daughter was bullied out of our table by grown ass men. Unfortunately, we were stuck in line elsewhere and her attempts to reach us failed due to spotty cell reception. By the time we found each other the pair who had taken the table were gone. Mind you, we saw a similar incident earlier in the day. So apparently this is a thing. Truly shameless that there is no courtesy and that grown men have to resort to intimidating a young lady.

I thought that Canyon Lodge in Mammoth did a fabulous job of being COVID aware. In the indoor area and at the ski lifts, all staff are constantly reminding visitors to keep masks covering both nose and mouth. By the way, goggles hold the surgical masks in place very well. You might want to carry an extra mask(s) inside a ziplock bag since the surgical masks get wet and gross over time. Food is takeout only. Rentals now start one level ABOVE the original rental shop. Initially, you show them your rental receipt and are then measured for your equipment. After measurements, you are sent to the original rental shop to get your equipment. Final equipment adjustments are completed outdoors. This method greatly reduces the crowding for the rental area. There's even a minor equipment adjustment repair booth outdoors now (plus the original repair shop is still on the second floor). TONS more kids taking lessons with instructors compared to previous years. You might want to use lifts higher up/away from the main lodge lifts during the hours of 10am-1pm. Before 9:30am and After 2pm, there were essentially zero lines.

The Canyon Lodge (one of the 3 major hubs at Mammoth) received a major remodeling for this season - with a very pleasant improvement: Entry via automatic doors, escalators have replaced the stairs with their at times dangerous acrobatics in ski boots and with equipment, and the whole service and restaurant areas have been rearranged. Very positive impression!! ... and most importantly: the food court - renamed into the Grizzly Court - remains the number 1 lunch spot as the variety of different food types and the irresistible pastries allow for the best and most balanced breaks for chilling and filling. PREVIOUS REVIEW: Hundreds if not thousands of guests pass every day through this lodge - one of the three main hubs to address the administrative, equipment and food loading needs in Mammoth Ski Ressort. I am sure there are folks who want to have everything even faster, but considering how many individual customers are served here in an relentlessly friendly fashion is simply amazing. Whether it is about the lift tickets, rentals, equipment repair, rest rooms, etc, the business attitude is always so pleasant, uplifting, and yet very organized and efficient. The food station on the second floor provides the most variety in the entire Ressort with multiple stations (burrito, pizza, Korean bowls, salad bar, and more) but the inevitable must are the absolutely irresistible pastries like the fruit tarts, eclairs, or custard donuts - all freshly baked at the lodge itself and so light and delicious!!

If you google the words "Best Shopper," you will see a picture of my daughter. This time, she had a very sweet tag team partner named Hannah(employee) who was instrumental in helping my daughter get an excellent deal on skis, bindings, and boots! My daughter said that she felt like her Dad, because everybody knew her when she walked Into the store. The manager and the staff are very nice.

Food is very expensive and is alright. I got the tostada which was HUGE and very good!! It was packed so it took a long time to find a seat. Mccoy lodge has underground seating so you will always find a place to sit and eat but Canyon lodge does not. However they do have a store that consists of clothes, sunscreen, chapstick, snowboard/ski stuff and more! Beers are $10 which is alot but definitely refreshing!

Time to give Canyon Lodge some props after multiple multi day visits.. definitely a fan especially after an extremely busy New year's Eve holiday weekend visit..here's the executive summary Service: I've experienced most of their services and facilities and it's been great. Everyone is Disneyland friendly that deals with Disneyland crowds Rented boards and boots: their system of getting you fitted for your gear was efficient. Snowboard school private lesson: It's very easy, show up to the private lessons area and your instructor finds you. Our instructor Madie was great, friendly, fun and we learned a lot during our 3 hour lesson. Pro Shop: My bindings weren't fitted properly initially and the staff adjusted my straps perfectly in under 7 minutes with a smile.. He didn't charge but I tipped him out, great service. Lift tickets: I purchased my online and it was an easy pickup in the main lobby. Lots of personnel were available to process huge crowds Ski lifts: You're given a lift card that you put against a scanner at the entrance and then you enter the loading area. When you get off the ski lift, the chair slows down significantly to make it easier to glide off the lift. Newbs like me appreciate that so much lol Slopes: Great design of runs with lots of options for all ability levels. You can spend hours here easily with so many different runs. Bartenders: friendly, quick and they make the drinks well at all locations. Cafe Area: Setup of different stations makes it easy to get exactly what you want an check out. There is NOT one singular line for all food stations, thank goodness. Ski/Snowboard Gift/Clothing/Merchandise Store: The store you run into if you need to buy slope essentials, cool souvenirs, apparel, etc. Great selection of things to buy I mentioned Disneyland earlier and Canyon Lodge is the Ski lodge of Mammoth: There will be lots of kids parents around because of ski school, it will be crowded as it is the lodge in the middle of the mountain, everything will be priced at a premium (lift tickets, food, drink, merchandise, etc) However in the end like Disneyland, when it's Mammoth time, there's a good chance you'll be back at the Canyon Lodge. Overall it's the best facility, with the best service that can handle the madness of the crowds. See you on the slopes! =)

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Resort is nice but kinda pricey even for kid beginners. Rental service was so slow. If you can, rent your ski gears at the store around Mammoth, save your time.

Definitely prefer the Main Lodge to Canyon just to avoid the huuuge crowds since Canyon seems to be far busier. But, the food here is decent, if overpriced (though: newsflash, you're at a ski resort so everything will be overpriced), and even when it's pretty busy you can usually find a spot to sit without having to hover for too long. Also, while it can get super busy here, I have yet to encounter any employees in a bad mood and getting through the food check out line was remarkably fast. Wish they had a mid-mountain food spot ala McCoy's at Main Lodge but that's like the most 1% complaint ever. I strongly prefer Main Lodge to Canyon but my son really liked this area because as an advanced beginner/low intermediate skiier he said it was nice to have lots of higher level green runs that weren't super short when he got a bit tired. We did St. Moritz (advanced green) at Main Lodge a few times but to do so you have to take blue runs from the top of the lift. The kiddo can ski the blue runs but he would get tired after three or so runs so having the option to ski the decent greens at Canyon with him was a nice way to get in some family skiing time without feeling like I was missing out too much.

Before you complain about cost, understand that anything lodge related is expensive, it's like buying a drink at a nightclub - IT IS WHAT IT IS! Having been around the mountain, this is the largest lodge in the Mammoth Ski Resort, and it's generally crowded. Especially on three day weekends, except for this past MLK weekend, I guess the lack of snow scared everyone away. The food is solid, they have little themed areas within the dinning/kitchen area, burgers/soup, salad bar, pizza, Mexican, and Asian. A highlight is the garlic fries, which compliment a cold beer. The third and second floor both have bars, and I need to call out JR, who was awesome behind the bar. We watched the 49ers playoff loss to Seattle, and he treated our group like royalty. On the second floor they also have a little snack shop with pastries, coffee, hot cocoa, and bottled waters. Our younger skiers enjoyed a hot cocoa every day, and they were tasty! Another cool aspect is the seating out on the roof, make sure you check it out, fun vantage point. Parking at Canyon Lodge can be a pain if you don't get there early enough. It will get full by 8:30AM when it's busy, so try to get there by 8AM. Another options is to pay the $20 premiere parking and get there when you want, other options include finding a shuttle close to where you are lodging, or you can park near the Village and take the complimentary gondola to the Canyon Lodge. We also booked two different private ski lessons for my kids, and I highly recommend Andres, and Sarah Langdens - both are super with young, just learning skiers.

This seems to be the good starting point for beginner/intermediates, while the Main lodge looked a bit more inviting for straight up beginners. I could be wrong, but that's what we seemed to have experienced. As far as more advanced runs, this also seemed to have been a good starting point, to eventually get towards the top of the mountain. The lodge itself gets SUPER packed around lunch time, so either pack your own food and eat quickly outside, or plan on coming inside around 11am for lunch. That'll help ensure you get tables and food quickly. Or if you're not in a rush, wait until a bit later, and they open up extra tables, which are usually held for the kids ski lesson area. Overall our family liked this as our starting point for riding, and it's a good meeting spot for lunch too.

Love the upgrades! Escalator is probably the best upgrade! No wait, how about the expanded bar and patio with fire wall heaters! Been coming here for 20 years, it's such a happy memorable place foot

Kelly Kish is king of the mountain! The best private/kids instructor Canyon Lodge has to offer and can match any kid's 'floss' dance. My daughter had an awesome time with freshly minted fundamental skills she's already building on thanks to Kelly.

Not very busy during the summer months. Came here with my son to race in the Mammoth Kamikaze Bike Games. Such a great event for all ages. Easy to get to and plenty of parking. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Just wished they had more food offerings, but that's ok since it's very close to the Village where there are alot of restaurants.

It was crazy busy, but none the less staff should have been prepared. They had signs saying they had restrooms on the second floor and bar on the third floor. We walked up to the third floor, no bar. Bar was on the second floor. The bar was full so we had to wait for a table, not very long, we got lucky some guys were leaving. We sat for 15 minutes waiting for the cocktail waitress that never came to our table. So we ended up going to the bar ourselves to order. We were at the table maybe 45 minutes to an hour after ordering our own drinks, still no cocktail waitress. We seen her walk by us several times without asking if we wanted another drink, because of that we left and went back to Gomez. The bar was located in a nice area with great views of the slopes, that was all we liked.

I've been coming to Mammoth since I was a child, and have never really graduated from the bunny slopes. I'm a horrible athlete, and the horror of ski day preparations--of piling into ski clothes, into scarves and gloves and goggles; of waiting around for ski rentals; of waiting in line for tickets while strapped into clunky blocks of boot; of shuffling across flat ground to get to ski lifts; of waiting in line at ski lifts, then suffering wind and cold without escape on the way up the mountain--have been enough to deter me from frequent engagement with snow sport. I skiied as a child, then switched to snowboarding for several years, before I figured out that I could spend all day inside, sleeping in and eating ramen and reading books, much like I do at home. But a couple months ago, my husband insisted on skiing, and I was forced to go with him (I had promised to do so in order to get out of skiing on a prior trip to Lake Arrowhead/Big Bear). I realized, over the course of two days, that I actually liked skiing, and that I was better at it than I was at snowboarding (never learned to carve in the 5+ years I went every year). I've been going to Canyon Lodge since childhood, and after a long hiatus, I found that the pre-ski ordeal wasn't so bad. The folks at the ski rental place were pleasant, and I guess there are now tickets that auto-scan at each lift, making lines shorter and passage easier. Since we're both beginners, we got beginner tickets and stuck to chairs 7 and 17. There was enough variety and plenty of challenge in these runs to keep us occupied for the duration of our trip. (Granted, we skiied for like seven hours total, spread out over two days.) The tickets were expensive, but at least cheaper than the full adult tickets, and I thought they were worth the price. We had a lot of fun doing the easy runs at Canyon Lodge, and I left Mammoth feeling better about myself than usual. Who knows, maybe we'll even bring our kids out here when we have them. Get them on the slopes and lead them away from the path of laziness.

Largest eating place on Mammoth Mountain even if its the bottom of it. This is where almost everythings is.... lost & found, plenty of restrooms, lift tickets, where the wolly mammoth statue is outside, etc.. Food: eh? American, what can you expect. I'm rating on destination. Website Info: During winter seasons, Canyon Lodge is one of Mammoth's favorite places for group activities; it has abundant public space, direct slopeside views and is convenient to reach from the Village Lodge and the Village Conference Center, either by car or the Village Gondola. Hold events in the Cloverleaf Room, Canyon Room or the Grizzly Theater. Canyon Lodge is the perfect venue for concerts & banquets. * Slopeside Ski Lodge * 10,270 square feet of event space * Large outdoor decks with bars * Full service onsite catering Canyon Lodge Sq. Feet Length and Width Ceiling Height Theater U Shape Classroom Boardroom Banquet Reception Grizzly 3031 82'x44' 12' 300 45 140 75 150 350 California 4176 60'x40' 12' 300 70 200 80 200 400 Cloverleaf 1761 59'x30' 12' 120 35 66 52 100 175 Canyon Room 2811 60'x64' 12' 280 45 125 58 120 250

It's a huge lodge! Some stores and bathrooms downstairs. The main attraction is the cafeteria. Yes, it's pricy, but did you expect to ski on the cheap? I have to say that the food is delicious. You have your standard fare - chicken tenders, fries, pizza. But there are also interesting options like the Patty Melt, Foot long chili hot dog, Pho bowl, Mexican salad bowl. They also have an ungodly sized cup for your sodas if you want (which I got). Lunch will cost you about $20. However, after skiing, you are voracious and don't care. It's always crowded here, so seating can be an issue. You need an eagle eye to get the seats! Location is perfect between the Gondola from the Village and the Gondola to the top.

This first part is review of Canyon apartment: Convenient!! But be warned, if you do not have a 4WD or chains, you will not be able to make it to the lodge in the snow. We took my friends truck from LA and made it all the way to lodging area but we could not get up. We spent 2 hours trying and gave up. Parked at a lot in town and had friends pick us up. I like how they provide dollies to bring your luggage to your apartment. They have a lobby that has apple cider and coffee. You can rent DVDs to watch. This is the life.... Parking can be a problem if you have a large party. They only gave us 2 spots, so we had 1 other car part at town. The best part, walk straight into Canyon Lodge. 5 minutes and bam, you are there. They provide everything. Restrooms, ski/snowboard shop, restaurant, rental, lockers and tickets. The rest is just getting to the lift and shredding on the snow.

Best lodge at Mammoth. It's ginormous. Several stories of food, booze, bathrooms, more food, more booze, and a rooftop deck you can watch the Spring pond skim from -- Love it! I only wish it wouldn't close so much earlier than the rest of the mountain.

The parking staff in the loading zone , in particular at very old, cranky woman, was beyond rude. As I was dropping of my 4 kids , this person is knocking on my window telling me I can't park here. Well it's a loading zone!! Every other person is parked unloading and loading their people and crap! Then as I'm trying to leave , she's blocking the lane with her hands on her hips. Really!!??? Disappointing after I spent a $1000 on lift tickets. Pretty much over Mammoth and their prices. Will find another ski location. There's plenty of them.

Thank you canyon lodge for hiring honest staff members. I left my Power Beats on a table at the end of the day. I reluctantly went to the lost and found the following day to see if they had been turned in. Lo and behold they were! It warms my heart to know that there are still honest people in the world. Thanks again ;)

This is regarding bars at Canyon. 5 stars to Kyle and Vinnie in the Cave Bar! They made it fun to hang out and Kyle makes a great version of a skinny margarita!! Our whole group enjoyed it. 2 stars were taken away because of Devita in the outside bar. He was rude for no reason and I'm not sure why he's in the service industry. My friend is diabetic and asked about the low sugar Red Bull. Apparently it pissed him off that he said Monster only and slammed a can down. He told us it's low carb and to read it ourselves. Really we should have left at that point.

So my friends and I came here to ski and snowboard. My friend took us here really early because apparently it gets crowded quickly, which I felt was the case. They had an area for rentals that you could purchase your lift tickets at too. The price came out to be about $150 for me, which included the day pass and snowboard rental gear (I think the snowboard and the boots?). I think you can get the passes for cheaper if you buy online ahead of time, though I'm not sure. We did go during the holiday season though I think... I'm pretty new at snowboarding, but in my experience the different lifts were very fun and the overall experience was enjoyable. I felt it got more and more crowded as the day went on though, and the wait before going up the lift can get a bit long.

I usually end up using Canyon Lodge as my base since it is easier to get to than the Mountain Lodge, but so does everyone else. So the crowd is a real issue here on weekends, especially when the weather is bad (windy, snowy, cold, you name it). A few things to keep in mind if you're new to Mammoth: - There are lots of free parking spots available at Canyon but they are usually gone before 8am on weekends. Get there early. If you can't find any free spots in the lot, you have two options. You can either go park on streets nearby or if you really can't find anything within reasonable distance, there are $25 premium parking spots. - Ticketing window for lift tickets can be crowded in the morning peak hour. If you arrive in Mammoth the day before, go pick up your tickets at the Mountain Center at the Village. It is open till 4:30pm. - There is usually a long line to get on the Village Gondola around 3pm. - No brainer: Try to take lunch break a little early or later. It is really annoying to look for available seats at this lodge! McCoy Station is a much better place to get lunch. I actually avoid going to Mammoth on holiday weekends, so I can't even imagine how crowded this lodge must be...

Our family of five rented a condo walking distance to canyon lodge so we decided to do all of our rentals and lessons through canyon even though we usually stick with Main Lodge or June. We rented ski packages for our three kids and booked each of them lessons on a Friday. Picking up our rentals was fairly seamless except they measured both of our girls incorrectly and gave them skies that were way too short. They corrected their mistake and admitted they had messed those up so I do appreciate that. We dropped our four year old off at her half day lesson and things already seemed off. It was crazy busy and there is no system in place for handing them over except putting your phone number in their report card and walking away. I did see that they had her on the magic carpet within twenty minutes which was great. My real concern came later when I got a call that she was crying and wanted me to come back ninety minutes into her lesson. All of the groups were inside when I arrived back, I had to ask 4 people where to find my daughter and on the fourth she just shrugged and walked me into the kid area to find her myself. She was sitting by herself crying at one of the main tables. Listen, my kid is drama and that's not their fault but the fact that they just let me walk in because they didn't actually know where she was, is not okay. I took her to the bathroom which is shared with the rest of the lodge. So here I am, an adult none of these instructors or managers have ever met walking a child out of the kid area into the locker room bathrooms and this is totally fine with them. Once in the bathroom, I realized I'll never take my child to canyons kid lessons again. All the kids were being walked into the bathroom where one woman was barking at three and four year olds to "lock your door, put down your pants and pee!" So we went back to the indoor kid area, got her things and left. I don't even know who her instructor was or if anyone was even curious to know what happened to her. Seriously, no one ever even asked me for my name. My seven year old spent her lesson waiting for a kid who had been put in her group an hour into the day learn how to stop. This was her third full day lesson in the past year and while she has taken the lift, connects parallel turns and mastered green runs in her past lessons(this was all communicated when she was as dropped off), her group never left the fenced area and at the end of the day, her instructor couldn't even remember her name. My ten year old did make a lot of progress, he was out with an older instructor who got them out on blue runs, refused to let them fill up on sugar but instead took lots of water breaks and even knew my son's name at the end of the day. Felt like a miracle after my first two! If we take group lessons through mammoth again we will absolutely avoid canyon lodge at all costs. We will also be sure to advise everyone we know to avoid them as well. The only reason they are getting a two instead of one star rating is because of my son's instructor.

I haven't been to too many lodges in my life, but this one seems fine. It can be confusing where to go and it seems like the folks working there aren't on the same page with how things operate (they had me running around, going up and down the stairs before I finally got where I needed to go which is NOT easy in ski garb!!). I think it's safe to say the staff isn't the most efficient, but at least everyone is friendly. If you need rentals, go early even if you have a reservation. It's a MADhouse in the rentals area and you may have to wait for quite a while. That will cause a problem if you have a morning lesson to attend! The food is pretty decent. I had a chicken sandwich from the grill that hit the spot while providing fuel for this here machine. They have pho which was surprisingly flavorful, but tepid in temperature. There aren't many bathrooms here either, so be prepared to wait during busy lunch hours. 7 and 17 are nice, easy greens. 4 and Canyon Express offer fun, but not too scary blues. I highly recommend getting lessons no matter what level skier you are. I am not that great of a skier. Ok fine, I SUCK. I took a lesson years ago and it helped, but I was still pizza wedging like a toddler at times. A few ski trips, one twisted knee, and countless anxiety attacks later, I decided I needed more lessons under my belt. TOTAL GAME CHANGER!! I had a novice lesson with Ron (Frias?). He was so helpful and enthusiastic. He went over basic body form to maintain balance and control. Even in a group of 6, he provided helpful feedback to each person. Just from that lesson alone, I was able to ski with more confidence. The next day, I attended an intermediate workshop with Preston as my guide. He fine-tuned what I'd learned the day before and taught me some new moves to add to my arsenal. He was patient, answered all of my questions, and described things in a way that made sense to me. My comfort and confidence level shot way up after my workshop with him.

This is an unnecessarily big building, and I don't really know why. It's also really busy. And inefficient. It took a long wait at the ski hire place to find out that I couldn't hire good skis there and I needed to go to the other ski hire place that was next to this one (still run by the same company) and queue up/wait again. And the cost of the ski hire was really high, compared to what I am used to in Europe, which is kind of ridiculous because the skis actually cost less to buy in the USA than they do in Europe. The time you have to wait in the queue to buy your lift pass is also really long, for no apparent reason. And the place loses even more stars because the cost of a lift ticket is so high. $125 per day. That's just nuts! For that I would expect my own personal snowmobile driver to take me up the mountain!

This is the largest lodge in the Mammoth Ski Resort and it's always crowded. Especially on three day weekends, it was a nightmare this past holiday weekend. The food is pretty decent, they have burgers, soup and salad bar, pizza, Mexican (tacos and burritos), and some type of Asian (stir fry, orange chicken, etc.). Oh and you can't forget the garlic fries! It's the same ones they have at The Mill Cafe. The third and second floor both have bars for the adult libations. My friend and I enjoy the Floating Rock Hefeweizen from the Mammoth Brewing Company and they have it on tap here. On the second floor there used to be a crepe stand but now it's gone *tear* but they still have the little snack shop with pastries, coffee, hot cocoa, and bottled waters, etc. Also on nice bluebird days they'll set up tables and lounge chairs outside. Don't forget there's also seating out on the roof. Parking at Canyon Lodge can be a pain if you don't get there early enough. It will get full by 8:30AM so try to get there by 8AM. If you want, you can pay the $20 premiere parking that's available. I'll usually find a shuttle close to where I'm staying and use that. Or you can park near The Village and take the complimentary gondola to Canyon Lodge. Good place to meet up with friends. There's wi-fi but it's not free. I have AT&T and sometimes have trouble with reception inside. So make your calls outside if you're having problems.

Ahhhhh Good Ole Warming Hut II. Well that is what any OG Mammoth folks know this place as. I started coming here in 1978 when I learned to ski at the ripe old age of 4! Overall this is a pretty decent facility. However there are a couple of pitfalls to avoid: *Do not pay to eat here being one! They are way over priced. If you think about going to a ball park, stadium, arena, etc realize the food here is 1.5-2x as expensive. ie $11.00 +tax +crv for a single 24oz bottle of beer!!! WTF! that is ridiculous to the enth degree! *If you ascend or descend on the western side of the building (at the edge of chair 16) to/from the parking lot, be super super careful. There is a lot of icy build up here and several people fell while I was there. A staircase or grip ramp would do wonders here. *Do not be discouraged by the check your board/ski station being understaffed. It is always best to have your equipment overseen, than to have some jackwagon come and take off with it while you are eating or going to the rest room. *The gates in front of the lifts here seem to get an inordinate number of newbie's falling at the entrance to the lift lines. This is super dangerous IMHO as I saw about 1 person per minute fall in one of the 4 openings over the last weekend while I was there... having the hosts stationed at slow signs 30-50 yds uphill doesnt matter either... if someone falls in the middle of an opening and others cant stop, their are some likely injuries as a result :( *Ridiculously partitioned rooms that were open for people to eat lunch at. Literally there was no rhyme or reason to their partitioning. However the great points: *Quick ticket purchasing lines with numerous staff working the windows (even a spot to set your board or skis while purchasing. *Clean dining rooms. *Lots of water stations with cups available for anyone to get water on multiple levels. *A quick repair service on site! (one of my friends busted a front binding and they fixed it for $20 while we were stopped for lunch. So overall this facility is both good and bad. Overall I like its location andconvenience, but just wish that it wasnt so ridiculously priced and a bit more safety conscious...