Snowman Building Competition

Submit a picture of your snowman to our Facebook Event Page here or email to parksandrec@townofmammothlakes.ca.gov by January 22, 2021 to be considered for our Snowman Building Competition.

Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

Most Creative
How will you stand out from the crowd? Will your snowman make us laugh, change our perspective or be fashionably accessorized?

Recreation Themed
Give your snowman a sense of adventure. What do they like to do? Ski? Climb? Knit? Snorkel?

People's Choice
All submissions will be entered into a poll where the public can vote on them beginning January 25 and continuing through January 27.

Submissions due January 22. Winners will be announced on Thursday, January 28.

Mammoth Lakes Winter Fitness Challenge

Take the 50+ Mile Challenge! Whether it be skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, running, biking, sledding, climbing, ice skating, etc. commit to completing 50 miles by the end of March.

How it works:

Pick your activity
Log your miles
Submit your mileage as you complete them or weekly by taking a pic of your log and emailing it to parksandrec@townofmammothlakes.ca.gov .
We will update our standings every Monday here and on Facebook (Mammoth Parks N Rec).

All submissions due March 31. Prizes awarded April 3.

Get more info and register here.

Mammoth Ice Rink

Come skate with us this winter! Public skate occurs daily in set session times. Space in these individual session times is limited, arrive early and don't forget your mask! More information and live schedule is available at www.MammothIceRink.com.

Adult Ice Skating Lessons (age 14+)

Join our Ice Skating Lessons offered by certified US Figure Skating staff. Classes begin with the fundamentals and are structured according to the U.S. Figure Skating Association’s Basic Skills Program. The curriculum is designed to:

Make your skating experience safe and pleasurable.
Improve your skills through progressive levels that will yield confidence and satisfaction.
Build a solid foundation for ice skating or ice hockey offered at the Mammoth Ice Rink.

Classes will be held on Wednesdays between 3:15 and 5:00 p.m. Our winter session is January 13-February 17 and costs $50. Get more info and register here.

Public Ice Skating

Reserve you public skating time in advance. Get a full schedule and reserve your time at www.MammothIceRink.com.

Mono County Library: Written Stories

Join the Mono County Library for this free extra-curricular activity and explore the evolutionary development of human storytelling throughout the school year. Open to all Mono County teens and young adults in grades 9-12. Each series will have span multiple weeks with a different theme. The Written Stories on Thursday evenings from 3:30 to 5:30 pm will start in January and run through April, join for one evening or the full series and discover the way images can tell a story. Get more info and register today!

MAC After School Programs

The After-School Art Clubs are available for students in the Mammoth Unified & Eastern Sierra school districts. The After-School Art Club is a weekly club with a rotation of learning in visual art, media arts, theatre, and dance. The program is open to children ages 5 – 17 and will provide students the opportunity to express themselves artistically in a safe and nurturing environment. Through our After-School Art Clubs, students in Mono County are exposed to art they may not receive in school. As often as possible, the arts and craft projects will include cultural components. Get more information and register here.

Mammoth Lakes Library Virtual Homework Zone

Volunteer high school students will work with K-8 students as Homework Coaches, using their own academic experience to help along their younger peers. Each VHZ is facilitated by the Youth Librarian, Miss Carissa, though Homework Coaches will work with individual students or small groups in zoom break-out rooms. In these distant times, one-on-one connections like this can make a big difference. Held weekly on Wednesdays from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Get more information and register here.

Mono County Virtual Peapod

Socialize with other families in Mono County online in English each Monday and Friday at 10:00 am with Mono Kids Virtual Peapods click here for the Zoom links and on Wednesdays at 6:00 pm on Facebook Live. Spanish Peapod meets virtually on Wednesdays from 1:00 to 1:30. More information is available here.

Mammoth Lakes Library Story Hour

Join Mammoth Lakes library for a virtual story hour Wednesdays at 10:30 am in English and in Spanish on the first and third Fridays of the month via the Mammoth Lakes Library Facebook Page. Mammoth Library also has a resource page to keep school aged children busy while learning from home.

HOOPLA

Watch movies, TV Shows, Audiobooks and more with your library card! Your Mono County Library Card now gives you up to four free checkouts per month from HOOPLA Digital. Click here for more info.

DSES Weekly Virtual Programming

Offering recorded programming on cycling, communication, adaptive workouts, backcountry guiding, story time, gardening and more! Get more info and take a dive into these fun resources today!

Quarantine Kitchen

Check out Community Service Solutions Quarantine Kitchen Live on Facebook every Friday for some yummy and healthy recipe ideas. Fun for the whole family to follow along plus great ideas for staying healthy on a tight budget. More information is available here.

Parks and Facilities Update

For a full update visit our parks and facilities status page here. Whitmore Track and Field remains open with portable restrooms in place. Public restrooms are also available at Mammoth Creek Park and Trails End Park. With the mild snow conditions some Multi-Use Pathways (MUPs) within town have reopened for winter access. Trails currently open are indicated in yellow below:

MAC Art and Wine: Minaret Skies

Join the wildly talented Miguel Flores virtually as he guides you through an acrylic interpretation of our local Minarets with rainbow sky. All abilities welcome. This event will be held virtually on January 21 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Pre-registration is required, register here.

Regional Stay Home Order in Effect

Mono County is now under new restrictions outlined in the Regional Stay Home Order. Outdoor recreation is still permitted to operate with mitigations. Campgrounds in our region are now closed. Read more about the Regional Stay Home Order here.

IMACA Food Distribution

January's food distribution has been scheduled and can be viewed here. The next food distribution for Mammoth Lakes will take place January 19 from 10am to noon behind the Mammoth Outlet stores, off of Center Street. IMACA food program provides drive thru food distribution to Mono County resident’s. Get more information here.

See a full breakdown of California's Blueprint for a Safer Economy and search Mono County to see business and activity sector status'. For information specific to Mono County visit the Mono County Covid-19 Response webpage.

Parks and Recreation Department

(760)965-3690 • MammothParksAndRec.com
ParkandRec@townofmammothlakes.ca.gov
Facebook: Mammoth Parks N Rec