Blog: View From The Ridge

An Atmospheric River blasted the Eastern Sierra last year, resulting in one of the heaviest snowfall years on record and the second longest ski/snowboard season ever for Mammoth Mountain.   So what is an Atmospheric...

Saddlebag Lake, just outside of Yosemite National Park After a record snow year, finally Tioga Pass, has opened! It's the latest the Yosemite National Park thoroughfare has opened in 34 years, when it opened on the same...

Ridge Merino Founder Jeff Russell got the chance to ride along with Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol (MMSP) to assist with avalanche control during the snowiest month the mountain has ever seen. Here is his recap...     ...

Well, it's official. Mammoth Lakes has received a record-breaking snowfall for the month of January - or ANY month - 212" to be exact. And it's still coming down.   If that seems unfathomable (and it...

Long story short, we needed an image of our Ridge Boxer, and we thought it might be cool to shoot at one of the remote hot springs near Mammoth. The next morning I woke up before sunrise and drove...

Photo Credit: Joshua Cripps Photography     A few summers ago, we set off on a 15-mile backcountry overnight to the remote Garnet Lake. It was a moderately tough hike with an amazing pay-off. The setting is idyllic, as are most throughout...