About Us
Steve Taylor, the Mammoth Snowman, started skiing at Mammoth Mountain in 1969.
Steve got his first Mammoth Mountain Season Pass for the 1985/86 Ski Season and has been scoring 100+ day ski seasons just about every season since.
Steve and his wife, Jennifer, moved north in 1990 to be closer to the slopes. Over the last 40+ years, Steve has devoted countless hours to studying and learning about Mammoth Mountain’s Weather and Snow Conditions.
Snowman began blogging about snow, weather, and tourist-related information in 1990 on the old Mammoth BBS system. He then moved to the RSN Forums in 1999 and MammothSnowman.com in 2004, where he posted his Video and Photo Blog reports. Read his full bio here.
Ted Schlaepfer – Meteorologist CCM – The WeatherGuy
Ted’s Family has had a condo in the Mammoth Lakes area for decades. Over the years, they frequently traveled from the Bay Area to access what they thought was the best snow on earth.
We met Ted, the WeatherGuy, about ten years ago on the Mammoth Mountain Forum. He checked out MammothSnowman.com and offered to do a Powder Forecast.
Those forecasts have caused many people to get multiple powder days on Mammoth Mountain. Ted’s Posts are available on the website from mid-November to mid-May, every Tuesday and Friday by 5 PM.
Jon Goettig – Pt. Time Snow Reporter – I met Flaskman on the old RSN forum during the 2000/01 Winter season.
When we started skiing on Mammoth Mountain together, I thought, ‘Wait a minute.’ He was the other guy making tracks in my secret lines all those years. It also turned out that his family cabin was just five houses up from mine in Mammoth Lakes.
Over the past 25 years, we have skied together on several hundred days. He is one of the rare people I trust with his snow surface observations. While not a local, Jon spends 50-60+ days on the hill, most weekends, when Snowman is off the hill. During the 2023 season, Jon hit that coveted 100+ day mark.
WANTED: Local Photo & Condition Guy – I’m looking to hire a local with a season pass who has a desire to take great images and provide quick text updates on conditions while out on the hill several days a week and around town during storms.
There will be a small monthly stipend to start each week, and we will create a bio for you here. If this works out for you, this could be a multi-year role, and pay will increase as we grow. Please email me your ‘why,’ passion for the hill, and details to steve@mammothsnowman.com.
Mammoth Snowman Community – Many people in our community text and email in photos and snow observations; everyone thanks those who put in the effort. It’s about the community and getting the most current and accurate information.
