Elevation 2015 Mammoth Gay Ski Week

Elevation 2015, the Thirteenth Annual Mammoth Gay Ski Week! Thirteen years ago, we tested the waters by emailing a few friends and more than 300 people showed up to dance, party, snowboard and ski and meet new people. Now we have more than 2,500 riders and skiers coming to the High Sierras for Mammoth Lake’s favorite event of the year. Mammoth Lakes, CA

Elevation 2015 Mammoth Gay Ski Week

When you come to Elevation, you also get more options than just big dance parties. Our signature apres-ski events are more social, “cocktail-oriented” events, where you can meet (and buy drinks for) friendly guys from all over the country and all over the world. Fresh off the slopes, margarita in hand, flushed and tan from a sunny day of amazing snowboarding – those are some of our favorite moments.

Elevation is also about sharing our celebration with the town of Mammoth Lakes. Each year, the town has welcomed us wholeheartedly. The mayor and city council write us a welcome letter each year. Merchants can’t wait to put out their signs of support in their shop windows. Locals talk about how we have the best parties of the year, and how much they look forward to them. We’ve even heard cops at a local coffeehouse talking about how we have more people and fewer problems at our events than they’ve ever seen.

Despite our growth, our core mission is the same. “2,500 riders. 9 major parties. 0 attitude.”

Though the majority of Elevation attendees are guys, there are always a great contingent of girls at our events. A good number of locals also come out and join us at the events. This is an inclusive event where we want anyone and everyone to feel welcome and have a great time. That said, this is definitely a gay invasion of Mammoth Lakes, in the best possible way. You can’t walk around Mammoth that week without realizing that we have taken over the town.

This is a weekend about serious fun, new and old friends, and a community coming together. So, in the spirit of Elevation, a tip for the weekend: Be friendly. Introduce yourself. This is the kind of weekend where everyone loses the attitude. No judgement, no pretension, no waiting around to see if he talks to you first. The guy you meet one night will be the friend you rip down Cornice with the next day.

Elevation 2015 Mammoth Gay Ski Week

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