🎿 THE LIFT LIFE NEVER SLEEPS 🛠️☀️
How Summer Keeps Winter Lifty & Legendary

❄️ Off-Season? More Like Pre-Season Prep
You know those quiet chairlifts you spot mid-summer, just hanging there like lazy hammocks?

Wrong.

Those lifts are sweating it out. Greased, wrenched, inspected, and sometimes completely rebuilt while we’re sipping cold brew by the beach.

Because when you click in this December, someone made sure you don’t click out mid-ride.

Let’s crack open the summer secrets of SoCal ski resorts. You’re about to appreciate every “whirr” and “click” a whole lot more.

🌞 Mountains in Motion: What’s Really Going On

While we’re flip-flopping around town, these mountain crews are grinding:

🔧 Mammoth Mountain

• 🚵‍♂️ Bike Park season is rolling—Discovery Chair (11) opens June 20

• 80+ miles of singletrack: berms, pavers, drops, and a Discovery Zone for the new crew

• 🏔️ Scenic Gondola Rides—breathe deep, snap wide

• 🎉 Woolly’s Adventure Summit—bounce castles, tubing, and all the kid chaos without snow

🚴‍♂️ Big Bear / Snow Summit

• Daily lift-served biking with killer trails

• Slopes turn into smooth, fast singletrack—bring the GoPro

🧘‍♀️ Mountain High

• Lift-access hiking through pines and peace

• Disc golf up top—just don’t lose your frisbee off a ridge

• Mountain-top yoga: come for the poses, stay for the nap

• 🚴‍♂️ NEW Bike Park—fresh trails, scenic views, lift-served stoke

• 🎢 Scenic Chair Rides—for dates, daydreams, and Instagram wins

🌌 Mt. Baldy

• Moonless Night this Saturday—ride the lift into total darkness, stars overhead, heart full

• Pro tip: pack a blanket, warm cider, and someone cute

💬 Sasha’s Real Talk Moment
One summer, I got a behind-the-scenes peek at Mammoth’s mid-July maintenance crew. There was a guy named Kevin—40 years on the mountain. Grease on his boots, torque wrench in hand, smile like a snow day.

I asked, “Why do you do this?”
He looked at me, dead serious, and said, “Because if we mess up, someone’s mom gets scared.”

Gave me chills. These folks aren’t just mechanics. They’re your invisible ski patrol. Heroes in hard hats.

⛷️ Why This Work Matters—for YOU

Every chair you ride:

• Was checked bolt by bolt.

• Had its motor tested, oiled, and sometimes replaced.

• Might’ve had birds evicted from nesting in the control box (true story).

The safer your ride, the more time you get on the hill. This is the difference between 6 runs before lunch... and 12.

💪 What You Can Do This Summer to Stay in the Game

• Ride those summer lifts—bike, hike, or just get the view.

• Support resorts now = better snow perks later.

• Ask staff about their summer ops. You’ll be surprised who’s grinding behind the scenes.

Oh—and keep those ski legs ready. You don’t want your quads screaming “Why, Sasha, WHY?” in December.

🎓 The Big Lesson
You think ski season starts in November? Nope.

It starts with bolts tightened in June.

With cables replaced in July.

With lifties testing safety stops while the rest of us are testing margarita recipes.

The best days on snow? They’re made in the sun. ☀️❄️

🌟 Mountain Proverb
“Lift work in summer = Lift magic in winter.”

👀 Coming Next Week
“How to Train for Powder While Holding a Margarita”
(Yes, it’s a real workout. Yes, it’s hilarious. Yes, you need a towel.)

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Until next lift ride, stay curious, stay stoked, and please—hydrate like it’s your second job.

With love & lube (lift kind),
– Sasha Everett⛷️💦

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