With restraint bars in the news recently, I was thinking about which chairs at Mammoth are still without them and all I can come up with is 25. Are there any others? Going through the list in my head, I can't think of another chair. The doubles (12, 13. 14) all have them. I haven't been on 22 for a while so I can't remember but I'm inclined to think it has them. Over at June, J1 has a restraint that folds down from the center post. Maybe 25 is the only one? If I'm riding with my daughter I'll always lower the bar. When I'm riding solo, I tend to leave it up. - just realized the first photo in the article below shows 14 from back in 2011, without bars. I’ll have to check the next time I’m up to see if they added them. I know 12 & 13 have them for sure https://snowbrains.com/new-data-reveals-nearly-1-in-4-u-s-chairlifts-lack-restraint-bars/

Was on the chair this weekend listening to a couple guys talk about trying to ski the mountain by taking the chairs in sequence. I was looking at the map and... 1 to 2, easy 2 to 3, easy 3 to 4, tricky, probably easier on skis than a snowboard as long as you stay high enough to get to Solitude, 4 to 5, easy 5 to 6, seems easy enough crossing over to 3 6 to 7, nope 7 to 8, probably doable though you'd probably end up walking the last 50-100 yards 8 to 9, easy 9 to 10, doable 10 to 11, nope 11 to 12, easy 12 to 13, easy 13 to 14, easy 14 to 15, maybe on skis, but it would be a constant high traverse from Scotty's to Dry Creek that I'm going to say no 15 to 16, easy 16 to 17, easy 17 to 20, easy, but we have to assume 20 is running 20 to 21, easy 21 to 22, doable 22 to 23, nope. 23 to 25, thinking no, but if you could traverse from Cornice to Dave's and get to Goldhill, maybe, but again, a gnarly traverse. Seems mostly doable but there's some I just can't see the connection unless you're a superhero. Did I miss anything?

I'm considering signing my daughter up for the Mountain Ranger program. Has anyone had a kid in the program? Pros and cons? Thanks for any info! https://www.mammothmountain.com/discover-mammoth/camps-teams/multi-day-clinics/mountain-rangers#startDate=01-11-2026

Here are some edited photo from the Lakes Basin.