I have to say I'm rather pleased that Mammoth Mountain got the top spot. I'm a big fan of Mammoth, even if I remain a bit disdainful of the gazillions of skate rats who now roam pell-mell over the mountain dragging their knuckles in the show.

The whole complex at the base of the mountain is amazing.

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• Halfpipe Heaven

I read the article a while back and have been meaning to write about it ever since. Don't ask me how I ended up there.

The point of al this is that within the Interior Department lies what is probably the best agency in the federal government: The National Park Service. In general, they do a fine job.

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• Vanity Fair on the National Parks