Ukuba ubusoloko uphupha ngokufunda indlela yokuskiya okanye ukukhwela ikhephu ebomini bakho bonke, akukho ndawo ibhetele onokuyinika yona kunokuba Intaba yeMammoth eCarlifonia. Kwaye ungakhe ulinge ukutsala loo nto, ndimdala kakhulu ukuba ndingafunda into entsha kuye nakubani na apha. Ngokukodwa noGabe Taylor.

Ngomhla kaDisemba omnandi (ngokwemigangatho yaseLos Angeles), sahamba iiyure ezintlanu ezinesiqingatha ukuya eMammoth Lakes, eCarlifonia kukhangela imozulu ebandayo kwanokungcamla kweyona meko ikhephu eMelika. Kulapho sadibana khona no-Taylor, u-41-oneminyaka ubudala u-snowboarder oguqukileyo waba ngumphathi we-brand Mammoth, kukhenketho oluncinci lweparadesi yakhe.

Ndaya esikolweni eColorado ndaza ndahlala ecaleni komntwana owayethetha ngebhola ekhatywayo kwaye ndandingazi nto malunga nokukhwela ikhephu, uTaylor, ojongeka kwaye evakala ngathi ngumntu onentliziyo entle onentliziyo entle okokuqala ngqa eneminyaka eyi-18. Undirhuqe wenyuka intaba ngengomso yatshintsha ubomi bam.

Kwiminyaka nje embalwa kamva, uTaylor waguqula iprojekhthi, esiba ngumphathi welinye ilizwe kwezemidlalo ekubona ukuba abantwana baqala kwiminyaka yobudala emi-3 kwaye bajike iminyaka eli-12.

UTaylor wagxotha waya eMammoth kunye nomhlobo wakhe ngexesha lasentwasahlobo. Nje ukuba abone intaba isondela mgama waphendula ngendlela enye esiswini: Yintoni leyo ?!

Imammoth ijongeka yoyikeka kwaye inkulu kule ntaba. Ndibuze umhlobo wam, 'Kukho ilifti eya phezulu kuleyo?' Kwaye wathi, 'Ewe, ngqo phezulu.'

Emva kokuba efika emathambekeni, waxutywa kwaye wafumana inkxaso-mali eyamthatha kwihlabathi liphela njengengcali yokubuyela umva ezimisele ukutsiba ngaphezulu, ngaphantsi, okanye phakathi kwawo nawuphi na umqobo apho intaba inokuphosa indlela yakhe.

Kodwa wayemana ebuyela eMammoth ephindaphinda.

Yonke indawo apho ndihamba khona ndiye ndaqonda ukuba akukho nto ifana noMammoth, utshilo. Ukuguga, ukuba yinxalenye yolu luntu, kunye nokuba nosapho apha kubaluleke kakhulu.

Ngexesha leseshoni yakusasa, uTaylor wasisa kwiindawo ezimbalwa azithandayo kubandakanya usihlalo we-14, ebekwe ngasemva kwentaba, eyayiphantse yashiywa nangona yayixakekile kumathambeka.

Kucacile ukuba kutheni uTaylor eyithanda kakhulu loo nto indala. Kwakungekho kuphela izihlwele, kodwa kwafika nembono yendawo ayithandayo entabeni: IHemlocks.

Xa uTaylor weza ngokusisigxina njengomsebenzi waseMammoth, wenza umsebenzi wakhe wokuhlaziya iipaki zommandla weentaba ukuze zibandakanye izinto ezingaphezulu zendalo ezinokubakhwela abakhweli kunye nabatyibilizi. Nangona kunjalo, kukho ukubanjwa kumhlaba oyiparadesi. Kwaye oko kuya kufuneka unyuke umzila wekota-mile ukusuka kwisitulo se-14 ukuyifumana. Kodwa, kulungile ngoTaylor, njengoko igcina izihlwele zikho.

Linyathelo elilandelayo lokuqhubela phambili ukusuka kwiipaki zendlela, ucacisile Ngaphandle kweMagazini in 2016. Baninzi abantu abakhulele ukuskiya kunye nokukhwela ikhephu, kwaye bakhwela iipaki, kodwa bayaluphala. Wongeze wathi, Abafuni kutsiba kwiitafile ezinenyawo ezingama-60 imini yonke. Bafuna ukubamba umoya kodwa bafuna ukukhwela umgubo. Bafuna ukukhwela imithi. Bafuna ukufumana indlela yokuyidibanisa yonke. Kuko oku.

Xa wayecelwa ukuba abelane ngeendlela zakhe azithandayo kwintaba, u-Taylor wahleka wathi, Ngaba kulungile ukutsho nayiphi na endikuyo? Nangona kunjalo, wabuya kwaye ekugqibeleni wabizwa ngegama Uvuthondaba , idayimani emnyama-emnyama ebekwe engaphambili kanye encotsheni yentaba, njengobuncwane bokwenene bamathambeka. Kodwa musa ukoyikiswa ziindledlana ezinjengeClimax; Ngaphandle kokuba ibhemhem yentaba engaphezulu kwamahektare angama-3 500 e-skiable land, iMammoth iza neendlela ezininzi zabaqalayo kunye nabaphakathi kwaye ngandlela thile isaziva njengendawo ephantsi apho wonke umntu elazi igama lakho.

Nangona ungenakuba nethamsanqa ngokwaneleyo ukuba ungathatha isifundo sakho sokuqala noTaylor, uMammoth unabaqeqeshi abaninzi be-stellar abakulungeleyo ukufundisa imipu kunye nezinja ezindala amaqhinga amatsha entabeni ngalo naluphi na usuku. Kwaye, ukuba unamava ngakumbi, uTaylor ucebise ukuba usathathe isifundo esiphambili kunye nomqeqeshi onokuphinda kabini njengesikhokelo sakho sentaba.

Ngokumalunga nokushwankathela umoya weMammoth Intaba, uTaylor wayenengxaki yokuyibeka ngamagama. Ekugqibeleni, wathi, Ayiphatheki. Kukhetheke kakhulu.

Indlela yokukhwela:

Thatha i usuku ludlule ukuqala kwi- $ 135 / ngosuku okanye uthenge Ukuphela komqondiso , ebandakanya ukufikelela kwiNtaba yeMammoth.

Uhlala phi:

ILodge Lodge , ihotele ye-upscale condominium ebekwe nje phantsi kwentaba, iza negondola yayo ukuthatha iindwendwe ngqo kumathambeka.

Indawo yokuhlala iJuniper Springs Indawo yokuphumla eza kunye nezinto eziluncedo ezifana negumbi lokurenta ngasese kunye nokufakwa kweziqalo. Emva kokuqesha, iigesi ziya kulinda kwi-rack ekhethiweyo kwikhephu ngaphandle nje e-Eagle Lodge.

Kuphi Ukutya:

Intsimi yeMammoth yindawo yokutyela yase-Itali ekhonza izitya ezimnandi zepasta ukuze ukwazi ukulayisha i-carbo-day usuku kumathambeka. Iipos zibekwe kwilali yaseMammoth.

53 Ikhitshi kunye ne Cocktails ngamava okutyela akhululekileyo abekwe kwilali yaseMammoth ekulungele ukulunywa ngokukhawuleza kunye nebhiya. Ungashiyi ngaphandle kokuzama itshizi yayo yebhiya kunye nokulunywa kwe-pretzel kunye neburger yayo emnandi yecauliflower.

Apho uya ku-Après-ski:

Ukhuseleko lweShelter , ebekwe eMammoth Village, yindawo efanelekileyo yokusela ngokukhawuleza kwethambeka. Intloko kwi-High Whisky ecocekileyo ye-Sierra okanye unayo entle, yakudala eshushu.

Lakanuki , ekuMammoth Village, yiyo i indawo ukuba ufuna ipati yangemva. Ukuba ulapho neqela yiya kwenye yeebhotile zayo ze-nui, kodwa ulumkiswe: inqindi lomtyali liya kukubetha ngamandla kwaye ngokukhawuleza.

Ukutyelela nini:

IMammoth inethamsanqa ngokwaneleyo lokufumana ikhephu elininzi kangangokuba lahlala livulekile nge-4 kaJulayi kwisizini ye-2019. Ngelixa yindawo entle ukutyelela unyaka wonke, inokuba yeyona ikhethekileyo ngexesha lasentwasahlobo xa ungabetha amathambeka kwi-sweatshirt nje.