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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Sport
Thuc Nhi Nguyen

How Mammoth Mountain has revolutionized the development of world-class snowboarders

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Benjamin Wisner wanted to cover the slopestyle course in Mammoth Mountain's famed main park with what looked like the world's largest slip-and-slide. Only one question stood in his way.

"Is it going to be cool?" the Mammoth Mountain chief financial officer asked.

A single-word answer in the affirmative was all it took to secure more than $100,000 for the revolutionary air bag.

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