Elevation Mammoth returns March 17–21, 2027 for its 25th-anniversary edition, combining spring skiing and snowboarding at Mammoth Mountain with organized LGBTQ+ meetups and multi-venue social events in Mammoth Lakes. The organizer describes an inclusive gathering of roughly 2,500 attendees and publishes two on-mountain Ski & Ride Hookups: SAGA LA leads Friday morning from Canyon Lodge, and Arriba Ski & Snowboard Club leads Saturday. Friday also includes the Rainbow Run from the top of Gold Rush Lift and Après at 10k at McCoy Station. The five-day program runs from Wednesday welcome après through Sunday drag brunch, with lunches, mixers and ticketed nighttime parties between mountain sessions. Event tickets are expected to go on sale around October 1, 2026; current prices, checkout inventory, pass inclusions, refund terms and age/ID rules are not yet published. Lift access is separate from party admission. The organizer says limited individual après tickets may be sold at the door, first come, but that is not guaranteed entry. Mammoth is about a five-hour drive from Los Angeles and is included as a major destination ski/snowboard event with LA-led ride programming on terrain unavailable in core LA.

This is a participation and community festival, not a scored competition. The on-mountain program consists of hosted group meetups, the community Rainbow Run, and ordinary resort skiing/snowboarding subject to Mammoth operations.

Tom Whitman Presents / Elevation Gay Ski

The organizer describes Elevation as inclusive and suitable for attendees ranging from bunny-slope beginners to expert riders. Friday and Saturday Ski & Ride Hookups are published for skiers and snowboarders; exact pace groups, guide ratios and minimum independent-riding requirements have not yet been published.

No competition purse or participant prizes are announced.

Not applicable; this is a future non-competitive festival.

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