Parking can get crowded for the ski resort.
The route begins at the road closure on Minaret Road.
Enter the ski resort terrain and continue heading up Minaret Road. It will be part of the resort trails for the first portion.
Groomed terrain may be free of skiers if you can hit it early enough.
Leave the groomed trail and enter a snowmobile road.
Snowmobile tracks along the trail.
Views of Mammoth Mountain behind you.
The last portion to the lookout point is steep.
Panoramic views from the Minaret Vista lookout point.
All roads and signage along this popular summer trail are hidden beneath snow during the winter.
Minaret Vista lookout.