Mammoth Lakes 2026-27: New Developments that Ikon Pass holders won't want to miss

by Crystal Bauer

Mammoth Lakes is changing faster than it has in years. New luxury condos, golf-course townhomes and the long-awaited Snowcreek VIII are reshaping the Eastern Sierra, and this winter got off to an early, snowy start. Here is everything buyers, sellers and investors need to know for 2026-27, from Snowcreek and new floor plans to snow totals, June Lake, the hot springs and homes for sale from Mammoth to Walker.

Neighborhood guides: Mammoth Lakes Home Guide · June Lake Home Guide

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Snowcreek VIII: Mammoth's Biggest Upcoming Development

Snowcreek is one of Mammoth's best-known resort neighborhoods. It sits in the meadow off Old Mammoth Road, between the Sherwin Range and Mammoth Mountain, and includes condos, the newer luxury CreekHouse townhomes, the Snowcreek Athletic Club and Mammoth's original golf course.

Snowcreek Golf Course: a nine-hole, par-35 alpine course at about 8,000 feet. New for 2026, the Sierra Star Card works here too.
Snowcreek VIII, the big one: about 222 acres at 1 Fairway Drive. The town extended its development agreement to 2045, with an option to 2050 if the golf course stays open. Phase I would create 172 for-sale condominiums in 41 buildings, built in three sub-phases. The developer must also work with the fire district to build a fire break through the property. The original master plan called for up to 790 homes, a resort hotel and an 18-hole course, so this is the largest piece of land in Mammoth still waiting to be built.

Can you buy in Snowcreek VIII yet?

Not yet. The town approved the Phase I map for the 172 condos on September 11, 2024. That approval covers the site work only: grading, utilities, drainage, roads and paths. It does not cover building the homes. The developer still needs a separate use permit and design review before construction can begin, so no Snowcreek VIII homes are for sale or taking reservations today. If you'd like to be one of the first buyers when sales open, contact me now. I can help you get on the interest list and represent you as your buyer's agent.

What you can buy in Snowcreek today

Snowcreek I through V and The Lodges: established condos and townhomes, from one-bedrooms to four-bedroom townhomes. They sell on the open market, and any buyer's agent can show them and write offers.
CreekHouse resales: owners are reselling CreekHouse luxury townhomes, many well over $1 million, next to the Snowcreek Meadow Preserve and Mammoth Creek.
Last new CreekHouse homes: CreekHouse has been building since 2008 and is finishing its final phases, with only a few new homes left.

For luxury buyers, CreekHouse and the newer Snowcreek phases have the most modern homes in town, with views of the golf course and the mountains and easy access to the free town shuttle.

More New Development Projects in Mammoth Lakes

Below is every new project we could find, grouped by home type, with floor plans wherever the developer or the town has published them. Plans and prices change often, so ask me for the latest before you fall in love with a layout.

New condominiums

Project	Location	Floor plans & sizes	Status
Rockspring Residences (Aerios Group)	6060 Minaret Rd at Main St, steps from the Village Gondola	Fully furnished studios through 4-bedroom penthouses. The original approval was 118 units with 198 bedrooms; the town later approved a revision to about 110 units. Owners get a private members club, restaurant and lounge, spa, hot and cold plunge pools, ski storage and concierge.	Under construction
Limelight Residences (Aspen Hospitality)	132 Lake Mary Rd at Canyon Blvd, by The Village	15 whole-ownership residences, 2 to 5 bedrooms, about 1,322 to 3,400+ sq ft. Penthouse and Estate plans go up to 4,067 sq ft. Recent asking prices: about $3.95M (3BR), $4.8M (4BR) and $6.45M (5BR).	Built; only 5 remaining
Outbound Mammoth Condos	164 Old Mammoth Rd	Four plans: The Alpine, The Ridgeline, The Glacier and The Summit, plus 20 two-bedroom Mountain Home residences. Short-term rentals permitted.	Selling now, from $675,000
Residence Inn by Marriott	Berner St & Minaret Rd, across from The Village	Condo-hotel of about 100+ individually owned units under hotel management	Under construction
Snowcreek VIII, Phase I	1 Fairway Dr	172 for-sale condos in 41 two-, three-, four- and six-plex buildings. Plans not yet published.	Map approved; construction not yet approved

New townhomes & duplexes

Project	Location	Floor plans & sizes	Status
The Reserve (Mammoth Springs Resort Co.)	Gated enclave on the 8th and 9th holes of Sierra Star Golf Course	Plan A: 4BR, about 2,752 sq ft. Plan B / B2: 3BR, about 2,214 sq ft. Alkali Duplex Villas (Plan B): 4BR, 2,289 sq ft, 2-car garage, short-term rentals approved. Final-phase homes: 4BR, 3.5BA, 2,533 sq ft. Clubhouse with pool and fitness, plus shuttle.	Final phase selling now
CreekHouse at Snowcreek	Old Mammoth, along the Snowcreek Meadow Preserve	2BR/2.5BA about 1,696 sq ft; 3BR/2.5BA about 2,145-2,184 sq ft; 3BR/3.5BA about 2,244 sq ft; 4BR/4.5BA about 2,742 sq ft. All 2- and 3-story townhomes with no neighbors above or below.	Last new units plus resales, $1.6M-$2.3M
The Woodsite Project (Crestwood Mammoth LLC)	5699 & 5781 Minaret Rd, North Village	67 homes on about 7.7 acres: 3 single-family homes, 26 duplexes and 4 triplexes, plus an amenity building	Approved June 2026; not yet selling

New single-family homes

Project / home	Details	Status
The Reserve: 3 custom homes	Lot 1: 4BR, 3,233 sq ft. Lot 2: 4BR, 2,311 sq ft. Lot 3: 5BR, 3,801 sq ft	Released in phases
Woodsite: 3 single-family homes	Part of the 67-home Woodsite plan	Approved; not yet selling
New luxury builds	Recent new construction includes a 5BR, about 3,840 sq ft home on Majestic Pines Dr and a 4BR, 3,000 sq ft home on Starwood Dr, from about $2.5M to $4M	Ask me for current availability

Bigger projects on the horizon

Mammoth Crossing (New Course Enterprises), at Main St, Lake Mary Rd and Minaret Rd: plans call for Ritz-Carlton-branded residences, a proposed JW Marriott hotel and residences, and a 26,000 sq ft conference center. Grading has started on one corner, but approval is still a long way off.
Workforce housing: The Parcel, a town-sponsored site planned for up to 450 affordable homes, is being built in phases. Innsbruck Lodge and Access Apartments added 29 affordable homes in July 2026.

Floor plan links: The Reserve: Alkali Duplex Villas · Outbound Mammoth plans · Woodsite architectural plans · Woodsite renderings · Rockspring project page · CreekHouse plan details

Eastern Sierra Homes for Sale: Mammoth to Walker

From Bishop north through Mammoth Lakes, June Lake, Lee Vining and Bridgeport to the Walker River country, the Eastern Sierra offers everything from ski condos to ranch land. See every Eastern Sierra home for sale on my site, sorted from the top of the market down. For the full Mammoth Lakes inventory, including homes not shown online, call or text me.

Mammoth Is Open, and the Snow Keeps Coming

Winter came early to the Eastern Sierra this year. Mammoth Mountain planned to open on Friday, November 13, but more than a foot of fresh snow and cold snowmaking nights let it open on Thursday, November 5, eight days early. That made Mammoth the first resort on the West Coast to open for the 2026-27 season. Day one ran on the Lower Panorama Gondola and Broadway Express (Chair 1).

The storms haven't let up. On the morning of Saturday, November 14, Mammoth reported 9 to 12 inches of heavy, wet new snow overnight, holding about 1.68 inches of water. Base depth was about 18 to 24 inches, and Broadway, Silver Tip and Rusty's were open, with Chair 2 and the Discovery Chair expected within days. That came on top of an early-November storm that dropped about 15 inches at the summit and 9 inches at Main Lodge.

What's next: forecasters were calling for another 3 to 6 inches Sunday night into Monday, then a possible moderate-to-large storm midweek. Forecasters also expect an El Niño winter, which tends to bring above-average snow to California and the Sierra.

Mammoth by the Numbers: Elevation & Snowfall

	Mammoth Mountain	June Mountain
Town elevation	Mammoth Lakes: 7,880 ft	June Lake village: ~7,600 ft
Base elevation	7,953 ft (Eagle Lodge); Main Lodge ~8,900 ft	7,545 ft
Summit	11,053 ft	10,090 ft
Vertical	3,100 ft	2,590 ft
Skiable acres	3,500+	1,500
Average snowfall	~400 inches (resort figure)	~226 inches
2026-27 opening	Opened Nov 5	Scheduled Dec 19

High elevation is why Mammoth's seasons run so long. The resort usually operates from November into June. Last winter it didn't open until November 20 but stayed open until June 7. The record is 2022-23, with about 715 inches at Main Lodge and close to 900 inches at the summit.

June Mountain: Opening December 19

June Mountain, Mammoth's smaller sister resort about 20 miles north, is scheduled to open Saturday, December 19, 2026, weather permitting. It is on the Ikon Pass along with Mammoth. Skiers who know it go for the views over the June Lake Loop, the shorter lift lines and the relaxed small-town feel.

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Ikon Pass Holders: Why Mammoth Is Worth the Drive

If you live in Lake Tahoe, Truckee or Reno and hold an Ikon Pass, chances are most of your ski days are at Palisades Tahoe, the former Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows. It's close, it's legendary, and it's a great mountain. But if you've never used your Ikon on Mammoth, you're missing one of the best values on the pass. A Full Ikon includes unlimited days at both Mammoth and June Mountain.

Yes, Mammoth is a longer drive, about three hours down Highway 395 from Reno. Once you're there, though, the payoff is huge:

Higher elevation, better snow, longer seasons. Mammoth's base sits at 7,953 feet and its summit at 11,053 feet. Palisades' base is around 6,200 feet and its summit about 9,050 feet. Starting that much higher means colder, drier snow that holds up longer, and a season that usually runs from November into June. This year Mammoth opened November 5, weeks before most Tahoe resorts.
One huge mountain, one lift ticket. Mammoth is a single connected mountain with more than 3,500 acres and 3,100 vertical feet. You can ski from first chair to last without repeating a run.
More of the mountain open at once. In a typical Mammoth winter, most of the mountain opens together, from the bowls off the summit gondola to the tree runs above Canyon and Eagle Lodges. There's less waiting for one area or another to open.
Make it a weekend. Add a soak at Wild Willy's, a day at June Mountain, or a stop at Travertine Hot Springs in Bridgeport on the drive home.

Many of my Tahoe and Reno clients have found that once they ski Mammoth, a second home in the Eastern Sierra starts to make a lot of sense. If you're an Ikon skier thinking about a mountain getaway, let's talk about what's available in Mammoth Lakes and June Lake.

What's New for Winter 2026-27

Mammoth Resorts spent about $13.5 million on improvements this year. Highlights:

Remote avalanche control: a $5.7 million system with 16 new towers, 15 at Mammoth and one at June.
Unbound Terrain Parks turns 30: 10 parks, two halfpipes and more than 100 acres of freestyle terrain.
Westin Monache Resort: a redesigned lobby and a new restaurant, Apricity.
1849 condos: Mammoth Mountain now manages more than 40 two- to four-bedroom units near Canyon Lodge.
More flights: United now flies to Bishop year-round from San Francisco, with expanded Denver service. Advanced Air flies direct to Mammoth Yosemite Airport from Carlsbad and Hawthorne (LA).
Big events: Night of Lights at Canyon Lodge on December 12, and the Toyota U.S. Alpine Championships (March 31 to April 7, 2027), Mammoth's first U.S. Championships since 2005.

The Hot Springs: Mammoth's Best Après-Ski

Mammoth sits on top of the Long Valley Caldera, a volcanic area, so natural hot springs are part of life here:

Wild Willy's (Crowley) Hot Springs: the biggest and best known. It's free, about 20 minutes from town, and a short boardwalk walk from parking, with a large main pool and the famous heart-shaped pool. In winter the dirt road can be impassable, so check conditions first.
Hilltop, Shepherd and Crab Cooker: smaller, rustic tubs on the same volcanic plateau.
Hot Creek Geologic Site: stunning boiling springs and turquoise pools, but look only. All water contact has been banned since 2006 because the temperatures are dangerous and unpredictable.
Up the road: Travertine and Buckeye Hot Springs near Bridgeport make a great day trip on the drive between Mammoth and Reno or Lake Tahoe.

June Lake: The Eastern Sierra's Hidden Gem

The June Lake Loop has four lakes (June, Gull, Silver and Grant), a walkable village and quieter slopes. Mono County's plan for June Lake names the West Village and the adjoining Rodeo Grounds as the area's largest stretch of undeveloped private land, and it has long been the most likely place for the village to grow. Recent local news includes a 2026 housing needs assessment, a Northshore Drive resurfacing project and a planned Forest Service forest-health project on the mountain.

In mid-October, the median list price for a home in June Lake was about $726,000, one of the more affordable ways to own in the Eastern Sierra. Explore the loop's neighborhoods, lakes and homes in my June Lake Home Guide.

The Mammoth Lakes Real Estate Market Right Now

For neighborhood-by-neighborhood details, see my Mammoth Lakes Home Guide.

Condos: from January 1 to October 10, 2026, 203 Mammoth Lakes condos sold. The median price was $799,000, the average was about $931,000, and the median price per square foot was about $653. The top sale closed at about $3.34 million.
Luxury and single-family homes: single-family homes have a median price of about $1.3 million, so most fall in the luxury tier. Most single-family neighborhoods don't allow nightly rentals, so if rental income matters to you, ask about zoning before you write an offer.
Vacation rentals: Mammoth's lodging tax is 15%, and rental income swings a lot by season. Run the numbers carefully on any investment purchase.

Thinking About an Eastern Sierra Home?

Whether you want a ski-in condo near Canyon Lodge, a luxury townhome in Snowcreek, or a quiet cabin on the June Lake Loop, I'd love to help. I'm a California and Nevada REALTOR® covering Lake Tahoe, Truckee, Reno and now the Eastern Sierra. Call or text me for a private consultation, or request a free home value review if you already own in the mountains.

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Snow, opening and project details change quickly. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Check with the resort, the Town of Mammoth Lakes and Mono County for the latest.