Thursday Travel Ticker: Free Friday at Mammoth

Pssst. Lift tickets are free Friday (Dec. 9) at Mammoth. It's the first freebie like this at Mammoth in more than two years, but you must be a My Mammoth member. To sign up, click here. Nine lifts are open . . . . Wanderlust Festival, a combo yoga and music fest, returns to Squaw Valley USA for the fourth year,  July 26-29. For info, click here . . . . Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is offering guests the opportunity to customize their New Year’s experience with  “design their party,” at NewYearsAbsolution.com . . . . AirTran will begin new nonstop service from John Wayne to Los Cabos beginning June 3 . . . . During a Pearl Harbor ceremony Wednesday, a group of survivors of the attack announced that they would disband at the end of the month, citing age and poor health of the remaining members . . . .  Free tours of Amtrak’s Exhibit Train, a traveling display showcasing memorabilia from the railroad's 40-year history, will be offered this Saturday and Sunday at Union Station in Los Angeles, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. . . . . The Mondrian in West Hollywood is offering a holiday package with rates as low as $215 per night that includes shopping discounts. For info, call (800) 606-6090 and mention the promo code PKSEAS . . . . Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park, a popular east-west crossing, reopened late Wednesday after a temporary closure due to winds . . . . Bear Mountain and Snow Summit are reporting 12-to-24-inch depths, with 16 lifts open between the two resorts . . . . Travel Quote of the Day: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.” (Bumper sticker)