I wanted to be excited about this last year, but I'd just rather make the drive myself from LA. By the time I drive to LAX, park, go through all of the TSA's bullcrap, I could have comfortably driven myself there. I drive about 10 times from LA to Mammoth each winter and it's not bad. If they could get rid of the TSA somehow, it might make it worth it (like Era does with their short flights out of ANC).
I'm sure Mammoth Mountain is contractually subsidizing these flights again this year (they did this last year but due to their popularity they didn't need to fork out any cash to AS to cover a shortfall).
The attempted Aspenization of the town/resort continues...