A full room at the 2026 Summit, watching a panel under the Machining Summit banner

Machining Summit 2027 · April 12–15, 2027 · Mammoth Lakes

Who’s coming

Shop owners, their teams and the companies that serve them, from across the country and beyond. It updates as people sign up.

Sun Apr 11Arrive early. Shuttles from Reno and Bishop.

Mon Apr 12Ski if you’d like. Welcome reception, followed by the welcome dinner, followed by the networking reception.

Tue–Thu Apr 13–15Mountain mornings, afternoon sessions, evenings together. Thursday we ride the gondola for a finale at the summit.

Fri Apr 16Grab a coffee and hop on the shuttle home. Or stay another day.

Sat Apr 17Staying the weekend? Shuttles home Saturday too.

236of 500 spots committed52% coming back, 48% here for the first time

2026 Summit: 268 came

Capped at 500

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How it’s filling

Committed: the people signed up, the passes and plus ones partners have taken for their teams, and the presenters on the program. Dashed: the 2026 Summit, on the same days before the event.

Who’s coming

Of the people signed up with their own pass

First time or coming back

Coming back 52%

First time 48%

What they do

From the shop

31%Shop owners and leaders

39%Shop teams, students and educators

Serving the shop

20%Vendors and software

Media

10%Media and creators

Of everyone signed up with their own pass; anyone we can’t place counts with the shop teams, as students and educators do for now.

Where they’re coming from

By region, from where each person lives

33%West

24%Midwest

14%Southwest

12%Northeast

7%Southeast

10%from Canada and abroad

The most from California, Texas, Indiana and Washington.

Each square is a state, shaded by its region’s share. A place with fewer than five people coming is counted, never named.

How the week is shaping up

Sessions

20%

Not yet 80%

Picked their sessions 20%Not yet 80%

Mornings

21%

15%

Ski & ride crews 57%

Guided fishing · upper Owens 21%Networking breakfast 15%Ski & ride crews 57%Snowmobiling 7%

Arriving

Sunday (Apr 11) 78%

22%

Sunday (Apr 11) 78%Monday (Apr 12) 22%

Leaving

Friday (Apr 16) 57%

Saturday (Apr 17) 43%

Friday (Apr 16) 57%Saturday (Apr 17) 43%

Travel

28%

Bishop (BIH) 41%

Driving 31%

Reno (RNO) 28%Bishop (BIH) 41%Mammoth (MMH) 0%Driving 31%

Plus ones

Coming solo 91%

Bringing a plus one 9%Coming solo 91%

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