Description

Mount Waterman is a ski area on Waterman Mountain in the San Gabriel Mountains of the Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, California. The area is located on California State Route 2, the Angeles Crest Highway, and reaches a height of 8,030 ft (2,450 m) with an overall vertical drop of 1,030 ft (310 m). Mount Waterman is leased under a special use permit from the Forest Service. Skiable terrain is distributed as: 20% beginner terrain, 20% intermediate, and 60% advanced.

Mount Waterman facilities include a ticket booth at the base at 6,900 ft (2,100 m), warming hut, restrooms, ski school, ski patrol (first aid), ski rentals–though currently inactive–and a heliport halfway up the mountain.[1] Near the top there is a 5 million gallon, tadpole-filled reservoir for a future snowmaking system, and at the 8,036 ft (2,449 m) summit, there is a plateau with large boulders. Waterman has three double chairlifts to serve its ski trails. Mount Waterman currently has no snowmaking equipment.

Mountain Stats

Mountain

Skiable Acres:

210 acres

Average Snowfall:

130 in

Base Elevation:

7,000 ft

Summit Elevation:

8,000 ft

Vertical Drop:

1,000 ft

Lifts and Runs

Lift Capacity:

3,600 per hour

Number of Lifts:

3 lifts

Total Runs:

100 trails

3 Double Chairs