page_title: Mount Waterman
hierarchical_section_title: Mount Waterman
caption_attribution_description: English: Mount Waterman from the east.
context_page_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 with an overall vertical drop of 1,030 ft. Mount Waterman is leased under a special use permit from the United States Forest Service. Skiable terrain is distributed as: 20% beginner, 20% intermediate, and 60% advanced.
  Mount Waterman facilities include: a ticket booth at the base at 6,900 ft, a warming hut, restrooms, a ski school, ski patrol, a ski rental service, and a heliport halfway up the mountain. Near the top there is a 5 million gallon, tadpole-filled reservoir intended for a future snowmaking system, and at the 8,036 ft 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. There are steep backcountry ski trails on the east and northwest sides of the mountain, though skiing these trails is not recommended since the area is not patrolled.
context_section_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 United States Forest Service. Skiable terrain is distributed as: 20% beginner, 20% intermediate, and 60% advanced.
  Mount Waterman facilities include: a ticket booth at the base at 6,900 ft (2,100 m), a warming hut, restrooms, a ski school, ski patrol (first aid), a ski rental service (currently inactive), and a heliport halfway up the mountain. Near the top there is a 5 million gallon, tadpole-filled reservoir intended 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. There are steep backcountry ski trails on the east and northwest sides of the mountain, though skiing these trails is not recommended since the area is not patrolled. During heavy El Niño snowfall in 1998 the County Sheriff ticketed some backcountry skiers who entered these areas. Several skiers and snowboarders went missing and had to be rescued that year.
caption: Mount Waterman from the east
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