Mt Waterman Ski Lifts

Edit 2024: The mountain did open on March 16-17th, 2024! Skiing was great. I will update if we see more consistent openings. Original review remains unchanged: 5 stars for the mountain itself, 2 stars for the management. I was fortunate enough to ski here on January 26th, 2020, the last day the lifts were spinning for the public at the time of this review. It was one of the best days I’ve ever had skiing in SoCal. It wasn’t a powder day but there were incredible spring conditions all day. The mountain has a really nice old school vibe. You can park in the turnouts across from the mountain. Chair 1 is only about 20 feet from the Angeles Crest Hwy. The bottom part of the mountain served by Chair 1 is really steep and is the main attraction here. Approx. 800 vert of steep fall line but it

It’s just an hour ride from downtown LA and the view is amazing, you can be at the beach and a hour later in the snow, what an amazing experience. The lift was closed that day, there were running some tests.

Took a beautiful drive through Los Angeles crest HWY and we stop by Mt. Waterman Ski lifts to take a few pictures. Just gorgeous views of the snow and the sights were amazing.

Skied here this winter on opening day. Being able to ski only an hour from LA made all the lines and variable snow conditions worth it. Staff is awesome and Mt. Waterman is a classic ski area. Will definitely come back.

This place was/ is amazing! We went up on MLK JR. weekend and had a great time. We knew ahead of time that the ski lifts would be closed, but what we really wanted was to have our kids play in the snow.... and they just did that! There was lots of snow and it was so much fun. So happy to have found this little hidden gem so close to home. Only 45 minutes from the bottom all the way to the lifts and without the hustle and craziness of too much people like some other ski mountains/ resorts. Plus the drive is BEAUTIFUL, definitely recommend! Can't wait for the ski lift to open!!