Mt Waterman

Submitted by cranbo on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 6:20pm
User Demographics
Age: 
34
Gender: 
Male
Ability: 
Advanced
Trip Specifics
Resort: 
Mount Waterman
Start Date: 
16 Feb 2008
Duration in days: 
1
Hours: 
Day
Equipment: 
Alpine
Overall rating: 
9
Primary snow surface: 
Granular
Secondary snow surfaces: 
Crusty
I loved: 
The fact that the mountain was open, no crowds, great vibes from everyone, good snow, nice runs
I hated: 
Nada
Lift/trails closed: 
Ch 3
Liftline waits: 
Zero
Quality of moguls: 
None that I could see
Jumps/Rails: 
A couple of small jumps built over near Ch2

Opening day was fantastic, L.A. Times article did a pretty good job describing the scene.

My first time at Waterman, I especially enjoyed Wallbanger and face runs 2 and 2.5.

Thick crust off-piste (1/2 to 3/4" by my estimates); will be interesting to see how/if the snow softens.

Welcome back, welcome back, welcome ba-aack! :)

rentals

Submitted by MW homie (not verified) on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 9:32pm.

u can get rentals at sport chalet, MW does not provide rentals. the face has some of the best runs i hav ever been on

Mt. Waterman

Submitted by Mr. Gaff on Tue, 02/26/2008 - 1:54pm.

I sure spent a number of days as a kid at Mt. W. Remember the LOWA rental boots? MW was Just 45 minutes from our house, the face of Waterman was an intense, steep uncrowded practice hill. That is as good as living in Colorado, just 11 bucks and 45 minutes away.

My mind immediately snaps back to MW, when I get a drift of diesel smoke on a cold morning.

I hope the mountain can hang in there. I will be down later in the season. Where can I rent equipment?

Mr. Gaff.