Mt. Waterman ski area reopens
I was surprised to read in the Los Angeles Times today that the Mt. Waterman ski area reopened for the first time in 5 years this weekend. I thought the snow up in the San Gabriels was mostly gone, as it looks in the above picture from today's webcam.
Apparently, as mentioned in the article, being a north-facing ski area in Southern California is a huge benefit. The red circle above is, I believe, the Twin Peaks. On the other side of them is Mt. Waterman. Looking at the photos in the L.A Times piece, you can see just how much more snow is on the north-facing slopes.
I can't say much for the long-term prospects of the ski area though.... if the warming trend continues, ski resorts in places where there is no possibility of 80 degree February days will be in trouble, so what chance is there for Mt. Waterman. Let's all enjoy it while we can.
Actually Mt. Waterman is that mountain ridge to the left of "Twin Peaks" in this picture and a bit higher and further back. Also you can't "see" the North slopes as you are looking in a Northern direction from Mt. Wilson and actually seeing the Southern side of Mt. Waterman.
Steve- Sorry if the blog post was unclear, but what I was intending to say was that it was shocking how little snow was on the southern side of the Twin Peaks versus how much more there must be on the northern slope based on the L.A. Times pictures that showed the ski slopes that were well-blanketed with powder.