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    4.2 (24 reviews)
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    Nice and quiet place to hike.
    Nick M.

    It's been closed for years, but is a great overlooked snow shoeing spot. The ghostly remnants of a once bustling ski resort set the scene for great views and adventure. The hiking/shoeing loop that takes a leisurely 3-4 hours. Though it's closed, one of the chair lifts was still eerily working. And we say one person snowboarding, but he had cross country skied up. He had the whole slope to himself! Lots of places to park in little pull outs on the road. Bring snacks and water.

    Mt Waterman lodge at the top of Lift 1
    David A.

    Mt. Waterman Ski Area You'll hate it if you want fancy You'll hate it if you don't like rustic You'll hate it if you want the easy way down You'll hate it if you don't like to ski the trees, fast Me...   I love it I've been wanting to come here for over 20 years and finally made it in late February after some epic dumps.  It reminds me a little of the front side of Mt Baldy.  It also reminds me of Mad River Glenn in Vermont  (Ski It If You Can), chair 6 at Whiteface near Lake Placid before the Olympics "improved" it and renamed the upper lift, and chair 22 at Mammoth.  I particularly like the front face and the glades.  The glades, when I went, rivaled any of the glades skiing I've done, including Kitzbuhell in Austria. Not for the faint of heart, but it has my vote for some of the best expert skiing around.  It's just a shame that it took me so long to get here.

    large trail map, taken from www.skiwaterman.com with permission
    J U M A.

    I haven't been to Mt. Waterman since the 1997 El Nino winter, when I first moved to LA. I was so impressed, I told myself I could definitely live in SoCal as I was starting to get really serious about my passion for snowboarding. Fast forward to the next year where there was a drought nicknamed El Nina. Sparks would shoot out from under my board as the edges of my ride would go over pebbles and rocks on the bare patches of the run. Located off the Angel Crest Highway, this is the closest resort to Los Angeles and is less than an hour away. It's a really small resort, with only 3 chairs, but it has terrain for all levels. Some trails do get narrow, so try not to make wide turns. They don't open every year, last I was there, they do not make snow, so the conditions were always amazing after a storm. If you get a chance and it's open, don't miss this local spot. Rumor has it, they're opening next Friday the 1st of February 2008, you better believe, I'll be there Saturday! ------------------- Update: Finally made it here 3/2. My memory has failed me since it was a decade ago when I first came here. Chair 1 is right off the freeway. Not much parking. It is so slow, one of my board buddies was saying he can run up the mountain faster. Chair 2 is uncomfortable, they should put some cushion on the wooden slits. It's also high from where you unload, my short self had to jump off of the lift. Their website lists the wrong prices. It's actualy $45 for a full day and $35 for half. Because the conditions were so bad with high gusts of wind and ice concrete, we were given a full refund. I might come back after a storm because the tiny resort doesn't get as much traffic, although you won't get up the chair lifts as fast, you won't have to wait to load. The owner was a really nice guy and came out and thanked us for coming and cared enough to get feedback on our experience.

    Mt. Waterman pin circa 1980

    A hidden gem for local skiers and snow boarders! I've been coming to this mountain on and off for over 40 years, and little has changed. It still offers the best skiing and snow boarding that's only an hour away from the Glendale/Burbank area. Only natural snow so weather and the road conditions determine if they're going to be open. Usually open only on weekends, so make sure to check ahead of time. Burgers and dogs and drinks usually available at the warming hut, but make sure to bring a sandwich just in case. It's always been a family style operation because it takes a lot of love for this place to keep it going, and those that come get that same feeling. No equipment rentals, not many amenities, only 2-3 lifts, but plenty of great skiing and boarding, and "the face" below chair 1 is probably have some of the most challenging slopes in all of SoCal.

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    The pirate radio of ski resorts. Shocked it's still survived all these years. Not for the bougie or the feint of heart. True grunge.

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    If you get a chance to ski Waterman, take it. This is the most unique, fun place to go in SoCal for sure.

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    Oak Grove Disc Golf Course

    Oak Grove Disc Golf Course

    4.0(14 reviews)
    1.7 mi

    Was in the area and just had to play at least one hole at the birthplace of disc golf…read more But I didn't have any discs with me. I ask a couple guys that were playing if they knew anywhere close by I can buy one. I tell them my story and one dude offers to sell me one of his old discs. Sweet! He explains to me that he doesn't even play as much anymore I'm about to pay the friendly fella $20-$25 for well used destroyer. Would never buy it except for this instance. And here comes other dude. Starts haggling and making stories up about discs without flight numbers. Says "that's like a $60-$70 disc" WTF Friendly dude offers to just let me use a disc to throw one hole I have no idea how this new disc flies so I go forehand on hole one and my nerves get to me. I severely under throw it. My next throw was much better and the one after that gives me a twenty foot putt that I miss Overall, I wish I could get a full round here with my discs. Looked like a course that I could do well at One day

    This is hallowed ground for a disc golfer since it's the first permanent disc golf course in the…read moreworld. Truthfully, I've enjoyed other courses more, but I'm still glad I was able to play at such a legendary course. I played in the middle of the summer, which means summer camps caused the closure of some of the holes. It was a hot, dry, and dusty day but I enjoyed every minute of it. It was a challenging course that required a good variety of shots to make par. I was sub-par most of the time, but I sure had fun trying! I used the Udisc app to navigate. Even then we had difficulty finding the proper tee pad and basket on several holes. We also had to wait for day campers, park goers, and horseback riders passing through where we needed to throw on several holes. I'd like to come back and play here in the fall and winter when it's not so hot and more of the holes are open.

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    Chavez Ridge Disc Golf Course - I parked it on hole 1. I wasn't able to replicate it on any other hole! haha!

    Chavez Ridge Disc Golf Course

    4.2(21 reviews)
    9.2 miElysian Park

    I've been playing disc golf for a little over a year and heard a lot of things about Chavez Ridge,…read moreand most of it warning that it's not beginner-friendly, nor is it for the faint of heart, and I mean that literally because you'll get some really good cardio in just playing this course. Most of the course is on the ridge so you're rarely playing level ground. Wear good shoes. This course favors left-handed and forearm throwers. If you curve too far off to the left on most holes, you'll pay a very steep, and I mean steep price for it. I made sure to bring discs that can be easily replaced because you do have a chance of losing one or two. I'm surprised in a good way by the condition of the course. The tee-pads are rubber and long enough to make a good run-up while you throw, the baskets were all in great shape and there wasn't too much tagging. Really good players could easily play this entire course with mid-ranges and putters. I used my driver quite a bit, but I don't have much arm speed. I did OK. A few birdies, a few pars, and more bogies than I care to admit! It's very easy to get, "Chavezed," which means if your disc doesn't land flat it might decide to roll all the way down a steep hill and into the thick brush. Consider yourself forewarned! (; It's a dry and dusty course, but some of it is in the shade. Don't forget to carry some water. I was there on a Friday morning, with a few players around but not bad. I hear it gets really crowded on weekends. It's a little tricky to navigate. You'll need UDisk to find your way around, and even then it's a bit confusing. I was fortunate enough to join up with a group that knew the course so that made it a lot more fun. I used Google Maps directions: Chavez Ridge Disc Golf Course, Solano Canyon Dr &, Park Row Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90012. It put me really close to the first hole. You pull off the road and park head in. Be sure and use your parking brake! There's no water or restroom on the course. Too bad the city can't pony up for a porta-potty. I'm really glad I played here and I'm glad I waited to play it until I was somewhat ready. I'll be back. It's a great course and there are some spectacular views of LA and Dodger Stadium. This place is one of LA's gems!

    If you've haven't been "Chavezed", you ain't livin'!…read more CRDGC plays along the ridge and steep slopes of Chavez Ravine. I'm mostly throwing putters off the tee and the occasional Roc3 or Atlas. That facilitates the tight lines and sticky landings needed here. I've watched many a' card-mate throw too many a faster-speed disc, only to watch it land, edge up and do The Chavez (that inevitable 100'-200' roll aaaaaalllllll the way down the hill). Similarly, 30' putts can bounce off the cage and suffer this fate...that's how steep the slopes are. Throwing mids and putters also helps avoid errant kicks off the trees which, with a higher speed disc will result in disaster here. So, the course is a real workout for your upshot/short game accuracy. I shot -5 (6 birds/1 bog') yesterday afternoon utilizing the above disc mix. Sadly, idiotic vandals have bruised this course pretty badly; Holes #15-18 are completely gone. And many tee signs throughout the course have been graffitti'd over. Abhorrent. On a happier note, new holes have been added; after you finish up the western slope, head up across the intersection to 4 newly added holes. They play up...then down, taking you back to the spot where we've always dropped down to hit the eastern slope's holes. These new holes are challenging - offering the first real chances to throw a faster speed disc and air it out a bit. Many trees have been removed recently due to blight and fire precautions. The pre-blight course was, IMO, more difficult but this newly updated track presents a variety of risk-reward options that still equal a ton of fun. I had a blast. Shout out to the course curators - great work and thank you!

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    Rabbit Flats Frisbee Golf Course - Views

    Rabbit Flats Frisbee Golf Course

    4.2(10 reviews)
    38.5 mi

    9 tee pads. 27 baskets. I'm not sure if I dig the use of the word "frisbee" (TM) in the course's…read morename (unless Rabbit Flats is getting some sponsorship love from the company), but other than that, everything here is fast and fun. So, let me start out by saying that we get that local pros like Mike Byrne, Steve Rico and Wally Moore can play the standard 18 here (Yellow & Blue baskets) and come home around 14 or 15 under on a bad day, okay? But, for us mere mortals, it's slightly trickier. And that's because of two things; the LAKE/ISLAND hole and the potential for roll-offs. Yep, the joy of being "chavezed" right here T.O.. As of my most recent playing here in early December 2020, the grounds are immaculate and that dreaded, awful, disc-hungry palm tree populated creek on the north side of the course has been completely declawed, exposing the creek. This was always my biggest complaint about this course; if you pulled your drive in that creek on 5, 6, 14 or 15, you could be searching for your disc for literally half an hour (especially when the Westerly crosswind is blowing) Now, no more. Sure, the disc might still end up there, but now it's very easy to find. Holes 5 and 14 (playing up from the pit following the LAKE/ISLAND hole) should have an OB line demarcating the north side of that little trail ascending to the baskets, but it's been removed - so we cannot know the exact marking of the OB there at the moment. Ditto for the OB line continuing over the hill on that Yellow Basket position. But if I know these guys and their OCD propensity for keeping this course beautiful, those lines will be reinstalled very soon now that the major brush clearing project is complete. Some diatribe-lite on that LAKE/ISLAND hole (4 = lake / 13 = island). I've heard this explained to me a dozen times before, teeing up the Rabbit Flats / ProAM but, no matter how many times it's been dissected, it never fails that a disc lands somewhere ON the rock ring and opens new queries. This hole features a boulder-and-rock "ring" and, if you're "inside the ring" on 4 / or "outside the ring" on 13, you're OB and play your lie with a stroke added. BUT...there's no absolutely clear marking within and between those rocks themselves so, when a disc lands leaning on one of them, potentially outside or inside or who knows, sometimes the call can be tricky leaving you to make up your own ruling or getting a consensus from the other cats on your card. (If you're alone, and there's even the HINT of a question....Rico's Rule says it's always OB, lol) This ring could benefit from a very definitive rope line - or beer-cap-line - ANYTHING that clearly defines what's in and what's out. I would be more than happy to supply some of those beer caps. And, if this is too pedestrian for you cats, let's agree on champagne corks or something. Moving on... You'll find the "flats" (up top) in perfect condish' now. Everything's been raked, plowed, pruned, mulched and flattened to a disc golfers' heart's content. OH, AND THE ADDED JOY; there's a giant grassy soccer field to the east of holes 1 and 2 that provides ample space to air out your biggest drives and rollers after the round. (something you will not get an opportunity to do during the course of play thanks to the shorter nature of this course)

    Totally fun afternoon playing disc golf. Family had a lot of fun. Beginner course but walked 2…read moremiles to play all 18 holes.

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