Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort is a ski area in Oregon, the United States. Its 94 mapped downhill runs add up to 57 km, which ranks it #40 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 603 m long.

Slopes at Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort

About 16% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 58% intermediate and 25% advanced or expert, which makes Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 11 lifts: 10 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,380 m up to 2,226 m, a vertical drop of 846 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 3.3 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort

The nearest airport is Portland International Airport (PDX), about 78 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 42 min by car; Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (SLE) is 115 km away. Nearby ski areas include Timberline Lodge Ski Area (53.3 km), Cooper Spur Ski Area (2.7 km), Mt. Hood Skibowl (26.3 km) and Hoodoo Ski Area (20.5 km), which together add 103 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.