Timberline Lodge Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Timberline Lodge Ski Area is a ski area in Oregon, the United States. Its 62 mapped downhill runs add up to 53 km, which ranks it #43 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 860 m long.

Slopes at Timberline Lodge Ski Area

About 24% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 52% intermediate and 24% advanced or expert, which makes Timberline Lodge Ski Area a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 12 lifts: 8 chairlifts, 3 rope tows, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,213 m up to 2,585 m, a vertical drop of 1,372 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Timberline Lodge Ski Area

The nearest airport is Portland International Airport (PDX), about 75 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 37 min by car; Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (SLE) is 111 km away. Nearby ski areas include Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort (56.7 km), Mt. Hood Skibowl (26.3 km), Cooper Spur Ski Area (2.7 km) and Hoodoo Ski Area (20.5 km), which together add 106 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.