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Test report Mt. Hood Meadows
Skiresort.info Test of the ski resort Mt. Hood Meadows
Total result: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Test Mt. Hood Meadows
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Further evaluation criteria
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In detail: Test report for ski resort Mt. Hood Meadows
Top evaluation criteria
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Runs/slopes
Altitude difference
847 m (Valley 1378 m - Mountain 2225 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
11
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 3 ← 1
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 3 ← 1
Runs/slopes
Total 90 km
Easy
13.5 km
(15 %)Intermediate
45 km
(50 %)Difficult
31.5 km
(35 %)
Longest run
4.8 km
Run location
above tree line, under tree line
Worth knowing
- Valley run available
Photos
Number of ski lifts
11
Total capacity
20603 Passengers / hour
Length of all lifts
14.2 km Total
Lifts and cable cars
11
Photos
Worth knowing
- Artificial snow-making
- The valley run is practically always open.
Season 2008/2009
150 Days open
150 Days when valley run open
150 Days when valley run open
The slope preparation is very good.
Tip: By new snow, an optimal slope prepartion is not always possible, even with a large effort. In addition, the new snow can not combine with the snow lying underneath and moguls are created quickly. For safety reasons, usually no slope preparation is possible during operating times.
Further evaluation criteria
Public transportation/ on-site mobility
- No direct train connection
- Ski busses
- Scheduled busses
Ski-in/Ski-out
There are no accommodations with direct access to the slopes and to lifts (Ski-in/Ski-out)
Towns/villages
- Government Camp
Distance to ski resort
Note: For the evaluation, only the accommodations which are located directly on the slopes and lifts, or have very easy access to the ski resort have been considered.
Evaluation criteria for special interests
Information for families and children
- Children's lifts
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
- Ski school for children
Information for beginners
- Easy and manageable slope offering, which is easy to achieve
- Wide slopes
- Beginner's area
- Special slopes for slower skiers / beginners
- Easy valley run
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- very many freeride / deep snow areas
- some mogul slopes
- many extremely difficult, steep and unprepared runs (Double Diamonds)
Slope offering advanced skiers
Runs/slopes
Total 90 km
Difficult
31.5 km
(35 %)Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
Information for Snowboarders
- few cat tracks
- no runs with ascent
- very many freeride / deep snow areas
Offering snow parks
- Snow park/ Fun park
- Halfpipe
- Kicker (Jump/ Ramp)
- Rails/ Slides
- Boxes
- Wallride
- Corner / Hip
- Boardercross
- Waverides
- Pro Line
- Medium Line
- Beginner/ Easy Line
- Chill area
Conclusion
a lot of free skiing terrain, rich of snow
Sno-Park Passes, no covered lifts
Detailed description of the ski resort
From the highway 35 you can drive either to the Main Lodge where half a dozen lifts start or you can park at Hood River Meadows, where the high speed quad Hood River Express take you up to the ski resort. At the Main Lodge the 3 double chair lifts Easy Rider, Buttercup, and Daisy open up easy beginner slopes. With the high speed quads Vista Express and Cascade Express you can lift directly up to the highest point in the ski resort. The high speed quad Mt. Hood Express, accompanied by a double chair, brings the skiers and riders nearer to Mt. Hood. From the top station you can choose between some easy to advanced runs, as well as 6 steep bowls which lead back to the Main Lodge. Via a lot of other slopes you can ski or ride to the high speed quad Shooting Star Express from where you can go into the Heather Canyon. The Heather Canyon is only for advanced skiers and riders and you will find breathtaking runs which end at the double chair Heather Canyon. From the top station of the Cascade high speed quad a snow cat pulls the skiers and riders up to the highest entrance to the Heather Canyon. Here is a lot of free skiing terrain that you need more days to explore the hole canyon. The double chair Heather Canyon takes the athletes back to the other lifts in the resort and you can also go directly back to the Main Lodge or you can ski or ride along the high speed quad Hood River Express via very nice easy to intermediate runs (attention: here is the Comfort Zone - no speed skiing or riding) down to the parking lot at Hood River Meadows. The hole ski resort is very well developed with the 5 high speed quads and you can enjoy a lot of tree runs. For a break or lunch we recommend the Main Lodge, because there is a nice restaurant with service as well as a bar with good food and drinks.
Test Report issued on 2006-01-17
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