Mt Hood Ski Holidays

Exploring Mt Hood's 3 resorts whilst staying in the cool Hood River or at the historic Timberline Lodge is a real experience - tons of snow, interesting terrain, quality beer and amazing views across Oregon.

Andy Knights

Sales Manager - North America

Andy Knights

Sales Manager - North America

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Beginner

Average: 5 (1 vote)

Intermediate

Average: 3 (1 vote)

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Mt Hood is a stunning peak in the Cascade chain, visible from miles around, offering year-round skiing and incredible views across Oregon.

The mountain is home to three ski areas; Mt Hood Meadows, Timberline and Mt Hood Ski Bowl. The largest is Meadows, which is where you are likely to do most of your skiing (resort stats are for Meadows). It has the most varied terrain including Heather Canyon for some serious off-piste terrain. You should fit in at least one session of night skiing at Ski Bowl which has the most extensive night skiing in the US, with even the black terrain lit up.

Mt Hood is official an active volcano, but it hasn't erupted in over a century and is now better known for huge amounts of powder - over 10 metres per year.

To lengthen the trip, why not enjoy a night or two in Portland and sample the best beer in the world, or you can also ski Mt Bachelor on an Oregon Trail Ski Safari.

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Resort Guide

Mt Hood Ski Bowl © Oregon's Mt Hood Territory

Mt Hood Resort Guide

Make the most of your Mt Hood ski holiday with our insider tips.

Resort stats

Season	Mid November to late April
Nearest airport	Portland
Flight time	Varies - approx 12 hours
Direct flight	No
Transfer time	1 hour 30 minutes
Transport	Car hire
Elevation	7,300 ft
Vertical drop	2,777 ft
Avg snowfall	36 ft
Ski area	2,150 acres
Ski lifts	11
Runs	85
Grade	25% advanced 55% intermediates 20% beginners

Maps

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Trail Map

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Google piste view

Accommodation

We recommend you stay in the nearby town of Hood River, a funky little place with a handful of shops and restaurants and, as it's Oregon, a few quality local breweries. We also recommend at least one night at the historic and charming Timberline Lodge which offers a fantastic experience, especially for fans of The Shining who will recognise it as the exterior of the Overlook Hotel!

We’ve stayed at or visited all our Mt Hood accommodation, so we can give you first-hand advice and recommend the best options for you.

Featured accommodation

4* Timberline Lodge

Close to Slopes
Fitness Facilities
Free Wi-Fi
Hot Tub
Laundry Facilities
Pool
Ski-in Ski-out

The Timberline Lodge was dedicated by Franklin Rosevelt in 1937 and is a classic ski lodge of its time.

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10/02/2017 Alex Wood

Mt. Hood - We were fortunate that it snowed quite a lot every day we were there so every hill Hood ski bowl - was the closest and smallest of the three, fairly basic and more of a 'locals hill'. Amenities were basic but ok. The chairlifts were the old two seat style and not the most comfortable. Tickets were cheap, but as the other two hills were so close by, it needed to be. The hill only opened during the evenings during the week and the night boarding was good. Timberline - A great small hill, the lodge was excellent and provided a good choice of food and services. Probably my favourite lodge/base area of the trip. Parking was pretty close by. The runs were fairly short but were good fun. Got to have a quick look at the hotel as well. Meadows - The best hill in hill in Mt. Hood in my opinion, bigger and with more variety in runs. It's the furthest from Government Camp (20mins drive) but still easy to find and parking was very close. The base area was good and gave plenty of choice in food options.

07/03/2016 Nicky Hudson

Mt Hood was fab. Really good fun mellow runs with a few steeps and some bumps and trees to play in. We were very lucky with the snow - 10 inches of fresh snow on our first day there and it continued to snow at some point every day. Loved the night skiing, never done it before. It was like a Disney Wonderland back drop - snow on the trees and the flood lighting creating a Christmas card scene and to top it off a light fall of fresh snow.

02/04/2014 Kate Hodgkiss

Staff not particularly helpful at Mount Hood Meadows. We felt that, on reflection, the resort was a bit 'municipal'. Not a criticism - more an observation.

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