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Mt Hood Meadows Ratings

Overall: 3.1. Based on 162 votes and 177 reviews.

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Snowsure: 3.8

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Mt Hood Meadows is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.0

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Mt Hood Meadows has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 3.6

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 3.9

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 3.9

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Mt Hood Meadows

Public Transport: 3.3

  • There are no buses or taxis to Mt Hood Meadows
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 2.3

  • No places to stay in/near Mt Hood Meadows
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 2.4

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 2.2

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Mt Hood Meadows

Ski in/Ski out: 2.1

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 3.4

  • There are no child care facilities at Mt Hood Meadows
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 2.5

  • Mt Hood Meadows relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 3.7

  • There are no snow groomers at Mt Hood Meadows
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Mt Hood Meadows are groomed daily

Shelter: 3.3

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Mt Hood Meadows is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 2.6

  • If snow conditions are poor at Mt Hood Meadows, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 3.7

  • Mt Hood Meadows usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 3.6

  • The staff at Mt Hood Meadows are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Mt Hood Meadows are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 2.6

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 3.7

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.0

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 3.8

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.2

  • No intermediate terrain at Mt Hood Meadows
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 4.0

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 3.8

  • Not even a kicker at Mt Hood Meadows
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 3.7

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Mt Hood Meadows
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 1.7

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Mt Hood Meadows has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 3.0

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 3.2

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 3.0

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 1.7

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 1.9

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 2.7

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 2.9

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 3.2

  • Overall, Mt Hood Meadows is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 3.1

  • Overall, Mt Hood Meadows is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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March 10, 2025
They don't care from Ski USA - California USA - California
If you want a truly terrible experience where you feel as though a millionaire is taking advantage of you, go to Meadows. Nothing says IDGAF like paying Jackson Hole prices and receiving an overflowing porta potty in the parking lot with lift lines as long as the access road. When the resort ownership passed from the founder to his son it was all downhill from there. That said, they have the best terrain on Hood (a monopoly) and when it's on, it's on. So here's to hoping they'll sell as soon as possible.
January 20, 2025
Old Fart from Ski USA - California USA - California
I've skied at Meadows since the beginning of it's existence (I was in college then). It just keeps getting worse and worse. Today is Rotary Night, when night skiing is to create donations for the local Rotary Club. Good old days night skiing ticket was $20 and the proceeds went to Rotary. Fast forward to the new and better Meadows where night skiing ticket is full purchase price, but some of it (unspecified) goes to Rotary. Ya just gotta love it. Kinda tickles if you stand just right...
January 07, 2025
Jay Rundle from Ski USA - California USA - California
I echo many of the previous comments. Mt Hood Meadows enjoys a monopoly on the mountain and seems more concerned with net profit than creating and maintaining a classy operation. When the lines at Mt Hood Express are 300 deep for night skiing and Stadium is open and beautiful still bathed in the fading light they never keep it open even though it is the best lit run on the mountain. It's maddening. When I ask the hands about it they eventually say they can't find staff for it. Then offer higher pay! And Sahale lodge? What a joke. Who designed that thing. Everything about it is wrong. I hate going in there. They run the place like it's a money maker and don't care about aesthetics or to create a top notch ski area to be proud of. But the mountain is pretty great when it's on. Too bad the owners just don't get it.
December 29, 2024
Victor from Ski USA - California USA - California
Meadows is sometimes a complete joke. The folks who ski there seem to clog the place up for 3 inches of new snow, when nothing but kook terrain is open. Sunny all mountain, all access days are less crowded. The “good” skiing, for those who are advanced, doesn’t open until control is done by ski patroL who don’t get to the mountain early enough to open on time. Very sad upper management bean counter mentality. Cut down on overtime. At “real” ski areas (I skied /worked The ‘Bird for 10 yrs ) all staff on call for 5am tram load to get it open for the paying customers and keep that reputation going. At Jackson, my buddies on patrol get wake up calls to throw bombs off snowmobiles in the dark. They get cheers and ovations on that 1st tram that opens on time! They get overtime and hazard pay. Get a clue Meadows.
December 14, 2022
Beaverton Brat from Ski USA - California USA - California
Been off and on, currently more off than on at MHM for 20+ years. I prefer to give them the benefit of the doubt but you can only do that so long. The lines on weekends have gotten out of control, yet they'll still sell a walk up ticket. All over the website regarding size of resort Heather Canyon is noted, but it's rarely open mid-season when the storms are rolling and when it is, it's always later weekend. Must take a lot of ski patrols. I've waited for the ribbon to drop and found tracked out skiing in the canyon after fresh powder, so be it, perk of mountain staff. Having skied pretty much everywhere in the Northwest from Whistler through California, multiple trips to Canada B.C. etc, I think MHM could learn a lot from other resorts. I'll go there as a last resort, but if I can travel, I generally choose to. For me at least, the cost anymore with the lines and lack of access to supposed terrain is frustrating. I prefer challenging terrain, and MHM has some but it's often not accessible for a reason. Therefore, that just compounds frustrations. Take it for what it's worth. May your shred be gnarlable, and your gnar shreddable.
December 08, 2022
CanadaEh? from Ski USA - California USA - California
Anything worth riding is short and requires a bit of effort to get either into or out of. If you like a challenge, this is not the spot.
November 08, 2021
6milseemshigh from Ski USA - California USA - California
Meadows is awesome. It has a little bit of everything that the big major resorts have. It boasts one of the longest snow sports season in America. I have ridden Meadows from Halloween weekend to the first weekend of June. You can count on it being open from Thanksgiving to Memorial day every year. Pow laps in April and May are quite common. Check weather bc as it does rain up there pretty often and that is not real fun.
March 24, 2021
DebBauer from Ski USA - California USA - California
I love Meadows and have skied here all my life. But still I go to Utah and Whistler and many other resorts. Keep thinking when I get back to Meadows, I'll be board! But not the case...the Bowls 1-2-3-4 are always open and I feel like you can always find a unskied track near or in the trees. When upper mountain is open it is exceptional and extends the runs significantly. When Heather Canyon and Clark are open it's far superior to any mountain out there! In Utah and Whistler (have family at both locations) they don't even ski there on the weekends. If you arrive at Meadows early, you can always get into the parking lot. I just love the double black diamond runs and think it's a super fun mountain!
February 03, 2021
HRHEAD from Ski USA - California USA - California
This is my first season at MHM and a COVID season at that. I have to say, I think they are doing a great job. Below is my background and my pros and cons, hope this helps! Ski history: lived in Breckenridge for a season. Have skied CO, Utah, and have been a 10-year passholder to Snoqualmie (Seattle) with plenty of days at Stevens and Crystal. This is my first season at Meadows having re-located to the area. So here goes. Pros: During COVID, Meadows has done a very good job of managing masks and the employees have been supportive, helpful and are doing their best to stop non-mask-wearers. That being said, because they are spacing out the lines, the lift lines are long. Be prepared and go on an off-day. I have already managed 10+ days and here are the stats. 2 of those days have been good snow and have been able to access Heather. 2 of those days have been able to access Cascade. It is true that this lift is often closed. On the days that Heather has been open, Silver Star has been great, Private Reserve has been great and Twilight Bowl (gate entrance) have been great. On the days Heather is not open, you have to be creative with runs off of MHX and MHW chairs. On evenings I have still found good snow and fun runs off the main chairs. Cons: The lift lines, when only Express and Stadium are open are insanely long. This could be on a weekend morning and a weekend evening. Do not come at these times. Avoiding peak times will drastically improve your experience :) Also, don't be a Portland douche who thinks they own the mountain. I come up from Hood River and have to say it is a much nicer drive :) One last thing, I have been very impressed with the employees this season. Everyone from parking lot attendants to the lift operator who blasts the Grateful Dead to the person directing the heinous traffic in the Express line, they have been doing a great job. Have some patience, be thankful for what you get, and shred on.
January 19, 2021
Bishop Washington from Ski USA - California USA - California
Been to Meadows a few times. Once I didn't have a pass and an employee sold me one for using his employee discount (30 bucks cheaper)! Decent terrain, lift lines aren't bad compared to big resorts (Whistler, Park City). I'd go again.