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Mt Hood Meadows Resort Reviews

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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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December 17, 2008
Steve from Ski USA - California USA - California
FYI - Steve is not employed by Mt Hood Meadows. I have every reason to dis Mt Hood Meadows, but I never do. In fact I tell everyone what a great place it is to ski. I pointed out several problems to management about how the place is run (dealing with grooming) especially in the novice and teaching areas (which they now finally seem to be addressing) and parking lot maintenance (which they also addressed this summer with new pavement). Generally, the management pays careful attention to problems and other than the failure of their employee manual to address the situation that led to my untimely departure, they work very hard to train employees to provide first rate customer service. As for me, I'll ski Mt Hood Meadows until I can't stand on skis any longer, and continue to bring my family from all over the country to share the experience of this great mountain. And for those who would rather ski Timberline I have this to say. Timberline is a fine place for beginner and intermediate skiers who never venture off-piste. There are no runs at Timberline where you can ski in powder more than a few inches deep because the runs are not steep enough to maintain momentum in anything worth skiing off-piste. The exception is off the Palmer chair which rarely operates in the winter. Oh yea, one more thing. The Meadows has jumps and features in four different places scattered all over the mountain. I think the jumps off HRM flow very nicely thank-you. And as for size, the jumps they build in the spring off the Cascade chair are huge.
December 14, 2008
Jonny from Ski USA - California USA - California
Mt Hood Meadows is, no doubt, the best resort on Hood but it lacks in several areas: lame snow-making operation (at Heavenly near LK. At Tahoe they are able to make a foot of snow over a 12 hour period over a 40 acre area. The half-pipe is only good on comp days, and jumps do not flow like they do at Park city, Utah. Also, Heather should be open more often. I have skied Heather while it was "closed" and it was incredible, Pow was soooo deep. However, Mt Hood Meadows does do good in some categories such as: back-country (Mt Hood Meadows has a ton and most is easily accessible), racing area (stadium is a great place to hold ski racing because it is fairly secluded and has a good relatively steep even grade), and season passes are very cheap.
December 12, 2008
Mitch from Ski USA - California USA - California
Mt Hood Meadows is a decent resort, yes it does get loads of pow and the private reserve is amazing until it gets skied up, but the park crew sucks: the jumps don't flow, the jumps are never big enough and the pipe is not open as much as it should be. The park crew should take the stick out of their butt and get it together. Loads of people buy passes to T-line in the spring because it's not worth going to Mt Hood Meadows in the spring because their park sucks. Aside from that meadows is worth going to on powder days.
December 07, 2008
AJ from Ski USA - California USA - California
Mt Hood Meadows is definitively the best place I've ridden at. There are always choices in parks and back-country runs. While I've never hit the Heather Canyon runs at Mt Hood Meadows, the HRM runs are almost always sweet, especially the trees.
December 07, 2008
justin from Ski USA - California USA - California
Well said Matt, I try not to be a snobbish person when it comes to ski resorts which is why I wasn't gonna respond to tell me where else your gonna find a Shagri-La, really? I mean seriously have you ever skied outside of Oregon? Summit county was an excellent example, I'm sure anyone who has skied for a little bit thought of Utah right? Salt Lake City 30 miles from Alta, Snowbird, Park City, The Canyons etc. Besides that Salt Lake City is a major city. So ya there is your Shagri-La. I am not trying to say Mt Hood Meadows is horrible, just what it really is, a middle of the road ski hill that just happens to have the best terrain in the area, and they know that. They have a captive audience, which is why the running of the place sucks at the management level. Some of the lifties and patrollers, I have met there are great and dedicated, but the management of the place is mediocre at best. If you don't believe me look at some of the different places that have reviews for Mt Hood Meadows, it is hard to find a mountain that upsets more people. Granted, the good and bad are mixed about a 50/50 ratio on the reviews but the proof is in the pudding. So if you are coming from the UK or USA and are not fortunate enough to have snow don't waste your time. There is much better skiing to be found elsewhere, and if you do come go to T-Line at least the place isn't so crowded, and if you wanna sight-see go ahead and come because Mt Hood is gorgeous. But if your experience at Mt Hood Meadows sucked I warned you. Well for now, I will pray for snow and dream of how decent Mt Hood Meadows really could be, because I am one member of the unfortunately captive audience.
December 07, 2008
matt from Ski USA - California USA - California
Hey Ted, that Shangri-La is called Summit County. It's an hour from Denver and a pass to four mountains with 12 free days at Vail or Beaver Creek is $400, and between those four mountains there is about 5 times more terrain than MHM. oh, yeah... they have also been open since mid-October. [Comment by the editor: the threads that contain responses to previous submissions would be better placed in our Guest Book. The content of our reviews may need to be edited so that information directly related to the resort is easily available.]
December 06, 2008
ted from Ski USA - California USA - California
The naysayers: I'd like to know where else is 1 1/2 hrs from Portland you can get 2700 foot of vertical, 2000 acres, and a season pass at just under $450. OK, Mt Hood Meadows is no Jackson Hole, but a season pass there is over $1900. If you expect perfect conditions, try southeast BC. For $444, you might talk them into taking you up for 1 run in a heli.
December 06, 2008
Daniel from Ski USA - California USA - California
After reading the argument between James and Steve, I have to say to each his own. But I've definitely found great runs down Heather and Jack's woods where there's still a lot of powder. There are also days when the snow is completely crappy, or times when you come down to Shooting Star and find a twenty minute line and you are totally stuck. But it really just depends on when you go. Two pm on Saturday in February is not really a good time, but weekdays and in the spring are good times to beat the crowds on Heather. I'm not really a park junkie, but most of the time there is a good line of jumps at the top of HRM, and it's almost always open. When I've done the other parks around easy rider, I've never had any problems with the park crew. There's always a couple of jumps and some rails, and then the half-pipe, which seemed to be closed a lot during the 07-08 season. Other years it's been fine. Overall, Mt Hood Meadows has a lot of variety, which is what gives it the upper hand on other ski resorts in the area. The area is also expansive, so you can do lots of awesome tree runs, then take some speedy groomers on cascade and vista, ride some powder down Heather, Jack's Woods, and Private Reserve, and top it off with the bowls on Mt. Hood Express for night skiing. Additionally, there are lots of fun little runs in between some of the larger ones that take a little bit of know how to get to. I recommend Jack's Woods, Absolute Magnitude, Picnic Rock, the trees anywhere on HRM, Gulch and Marmot Ridge down Cascade, the outer run on Vista, Ridge Run to the Bowls or Waterfall, and Middle Fork to a jump off of Showoff. This season, it needs to start snowing ASAP! I have less than a month of break and need to make it last.
December 03, 2008
Tommy P from Ski USA - California USA - California
First of all, ski patrol at Mt Hood Meadows does hassle people about going too fast and yes, it's annoying but they usually don't follow you if you just ride past. Plus, they kind of have to be careful. Wasn't there a death at Mt Hood Meadows last year?? As far as the park is concerned, Mt Hood Meadows park doesn't flow at all. I highly prefer t-line because you can hit almost every feature without missing out on other ones. With that said, I still have a Mt Hood Meadows pass and still have fun there.
December 02, 2008
ted from Ski USA - California USA - California
James, it's clear you have strong opinions about Mt Hood Meadows. Perhaps you can recommend a better area that offers 2,770 feet of vertical, 2,000 acres of terrain, 1 1/2 hr drive from a major city, and a season pass of just less than $450. If there is such a Shangri-La, I'd like to hear about it.