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Ski USA - Oregon

Mt Hood Meadows Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Mt Hood Meadows Ski Resort

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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April 08, 2010
Douglas Stanton from Ski USA - California USA - California
To all the people who read another reviewer's rant on Mt Hood Meadows, they're not far off. I've skied Meadows for 40 years. In the beginning you could get fresh lines all day due to slow lifts and smaller crowds. However, we still complained about crowds back then. This is the type of mountain that sees maritime storms that would close down just about any resort. When it's snowing and blowing, which is often, Meadows quickly becomes a three chair resort. Slab avalanche conditions in Heather and Clark Canyons are deadly hence the limited openings. Add 10,000 people on a weekend and the place is bombed out in 15 minutes. But when you've got nothing else within an hour of home, what are you going to do? This is the type of mountain you must learn to ride, have routes on powder days, know how to manage the hill and crowds. Learn how to do this and it's not a bad place. The opening of S&R and Private Reserve add to the side country experience, something not available on Hood except maybe Ski Bowl's Outback. Accept Hood for what it is. Save your extreme powder trips for Utah. By the way, my last trip to the Bird this year was no different than Meadows. Road to Provo, Mineral Basin, the Upper Chirque were all blown out by 11:00.
April 07, 2010
Ray from Ski USA - California USA - California
Very funny comments. From Portland local who used to live in Utah. I agree that Heather (at Mt Hood Meadows) is over-rated, but it is very nice on powder days. I've had them and they were as good as Utah (my base mountain is Snowbird). I agree that some people are yuppies and can't really ski/ride as they claim. However, this is prone at any mountain. I think this is more common in MHM (Mt Hood Meadows) because most skiers/riders (Weekend Warriors) think they rip, and they have not been out of Oregon in their life; very likely scenario when Portland only provides Mt Hood (great mountain though). But on the other hand, I've met serious rippers, both snowboard and ski here. You can't judge this mountain/people by just 2-3 days of skiing/riding. That's just lame. If you are one that's bashing this scene I'd think you are just one of them too! Just enjoy the mountain peeps...and Hood is what we got here near P-town! I enjoy the summer skiing the most. In fact, I ski more in the summer at Timberline as they gather all the people all over the world...quite a scene. I'm heading out tomorrow and enjoy the mountain...how about you guys?
April 05, 2010
steve from Ski USA - California USA - California
Mt Hood Meadows is alright with me. It's April and there was 6 feet of new snow last week. If you know where to go and can avoid weekends, it's great. This was not the greatest season, but the last 4 have been incredible. You can't win 'em all. If you don't like it you could move to Colorado, we'll miss you, or better yet Utah, I hear they have a wonderful Mormon community and 3.2% beer. Enjoy! I'll be in the trees on Mt Hood.
April 04, 2010
KM from Ski USA - California USA - California
I like the terrain and the lifts at Meadows (Mt Hood Meadows). But why is it that they can't get that mountain opened up on time whenever we have a decent snowfall? Every ski area in the country seems to be capable of getting their parking lots plowed, avalanche control handled, and all the lifts running after a storm. Except Meadows. Today we went up to enjoy the 14" of freshies and darn near got shut out at the parking lot. We were fortunate enough to grab one of the last spots on the HRM access road and made it to the lifts but what a dissappointment to not have Cascade and Heather opened. It never ceases to amaze me.
April 03, 2010
Fluidsession from Ski USA - California USA - California
The negative writing I read in so many of these reviews is disheartening. It's the same kind of attitudes that turn great days on the mountain into unpleasant encounters in the lift line and serious dangers on the highway to and from. It's unfortunate that so many skiers and boarders take such an elitist and big headed approach to the sports we all go to the same piece of amazing real estate to enjoy. Being an athlete is like being a musician. We are all on a continuum of expertise and some of us further along than others, and there is no good reason to belittle the skills of one person, because we all started as beginners, and we all ride for the same reasons. We love it. It also saddens me to see people questioning the decisions of the ski patrol and Meadows (Mt Hood Meadows) management... the people that work hard so that we can all have a safe and pleasurable experience while spending our hard earned dollars doing what we love. The ski patrol at Meadows is purely professional and I believe second to none, and they are there for your safety. They don't get paid a lot, but will unselfishly risk their asses to save yours. Get over yourselves. If you don't think Meadows is big enough, diverse enough or well run... If you think that the people that go there are A-Holes and the people that run it and make the safety decisions are there just to cramp your style... look at yourself. You are one of the A-Holes that the rest of us would rather not have to be around on the mountain, or have to deal with endangering our lives on the drive to and from. Go somewhere else and leave the fresh tracks to those of us that appreciate the pure essence of why we all ski and board in the first place - The freedom to shred in a place that we love and feel welcome. The mountain and the resort and all of it's gracious patrons only respect those who respect in turn. Peace, Love and Pow Days! Fluidsession
April 03, 2010
Eric from Ski USA - California USA - California
I have lived my entire life in the shadow of Mt. Hood (Mt Hood Meadows). Learned to ski and board at 4. Now I have a son who is joining me on the slopes. I feel fortunate to have her as a wonderful teacher, to show my son the magic of the NW. Who of you out there that are complaining stopped and looked behind the chair to see the cascade range on a lift. Bombed down A-zone on a fresh pow day so light you had to wear a snorkel? Those are the things that make Meadows special. It's not the long lines or the people or the commute to the mountain. It's leaving the city behind, enjoying mother nature and feeling free. I have had the extreme privelage to travel the world and ski/board is some pretty nice places. Some are better than Meadows, in fact over 50% are better. You can have them, this is my mountain, our mountain. If you want to come here and bad mouth our terrain stay home! I treat every mountain I go to with respect. If I go anyplace else, I am a guest and am respectful of that. Come to my mountain but be respectful of your surroundings.
April 02, 2010
Brent from Ski USA - California USA - California
Was looking at forecast for tomorrow when I noticed the list of comments about Meadows (Mt Hood Meadows). Wow, what a bunch of miserable sounding people. I hope I never park next to or sit in lodge next to most of you. Go ride elsewhere please. No resort is without it's problems or problem guests. Remember life is what YOU make of it. Smile, have fun and be safe.
March 28, 2010
Alex & Joan from Ski USA - California USA - California
We visited Oregon on a ski vacation last week. We started our trip in Bend and skied at Mt Bachelor. What a great mountain: fantastic skiing, friendly staff and Bend was a great place to stay. Lots of night life and down to earth people. We spent a couple days in Hood River and skied at Mt Hood Meadows. What a disappointment. The lift ticket prices were about the same as Mt Bachelor, but Mt Hood Meadows was crowded with rude people and the runs were terrible. Mt Hood Meadows was expensive and Hood River was really expensive. I guess Mt Hood Meadows is the resort that everyone in Portland goes to. We left Hood River after two days and spent the rest of our vacation in Bend, skiing Mt Bachelor. If you are coming to Oregon to ski, skip Mt Hood Meadows and go straight to Mt Bachelor.
March 26, 2010
John from Ski USA - California USA - California
I love Meadows (Mt Hood Meadows)!! Sure, it's not the absolute best but so what? I enjoy the weekends on the mountain and the crew has always been friendly to me. I'm sure that there are nicer places to ski, but I can't complain. Season Pass = $399. I'm not sure what all the complaining's about. Meadows Rocks!!!
March 20, 2010
mc from Ski USA - California USA - California
I agree about the ski patrol at Mt Hood Meadows. I ask them on several days about the conditions in Heather Canyon. I always get a sarcastic remark, or a false report. I am a season pass holder and have been for 10 years.