Hoodoo has been a favorite of winter sport families from the Willamette Valley and Central Oregon for many years. Located atop Santiam Pass, guest can get there from either side of the Cascade Range. Hoodoo is home to 32 runs on 800 acres of skiable terrain accessed from five lifts. Hoodoo features a variety of terrain thanks to its big, rounded butte, where lots of wide open terrain abounds. The frontside features finely groomed trails while the backside is a powder paradise. Hoodoo has a full-service restaurant on the first-level of the lodge as well as lodging options at the Black Butte Ranch.
No lodging available at area. Cabins, 10 miles. Condos and motels available, 15 miles away. Eighteen RV sites with hookups on location.
Projected opening date
Nov 28, 2025
Projected closing date
Apr 19, 2026
Terrain
Ski shop, lockers, alpine, Nordic, and snowboard rentals. Complimentary ski corral. Ski school offers classes in Nordic, alpine, and snowboarding. Deli, pizza pub, and bar.
I skied Hoodoo on a bluebird spring-like day in the 3rd week of March 2021, after having skied Mount Bachelor the four prior days. Having driven by Hoodoo on my way to Bend, and being an advanced skier, I had very low expectations for the mountain, and only went there because I was introducing two young lads to skiing and thought I would be on the easy-rider lift with them most of the day.
Fortunately for me, my pupils for the day took to skiing like ducks to water, and after two hours with them I was able to explore the rest of the mountian (except the NW facing terrain under the Hodag chair, which wasn't running that Friday).
I'm a life long skier and my favorite flavor is "steep & deep," but when I can't find that I'll take steep and skiable. So here is the big surprise about Hoodoo, Hoodoo has plenty of steep for a small mountain! In fact, if you are an advanced skier, it has plenty to keep you smiling and returning day after day. I would actually argue that this is perhaps the best 1000' vertical mountain I have skied in the US, and as someone who currently lives in the mid-Atlantic (sad, I know) I've skied a lot of small mountains.
My first run off the top of the mountain came down somewhere between Crater and the face, which is a huge wide-open above timberline-like area that is largely east-facing. It is reasonably steep and fantastic, you could ski just in that area all day long and be happy I am sure. Hoodoo's trail map doesn't show this well, by the way. Look at the mountain from Google maps or do a map image search. This small mountain has 360 degree skiing!
Check it out, I think you'll like it. I know I will be coming back.