Mt. Hood Meadows Resort Reviews

If you are looking for tree runs, Meadows is going to be your best bet on Mt. Hood. There are plenty of long groomers and parks throughout as well if that is what you are into. When Heather Canyon lift is open, that is going to be the best mix of steep+tree+few people - It's magical. I wish there was a bit more around the resort in way of food/apres, but Government Camp is going to be the closest and it's just not the same as coming right off the slopes. Since the resort is on the opposite side from Portland, traffic is longer than other resorts. Unfortunately, it's probably the most expensive resort in Oregon (similar price with Timberline and Bachelor) which I don't love...

• Consistently best snow on Hood and best trees
• On the far side of Hood from Portland and not much around there

Fun place to ride for advanced level riders. Lots of natural features for freeriding. Can get kinda tracked out if you’re not willing to look for the fresh stuff. Bowl under MHX gets tracked in like half an hour first bluebird day after a storm. Doesn’t seem like many people like to ride the actual storms there though so that’s definitely the time to go. Sure the pow comes in heavy and wind blown, but that just makes for a better landing base.

• Fun side country and expert terrain
• Not great grooming, can get busy

Don't go on vista on a windy day

• always has snow
• expert runs and vista lift don't have good conditions often

I love this ski resort because their lifts and trails are so good!

no glaze but 10000 stars

• everything
• nothing

Prices got raised a lot this year and food price is still crazy high. $10 for a little bowl of fries. $15 for a mid burger.

• Tons of snow during the winter and lots of terrain
• Expensive food

Overall great ski resort with lots of terrain for all ability levels

• Lot a of terrain.
• A bit more expensive.

I love Meadows as the night pass is only $200 for the season and there aren’t many resorts left that are “affordable”! The terrain is varied and anyone can find trails or off-piste that are fun for everyone. With the new MHX 6 seater lines are much shorter. All around a great mountain resort!

• Steeps and deep!! More varied terrain than T-Line and way better snow than Ski Bowl.
• Some trails don’t have a way down for beginners! Whoopi is NOT a green run, so beginners get discouraged when hitting North Canyon!

I love meadows. Deals are more affordable than Timberline, and way better snow generally than Ski Bowl. Jakob, one of the lift operators is super friendly and always lets us do one last run when closing.

I came to meadows with high expectations after seeing some cool videos on YouTube. It’s a great place to play in the snow and hang with friends. However, the terrain is very flat and hilly/ unpredictable. I’m a decent rider and think this resort would be much better suited for skiing. The snow that came down wound up feeling pretty heavy even on a fresh tracks kind of day. Definitely don’t bring a powder board here. My first day there was no visibility, snow, 45 mph wind, no lift lines… day 2, 5 fresh inches of snow and long lines. Day 1, there were two legitimate lifts to ride, on day two lots of lifts opened up and I felt relieved to discover the other half of the resort. Come prepared to mosey around, wait in some lift lines and ski <5 min runs all day. That’s fine if that’s what you’re looking for. Always fun to get out in the snow. Overall I felt extremely underwhelmed.

• 67 miles from Vancouver
• Flat terrain only 2000 vertical gain