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Snowing with moderate to strong winds. Lowering temps through the day with wind chills around 0° F. Bundle up! We're open from 9 AM to 4 PM.

Current Conditions

28°
Snow

Top of Mt. Hood Express

Elev. 6,600 ft

21°
Wind
36 mph

Top of Cascade Express

Elev. 7,300 ft

25°
Wind
34 mph

Snowfall

12hr
1"
24hr
3"
48hr
4"

Snow Depth

Mid 204" Elev. 6,250 ft
Base 126" Elev. 5,366 ft
Snow YTD
434"
Powell's Books
132"

Lift Operations

for Thursday March 23 at 1:49 PM

Status Name Schedule Desc
Open Buttercup 9am-4pm Opened at 8:55am
Open Easy Rider 9am-4pm, Alt to Cascade Opened at 8:55am
Closed Vista Express Highly Unlikely. Active Storm Cycle Highly Unlikely. Active Storm Cycle
Closed Cascade Express Highly Unlikely. Active Storm Cycle Highly Unlikely. Active Storm Cycle
Closed Daisy Closed Closed
Open Mt Hood Express 9am-4pm Opened at 8:55am
Standby Blue Alt to MHX As Needed
Closed Stadium Express Closed Closed
Open Shooting Star Express 9am-4pm Opened at 8:55am
Open Hood River Express 9am-4pm Opened at 8:55am
Open Heather Canyon 9am-3pm, Conditions Permitting Opened at 8:55am
Open Ballroom Carpet 9am-4pm Opened at 8:55am

Gated Access Areas

Heather

Open Moon Bowl through lift line.

Stay out of roped off drainages. Roped-off creek holes are large and very dangerous. Also many smaller creek holes exist at the bottom of slopes. Smaller creek holes may be unmarked. Ski with caution. Ride with a buddy. Enter through gates only.

The terrain above the highest open gate is closed.  Hiking or otherwise accessing terrain above the highest open gate will result in loss of pass.

Private Reserve

Likely for Thursday - Greater than 50% chance, Conditions Permitting

The Private Reserve gates access expert only terrain. We strongly recommend that you have knowledge of the area, ride with a buddy, keep your buddy in sight and that both you and your buddy wear an avalanch beacon, carry a shovel and probe and know how to use these tools. You will be riding in avalanche terrain and will encounter cliffs, creeks and waterfalls that may not be marked. Rescue will be extended. As always, only enter through open gates, ride within your ability and know before you go!

What to Expect

Cascade

Wind/Weather Standby

Vista

Wind/Weather Standby

Parking Lots

Status Name Schedule
Open Main Lot
Standby Sunrise Lot
Open HRM Lot
Standby Twilight Lot

  • Daycare

    Kids in our Daycare Center
    Drop off the Kiddos

    We offer state-certified daycare for kids as young as six weeks.

  • Spring Passes

    Female snowboarder cruising the groom
    On sale now

    We have Spring Passes and Spring Pass Packages on sale now!

  • Park and Ride

    NW Navigator Park and Ride Bus
    Hop on the Bus

    Skip the drive and take the bus. Picking up at three Portland area locations.

Surface Conditions
Groom is a thin layer of fresh snow over a hardpack surface. Off-piste: Wind affected fresh powder over skier-tracked snow, hardpack, and moguls. Stay out of closed areas and don't cross rope lines. Do not hike above the highest open gates in Heather. This puts you and staff at risk. Loss of pass will result.

Uphill travel allowed only on these designated routes accessing backcountry areas adjacent to the resort.

Practice deep snow safety - avoid tree wells and keep your partner in sight!.

For definitions of our snow terms Click Here

General Comments
Any signs of Spring on the mountain have disappeared under accumulating fresh powder, lower freezing levels, and strong winds. The calendar reads March 23rd, but Mother Nature has different plans as the storm cycle gears up and strengthens today. By this evening it will be a full on blizzard up here with deep powder on the way. Be sure to bundle up and bring your Winter gear. It's cold, and getting colder, with wind chills dropping like a rock, heading for negative territory. La Nina has delivered .. might as well embrace that fact and enjoy the storms while they last. We're open until 4 PM today.

With our night skiing now done for the season, if you only have a Night Pass your fun doesn't have to end - upgrade to a Spring Pass! Check out our operational schedule for the rest of the season on our Hours of Operations page.
Specials & Events

Jan - March Snowshoe Tours
March 24: Vista Snowshoe Tour with Dinner
March 25: Spring Brew Fest
March 26: Vista Snowshoe Tour
April 1: Full Sail Banked Slalom
April 1: Full Sail Brew Dinner
April 7 & 8: Double Mountain Mazot Fest
April 9: Easter Brunch at Cooper Spur
April 15: Pride Day sponsored by 503 Distilling & Migration Brewing
April 21 - 23: Earth Day Weekend Festival
April 29: Ninkasi Pond Skim
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Road Conditions
Icy spots.
Carry chains or have traction tires on your car.
Updates on roads:Tripcheck.com

Web Cams

Top of Blue
Bottom of Vista
Base Area
Top of Vista
Top of Cascade
Heather Canyon
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Parks & Pipes

Name Comments
The Zoo Open
The Superpipe Open
Banked Slalom Open
Forest Park Open
Fireweed Park Open
Learning Terrain Areas Ballroom Funzone; Buttercup Funzone

Nordic Center

Open Thursday-Monday 9am-4pm; 3/23 4:45am Nordic temp: 26.9ºF

Useful Links

Snow Phones

PDX
503.337.2222 ext. 9

  • Daycare

    Kids in our Daycare Center
    Drop off the Kiddos

    We offer state-certified daycare for kids as young as six weeks.

  • Spring Passes

    Female snowboarder cruising the groom
    On sale now

    We have Spring Passes and Spring Pass Packages on sale now!

  • Park and Ride

    NW Navigator Park and Ride Bus
    Hop on the Bus

    Skip the drive and take the bus. Picking up at three Portland area locations.