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Hourglass at Mount Bachelor ski area

Expert · 514 m long with 130 m of vertical, averaging 14° and — at its steepest, facing NE.

—steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
514 mlength
130 mvertical
2759 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Hourglass is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Hourglass

Lifts that reach the top: Outback Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Northwest Express (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 50 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Outback Express
  2. Ski Northwest Crossover (easy)
  3. Hike Winter Uphill Route (upper)
  4. Ski Winter Uphill Route (upper)
  5. Hike Winter Uphill Route (upper)
  6. Ski Hourglass (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Pinnacles, Cirque Bowl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Outback Express (9 min), Northwest Express (10 min).

See Hourglass on the 3D mapAll runs at Mount Bachelor ski area
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.