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A-Zone at Mount Hood Meadows

Expert · 399 m long with 143 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 43° at its steepest, facing E.

43°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
399 mlength
143 mvertical
2221 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

A-Zone is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to A-Zone

Lifts that reach the top: Cascade Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 30 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Hood River Express
  2. Ski Lady Finger (intermediate)
  3. Ski Lady Slipper (intermediate)
  4. Ski Stadium (intermediate)
  5. Ride Mount Hood Express
  6. Ski Chunky Swirly (intermediate)
  7. Ski Ridge Run (intermediate)
  8. Ride Cascade Express
  9. Ski Outer Limits (intermediate)
  10. Ski A-Zone (expert)

Where it ends

Joins A-Zone to Clark, Heather Canyon. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Heather (7 min), Hood River Express (15 min).

See A-Zone on the 3D mapAll runs at Mount Hood Meadows
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.