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Absolute Magnitude at Mount Hood Meadows

Expert · 354 m long with 164 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 36° at its steepest, facing NE.

36°steepest 50 m
25°average pitch
354 mlength
164 mvertical
1837 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Absolute Magnitude 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 Absolute Magnitude

Lifts that reach the top: Shooting Star Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Cascade Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 19 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Hood River Express
  2. Ski Titan (advanced)
  3. Ride Shooting Star Express
  4. Ski Nettie's Run (intermediate)
  5. Ski Shooting Star Ridge (intermediate)
  6. Ski Apollo (advanced)
  7. Ski Columbia (advanced)
  8. Ski Absolute Magnitude (expert)

Where it ends

Joins 1/2 Moon Bowl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Heather (2 min), Hood River Express (10 min).

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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.