Snow Breakaway at Mount Hood Meadows
Intermediate · 434 m long with 131 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 22° at its steepest, facing S.
22°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
434 mlength
131 mvertical
1670 mtop elevation
Sfaces
Snow and sun
Breakaway is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.
How to get to Breakaway
Lifts that reach the top: Hood River Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Stadium Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Heather (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Mount Hood Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Shooting Star Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Blue (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 9 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Hood River Express
- Ski Park Place (intermediate)
- Ski Breakaway (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Wyeast, Knot Hole. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Hood River Express (2 min).
See Breakaway on the 3D mapAll runs at Mount Hood MeadowsMeasured 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.