Diamond Bowl at Mount Hood Meadows
Expert · 335 m long with 191 m of vertical, averaging 30° and 33° at its steepest, facing NE.
33°steepest 50 m
30°average pitch
335 mlength
191 mvertical
2055 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Diamond Bowl 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 Diamond Bowl
Lifts that reach the top: Cascade Express (skiing expert terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 32 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Hood River Express
- Ski Lady Finger (intermediate)
- Ski Lady Slipper (intermediate)
- Ski Stadium (intermediate)
- Ride Mount Hood Express
- Ski Chunky Swirly (intermediate)
- Ski Ridge Run (intermediate)
- Ride Cascade Express
- Ski Outer Limits (intermediate)
- Ski Silver Bowl (expert)
- Ski unnamed expert trail (expert)
- Ski Diamond Bowl (expert)
Where it ends
Joins Heather Canyon. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Heather (5 min), Hood River Express (13 min).
See Diamond Bowl 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.