Elevator at Mount Hood Meadows
Advanced · 601 m long with 181 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 28° at its steepest, facing SE.
28°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
601 mlength
181 mvertical
2153 mtop elevation
SEfaces
Snow and sun
Elevator is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.
How to get to Elevator
Lifts that reach the top: Cascade Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 30 minutes, advanced 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 Elevator (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Lower Elevator. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Shooting Star Express (4 min), Blue (5 min), Stadium Express (5 min).
See Elevator 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.