Hammer Bowl at Mount Hood Meadows
Expert · 321 m long with 137 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 35° at its steepest, facing E.
35°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
321 mlength
137 mvertical
2010 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Hammer Bowl is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Hammer Bowl
Lifts that reach the top: Cascade Express (skiing expert terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 33 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 A-Zone (expert)
- Ski A-Zone to Clark (expert)
- Ski Hammer Bowl (expert)
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.