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Heather Canyon at Mount Hood Meadows

Expert · 1530 m long with 407 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 25° at its steepest, facing E.

25°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
1530 mlength
407 mvertical
2078 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Heather Canyon is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Heather Canyon

Lifts that reach the top: Cascade Express (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 31 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Hood River Express
  2. Ski Lady Finger (intermediate)
  3. Ski Lady Slipper (intermediate)
  4. Ski Stadium (intermediate)
  5. Ride Mount Hood Express
  6. Ski Chunky Swirly (intermediate)
  7. Ski Ridge Run (intermediate)
  8. Ride Cascade Express
  9. Ski Outer Limits (intermediate)
  10. Ski A-Zone (expert)
  11. Ski Heather Canyon (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Heater Canyon. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Heather (2 min), Hood River Express (10 min).

See Heather Canyon on the 3D mapAll runs at Mount Hood Meadows
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.