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Heather Woods at Mount Hood Meadows

Expert · 479 m long with 182 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 30° at its steepest, facing SE.

30°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
479 mlength
182 mvertical
1972 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

Heather Woods is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Heather Woods

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

From the base area (about 34 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 A-Zone to Clark (expert)
  12. Ski Heather Woods (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Heather Canyon. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Heather (4 min), Hood River Express (12 min).

See Heather Woods 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.