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Pluto at Mount Hood Meadows

Expert · 483 m long with 193 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 31° at its steepest, facing NE.

31°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
483 mlength
193 mvertical
1957 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Pluto 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 Pluto

Lifts that reach the top: Shooting Star Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Cascade Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 30 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 North Canyon (intermediate)
  7. Ski Tillicum (intermediate)
  8. Ski Voyager (intermediate)
  9. Ride Shooting Star Express
  10. Ski Nettie's Run (intermediate)
  11. Ski Shooting Star Ridge (intermediate)
  12. Ski Pluto (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Heather Canyon. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Heather (3 min), Hood River Express (11 min).

See Pluto 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.