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Powder Keg at Mount Hood Meadows

Advanced · 347 m long with 124 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 34° at its steepest, facing S.

34°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
347 mlength
124 mvertical
1832 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Powder Keg is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.

How to get to Powder Keg

Lifts that reach the top: Mount Hood Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Blue (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 20 minutes, advanced 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 Breezeway (intermediate)
  8. Ski Powder Keg (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Face. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Blue (2 min).

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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.