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South Canyon at Mount Hood Meadows

Easy · 1151 m long with 189 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 19° at its steepest, facing SE.

19°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
1151 mlength
189 mvertical
1821 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Lit for night skiing.

How to get to South Canyon

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

From the base area (about 33 minutes, intermediate 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 Texas Trails (intermediate)
  10. Ski Gulch (intermediate)
  11. Ski Boulevard (intermediate)
  12. Ski South Canyon (easy)

Where it ends

Nearest lifts from the bottom: Buttercup (1 min), Daisy (1 min).

See South 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.