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Powder Keg at Mount Hood Skibowl

Advanced · 239 m long with 71 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 29° at its steepest, facing NE.

29°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
239 mlength
71 mvertical
1386 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Powder Keg is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Powder Keg

Lifts that reach the top: Upper Bowl Chair Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 14 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lower Bowl Chair Lift
  2. Ski Upper Entrance (intermediate)
  3. Ride Upper Bowl Chair Lift
  4. Ski Skyline (easy)
  5. Ski Bob Strand's Downhill (advanced)
  6. Ski Powder Keg (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Kelly's Cut. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lower Bowl Chair Lift (3 min), West Rope Tow (3 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.