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Shortcut at Mount Hood Skibowl

Advanced · 220 m long with 42 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 12° at its steepest, facing NW.

12°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
220 mlength
42 mvertical
1373 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Shortcut

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

From the base area (about 16 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lower Bowl Chair Lift
  2. Ski Art's Corner (easy)
  3. Ride Upper Bowl Chair Lift
  4. Ski Skyline (easy)
  5. Ski Shortcut (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Art's Corner, Upper Entrance, Lower Left. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Upper Bowl Chair Lift (1 min), Lower Bowl Chair Lift (4 min), West Rope Tow (4 min).

See Shortcut on the 3D mapAll runs at Mount Hood Skibowl
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.