Upper Cutoff at Mount Hood Skibowl
Advanced · 536 m long with 116 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 28° at its steepest, facing N.
28°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
536 mlength
116 mvertical
1484 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Upper Cutoff is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Upper Cutoff
Lifts that reach the top: Upper Bowl Chair Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 13 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Lower Bowl Chair Lift
- Ski Upper Entrance (intermediate)
- Ride Upper Bowl Chair Lift
- Ski Skyline (easy)
- Ski Bob Strand's Downhill (advanced)
- Ski Upper Cutoff (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Kelly's Cut, TT5. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lower Bowl Chair Lift (3 min), West Rope Tow (4 min).
See Upper Cutoff on the 3D mapAll runs at Mount Hood SkibowlMeasured 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.