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Upper Surprise at Mount Hood Skibowl

Advanced · 107 m long with 46 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 29° at its steepest, facing E.

29°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
107 mlength
46 mvertical
1385 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Upper Surprise is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Upper Surprise

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 Upper Surprise (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Surprise. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Multorpor (3 min), Handle Tow (3 min), Cascade (4 min).

See Upper Surprise 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.