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Mount Hood Meadows

Where Mount Hood Meadows’s numbers come from

15 observations from 3 publishers behind 16 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.

Figures

7/11 core figures collected.

How a figure is chosen
Summit elevation7,300 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia — Mount Hood MeadowsPublishedSep 2026“top_elevation = 7300 ft”
Highest lift-served elevation7,306 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
OpenSkiMap — Mt. Hood Meadows Ski ResortPublishedSep 2026“Top of the highest mapped lift: 2,227 m (7,307 ft)”
Base elevation4,523 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia — Mount Hood MeadowsPublishedSep 2026“base_elevation = 4523 ft”
Advertised vertical drop2,777 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia — Mount Hood MeadowsPublishedSep 2026“vertical = 2777 ft”
Lift-served vertical2,783 ftNo sources:Derived

Computed from highest lift-served elevation and base elevation, not read from a source.

= highest_lift_served_elevation_ft − base_elevation_ft

Skiable acres2,150 ac1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia — Mount Hood MeadowsPublishedSep 2026“skiable_area = 2150 acres”
Named trails871 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia — Mount Hood MeadowsPublishedSep 2026“number_trails = 87”
Longest run3.0 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia — Mount Hood MeadowsPublishedSep 2026“longest_run = 3 mi”
Night skiingYes1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia — Mount Hood MeadowsPublishedSep 2026“night_skiing = Yes”
Total lifts111 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
OpenSkiMap — Mt. Hood Meadows Ski ResortPublishedSep 2026“Lifts mapped in OpenStreetMap: 10 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet (11 in all)”
Average annual snowfall430 in1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia — Mount Hood MeadowsPublishedSep 2026“snowfall = 430 in”
Drive from the fly-in airport1 h 17 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mount Hood Meadows, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mount Hood Meadows: 1 h 17 min and 64.1 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from nearest major airport1 h 17 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mount Hood Meadows, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mount Hood Meadows: 1 h 17 min and 64.1 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from nearest major airport64.1 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mount Hood Meadows, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mount Hood Meadows: 1 h 17 min and 64.1 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from closest airline airport1 h 17 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mount Hood Meadows, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mount Hood Meadows: 1 h 17 min and 64.1 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from closest airline airport64.1 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mount Hood Meadows, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mount Hood Meadows: 1 h 17 min and 64.1 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”

Pages cited

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Other facts

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Nearest major airport
Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
Closest airline airport
Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
Coordinates
Wikipedia — Mount Hood Meadows
Website
Mount Hood Meadows — official website
Mountain range
GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts are
Nearest city
Wikipedia — Mount Hood Meadows

Operating status

The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.

  • operatingIndy Pass · Tier 2 · 2026-09-28Mt. Hood Meadows — Mt. Hood, OR, USA (Alpine)
  • operatingPacific Northwest Ski Areas Association · Tier 2 · 2026-09-28Listed by Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association: "Mt. Hood Meadows"
  • operatingWikimedia Foundation · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28* Mount Hood Meadows – Government Camp
  • operatingLift Blog · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28Mt. Hood Meadows: 10 operating lift(s) — Buttercup (Quad), Cascade Express (High Speed Quad), Daisy (Double), Easy Rider (Double), Heather Canyon (Double), Hood River Express (High Speed Quad), Mt. Hood Express (High Speed Six), Shooting Star Express (High Speed Quad), Stadium Express (High Speed Quad), Vista Express (High Speed Quad); 10 removed/not operating
  • operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Tier 5 · 2026-09-28Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort — status: operating; activities: downhill, nordic; lifts mapped: 11; downhill runs mapped: 94;

Data quality notes

  • missingNot yet collected: beginner terrain, intermediate terrain, advanced terrain, expert terrain.