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Mt Hood Skibowl


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Mt. Hood SkiBowl


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Mt Hood Skibowl Snow Totals
Upcoming Snow Potential
3-Day
6"
5-Day
7"
10-Day
19"
This is About Average for Mt Hood Skibowl
Mt Hood Skibowl skiing by month:
Mt Hood Skibowl
By Month

Core Strengths

Mt Hood Skibowl
Travel Ease
67.1
Snow Volume
62.8
Overall
58.1
Overall
Overall PAF Score

Overall
Rank

101

Rank in
Region

14

Rank in
State

5

This resort is often compared with:

Mt Hood Meadows
Mt Bachelor
Timberline
Mt Hood Skibowl Snow Quality Across Full Winter
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Mt Hood Skibowl Snowfall Last 10 Days (inches)

Powder
Forecast

Powder Forecast
ZRANKINGS EXCLUSIVE
Tuesday
Day
1"
Night
2"
Wednesday
Day
2"
Night
1"
Thursday
Day
0"
Night
1"
Friday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Saturday
Day
0"
Night
1"
True Snow: 350" per year
Snow Quality Rank

127

Accounts for resorts' snow quantity, moisture content, latitude, elevation, and slope aspects.

Dump Potential Rank

50

Mt. Hood SkiBowl is ranked No. 50 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Historical Powder Odds
Daily Lottery

% of days with more than 6" of snow

15.0%

Extended Stay

% of months with more than 90" of snow

22.0%

Drought Threat

% of months with less than 30" of snow

18.0%

*Special thanks to Tony Crocker and Bestsnow.net.

Dump Potential Rank

50

Mt. Hood SkiBowl is ranked No. 50 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Snow
Quality
Rank

127

Accounts for resorts' snow quantity, moisture content, latitude, elevation, and slope aspects.

Total Snow Score

This score accounts for total snow quantity, its moisture content, the resort's latitude, elevation, and its slope aspects, which affect total snow preservation.

Comparables

Mt. Hood SkiBowl

Trail Breakdown

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Vertical Drop

1500 ft

5027 ft
Base Elevation: 3527 ft

Slope Aspects

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A few words on the Snow at Mt. Hood SkiBowl

Mt. Hood Ski Bowl has no detail snow data, so we estimate 350 inches snowfall, less than nearby Hood Meadows and Timberline due to its much lower altitude range. The key risk to snow conditions is not drought but rain. This is a minor issue for the locals, who can sit out the wet weather and wait to ski the next week’s dump. It does, however, make planning a big trip involving air travel here more of a gamble. In terms of quality, storms at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl can bring the cold stuff that makes for beautiful turns, or just as often, they can douse you with warmer snow that you weigh by the pound instead of measuring by the inch. Be prepared with the fattest, most rockered skis you can get for the latter conditions.

Accumulation and Preservation

With its ample snowfalls, Mt. Hood Ski Bowl is often well covered by mid-December and rates to be in full operation by Christmas most of the time. Mt. Hood Ski Bowl is the lowest ski area in Oregon and thus the most rain sensitive. The low altitude is also not optimal for snow preservation though most exposure is north. Mt. Hood Ski Bowl is best skied midwinter or immediately after fresh snowfalls..