Mt. Hood Meadows Development Corp Review

Like meadows wish their trials we're more clearly marked for beginners.

Ski school for my 8 year old son giving him the tool he needs for a lifetime of fun.

Came on the most packed day! If your coming from Portland you want to be through Sand, OR before 06:30 am to ensure a spot in the main lot. Free shuttle from Hood River.

Best snow on the mountain. Also the busiest spot on it. You can rent on site and 7hr passes run you just over $100. You can get list ticket and rentals at the same time in the rental shop. Great staff and amazing views of the peak!

Be sure to bring equipment, be sure to bring equipment, be sure to bring equipment, important things say three times!

It's snowing at Mt Hood Meadows, it's 29 degrees at the base.

I was appalled at how the supervisor selling tickets was treating her employees, as well as our group. Last name of Fitzgerald or Fitzpatrick. She was so rude to us that we almost left. I don t understand how somebody can be so nasty to people trying to buy/exchange tickets. I could tell she was making her subordinates miserable by making snide comments when they had questions. She must hate her job. I m a season pass holder at timberline, but decided to give meadows a try. I won t be back from the way my group of 4 was treated. She needs to be let go, because i stayed to observe how she treated other customers and it was obvious that was her normal demeanor.

BEAUTIFUL views! Not very busy like some of the other resorts. Staff was super nice and friendly. Plus it was a gorgeous day!

Best on Mt hood. Great for both beginners and experts

Tough year for the snow, but I really enjoy the skiing here and the staff is great

Meadows has really rude employees... I have been a season pass holder since 2003 and this place has gone down hill since. Food is terrible and lobby is always smelly. Worst of all, if u want to be treated like a 3rd class customer, this is the place to be... Otherwise try Timberline or Ski bowl... Best of luck.

Great ski resort. I normally go night skiing and this place has over 20 different runs open at night.

Been skiing here for 20+ years and it s the best terrain mt hood has to offer.

I used to enjoy riding at meadows but can strongly say I wont be buying a pass here anymore. This mountain has potential to be great but the operations are sadly very poor. The way they have the mountain set up and the way it is listed on their website seems to just be a profit gain considering almost half of their lifts are never even open. I understand that running high elevation lifts are tough to maintain because of weather, but why even have them if they are never open? Seems to me they just want to list more lifts to attract crowds to increase profits. There have been at least 6 or 7 days this year where it was sunny, very mild winds, and yet they still do not have cascade or vista open which is completely unnecessary. This mountain attracts large crowds so when you don't open up a big section of the mountain, you end up waiting 15-20 minutes in lift lines which cuts into your runs on the mountain. It is so frustrating and not even worth the trip up. The updates they list online are so misleading. Listing a "very likely" chance cascade will be open, then you get up there and they don't even have chairs on the lifts. The same goes for vista, yet they wont open the lift until 1pm so everyone floods over there and the lines are crazy long. At least be honest online so you're not misleading people. It's sad because this is a beautiful mountain and there are good runs, but operations makes this mountain lack production. A 1.5 hr drive from portland turns into 2.5-3 hrs based on the amount of people, then you end up waiting 2 hrs in lift lines throughout a whole day. The snow really hasn't been great the past three years so it really isn't worth the time or cost to ride at this mountain. Until major changes occur, I have lost hope for this resort.

Come shred at Meadows! You don't know what you're missing

It can be busy and crowded, but it has the best terrain and snow conditions combinations, in Portland area. If you not coming up for the weekend and don t have a pass and tend to be done skiing by 1:00 I can see how this can be a horrible experience. But being a pass holder and storm skiing after lunch after everyone leaves I have had some great uncrowned days even on the weekends.

Learned to snowboard here and they make it fast and convenient to get rentals. I spent around 130 for the boots, board and bindings, plus the ski lift ticket. It was totally worth it because I had a blast on the mountain!

This place is good, first time here. Pro tip, if it's a beautiful day, get here early, like around 9 am. The parking lots fill up fast. You need to purchase a parking pass ($5 one day, $30 annual). This place has overflow lots and a free shuttle but it takes about 15 min to get to resort. We got there a little late so we purchased the half day (noon and on) for $72 on a Saturday. It wasn't super crowded or busy. We found a table to eat our pack lunch (I recommend bringing your own lunch, it gets expensive). The bathrooms are amazing, large area to change and dry off. They have spaces for gloves and jackets in the bathroom stall. (Women's bathroom). The lifts are okay. Some have steep landings which can be hard for groups. The runs are great. Lots of blue diamonds for the average snowboarder. Lines to get on lift aren't long at all, most no line. It gets busier in the afternoon. Staff are very friendly. Lockers are $9 for all day small locker size. We got a beer for $8, they have an outdoor booth just serving beer if you don't want to sit in the restaurant. It was Pfriem (sp?) beer. Overall had a good time.

I've been going to this ski resort for years and I still love all of the different runs and parks they have available.

Good park. Weekend lines and higher prices don t make it worth it though. If you have the time go to Bachelor. Same prices but bigger hill and better snow typically. Good for a season pass holder that lives in Portland.

Only mt of Hood I have tried, great mountain. Not a terrain park type place, but lots of fun terrain

Takes a lot for me to leave a review, let alone a negative one...

Lived in Oregon 10 years and have been a loyal Meadows patron since.

Was given zero leeway on renewing my pass from last year that I got to use ONCE before the shutdown. Told the guy on the phone from the ticketing/pass department that this is the sort of thing that makes me never want to come here again. "Sorry you feel that way" is the response I got.

Sent a feedback message to customer service and got zero response.

How luck they must be to turn away thousands in present and future business......They must really be flush with cash from last season.

So much for being a loyal patron......never again here.

Shiner and I will always call this place our home. So many adventures have happened here and so many great encounters, keep the good times rollin Mt Hood.

We went out for a hike near umbrella Falls. It is absolutely beautiful out there and the snow was pretty deep but we were able to hike around in our yak tracks. It took us longer to get back then we thought and it was dark by the time we were climbing up the hill to come back to the parking lot where we parked. When we were about 10 minutes from the parking lot we saw the lights out in the forest and heard voices. As it turned out, it was the public safety Officer named Eric who works for Mt. Hood Meadows and was out looking for us on the trail. He had walked all the way down the snowy hill into the forest looking for us because he saw our car parked there. What a great guy!
He was making sure we were safe and going above and beyond . His Colleague Marcos Was also there for back up and between the two of them they really went out of their way to make sure we were safe. Eric also had to walk up the steep bank of snow after hiking down to find us. I m sure he didn t have to go to all of this effort but Eric was out there looking for us. We thanked him at the end. What a great crew!

I think considering the new fluctuation of people in the last few years to the Portland metro, they've strived to entertain the masses. I hate to say it but it might be time to raise the prices of tickets. I also know from experience as a groomer that alot of people don't realize the snow fairy rains down with a stormy fury of 100mph winds and super low temps some mornings. Only to break to a beautiful blue bird day just as guests are showing up! I also know how hard their maintenance crew works and conditions they work in to open these lifts. I recommend showing up early and prepared for the roads. Also, remember it's just a volcano. A rock pimple that can only support so many people.

It is a wonderful place to get away from the everyday stress. Go exercise it for your self. Great for kids to learn how to . Sign up soon.

Great so far but still early in the season more snow needed for some more runs yet but still early

I ve been to almost 100 ski areas in N America, this one ranks somewhere near the end of my list. I can name at least 3 New England ski areas that are better. Still for being so close to a city it s better than not snow sliding. Way too expensive for what you get

Great ski resort with many options - more European style than others in the Northwest

Over priced and crowded. It was great to get out to the mountain but Meadows is extremely expensive compared to other options in Oregon. Because they were so crowded we had to park in an overflow lot and wait for a shuttle which took over 45minutes. Lots weren't clearly marked so it was confusing going back and figuring out which stop to get off at.

Overall I probably won't go back, but it was a fun day.