Season Intelligence Report

Mt. Hood Meadows

OR · 7,300 ft summit · PDX

Grade Pending

NWS Bias

2025–26 Season Snapshot

Storms This Season

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storms tracked

Season Snowfall

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season total

Best Storm

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no storms yet

Current Snowpack

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SNOTEL ground truth

NWS Forecast Accuracy

Pending

Accuracy grade pending, and it stays that way on purpose. We show the raw NWS forecast for Mt. Hood Meadows and do not grade or correct it. Six winters of NWS-against-SNOTEL checking found forecast accuracy here turns on an unresolved snow-measurement question (settled snow depth vs. fresh snowfall), not a fixed per-mountain bias anyone can honestly correct. So we show the number NWS publishes and tell you that is what it is.

SNOTEL ground truth (Mt Hood Test Site + Red Hill)

Storm History — 2025–26 Season

No storms recorded this season yet.

Local Knowledge

TGR Community Intel

Storm Day Strategy

Cascade lifts remain operational even with wind; expect windier conditions on Sunday and subsequent weekends with potential light precipitation; Friday and Saturday typically clearer with lighter winds

Terrain Opening Patterns

Heather Canyon

Opening requires ski patrol to construct and groom snow bridges across water hazards in runout zone. Avalanche risk originates from canyon itself and upper Mt. Hood slopes.

Base terrain

Opens: 9 a.m.

Mountain closes at 4 p.m. during early season; snow cannot sustain 12 hours daily of riding

Powder Stashes

Heather Canyon

Inbounds terrain pod on Mt. Hood Meadows

Expert terrain with hidden hazards including waterfalls and rivers

Private Reserve

Gated terrain

Includes God's Wall; part of 33 named runs in gated terrain

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