Mt. Hood Live Cam

For the fourth consecutive summer, Mt. Hood Meadows lift crews are constructing a new lift. The Heather Chairlift will provide convenient uplifting from Heather Canyon, which offers the ultimate advanced and expert skiing in the Northwest.

Heather is well known for offering the most exhilarating and enjoyable steep pitches into snow which varies from primo powder to spectacular corn snow, depending on what part of the season it is. The problem with the canyon has always been the flat skate and pole out at the bottom. The new chairlift will uplift skiers and snowboarders from where the flats begin, to the top of the Hood River Express high speed quad. From there, skiers are just a Shooting Star chairlift ride from Lower Heather, or two high speed rides (Mt. Hood and Cascade Express high speed quads) from the black diamond trails of Upper Heather.

Meadows will also be able to groom in Heather Canyon, thanks to advanced snowcat technology acquired last season. Lower Heather Canyon was winch-cat (a snowcat with a winch which "yo-yos" itself up and down steep runs) groomed last spring, and plans are to groom it again this season, allowing upper level intermediates to enjoy the canyon. Meadows will also add three new snowcats to its grooming fleet next season, to continue to offer skiers and snowboarders the best surface conditions available in the Northwest.