Trip Report: Mt.Hood Timberline Ski Area
When: 05/26/2017
Location: Mt. Hood Timberline Ski Area
Conditions: Blue bird and sunny 38 degrees at the mountain and 78 in Portland
Duration: 9 am - 1 pm
Difficulty: Intermediate
Kid Friendly: Very
Pet Friendly: Parking lot and some trails
Useful links: timberlinelodge.com
The Full Report:
Skiing or snowboarding on Memorial Day weekend is better than sliced bread. A lot of folks think that the season ends in March, but there is plenty of good snow to be had right up until June when the season pass ends. Bonus - if you have a season pass you can get a onetime Summer lift ticket at 50% off.
Riding is May is blissful as it’s usually super sunny. The park riding is amazing on the lower sections when using the Stormin’ Norman lift from about 9:45 until noon, then it starts to get a little more mashed potato feeling, but you can always jump up to the Mile and Palmer lifts for a few runs where it is still firm and fast until about 1:30. After that you can definitely notice some sticky spots, but you can get some serious vertical in beforehand.
We did about 6 runs from Palmer to Norman and the last couple were just to the bottom of the Mile and back up. My legs are still on fire as you have 2.5 miles of shred. If you are looking for something to do during the week or weekends I would say go and get some. Also, you never know when that mid-summer snow fall is going to hit and you could be amazed to find almost POWDER turns in July or August.
Riding is May is blissful as it’s usually super sunny. The park riding is amazing on the lower sections when using the Stormin’ Norman lift from about 9:45 until noon, then it starts to get a little more mashed potato feeling, but you can always jump up to the Mile and Palmer lifts for a few runs where it is still firm and fast until about 1:30. After that you can definitely notice some sticky spots, but you can get some serious vertical in beforehand.
We did about 6 runs from Palmer to Norman and the last couple were just to the bottom of the Mile and back up. My legs are still on fire as you have 2.5 miles of shred. If you are looking for something to do during the week or weekends I would say go and get some. Also, you never know when that mid-summer snow fall is going to hit and you could be amazed to find almost POWDER turns in July or August.