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Mt. Hood Winter Ski Descent From Crater Rock

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Mt. Hood Winter Ski Descent From Crater Rock

This ski descent takes you up the climbers trail and the Palmer to Crater rock and then descends by Illumination Rock.
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Difficulty: Moderate
Length: 7 miles
Duration: Half day
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Overview :  A fun descent from Crater Rock on Mt. Hood with the technical part of actually going to the summit. This can be done after a chairlift... more »

Tips:  Follow Highway 26 from Portland to Timberline Lodge and park wherever you can. You'll need a Snow-Park Pass to park here in the winter... more »

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Points of Interest

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1. Approaching Crater Rock

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2. Bottom of the Hogsback

You can continue on up the Hogsback to the top or ski down from here. I chose a route that tightly hugged the side of the hogsback and then descended downa steep chute between sharp volcanic rocks. It was very icy and I suggest heading more towards the route where you came up. After passing beneath Crater Rock traverse across the glacier to do a... More

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3. Base of Illumination Rock

From here head back far skiers left to make sure you make it back to the top of the lift.

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Mt. Hood Winter Ski Descent From Crater Rock
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