Due to the ongoing impacts of the Grasshopper Fire and its associated closures, we have made the difficult decision to shut down Summer Operations at Mt. Hood Meadows for the rest of the season.

While the smoke situation has greatly improved at Meadows, our evacuation status improved from Level 3 down to Level 2, and Highway 35 has reopened, there is a U.S. Forest Service Closure order in place on much of the east side of the Mt. Hood National Forest, including Mt. Hood Meadows and associated trails within our permit area. The Meadows access road and main lot are also closed to the public.

Though the Grasshopper Fire has not made progress towards Meadows recently, it is still an active and challenging wildfire – both in terms of its behavior and the terrain it is in. Due to this, there is no clear timeline as to when the restrictions will be lifted and we felt making a decision for the remainder of the summer season was the right thing to do for both our team and our guests.

If you have purchased a summer event or daycare registration, or other summer products, we will be sending you an email with refund information.

We want to give a massive thank-you to all the firefighters who have been working tirelessly, day and night, for weeks, to battle this extremely challenging wildfire. Our thoughts are with them and with the people who have been displaced or impacted by the Grasshopper Fire, as well as other wildfires burning across the West. Please help firefighters, the USFS, and other entities assisting with fire response by respecting evacuation orders, not entering closed areas, and giving them space to do their important work.