Have you been skiing in Oregon before?
We just got back from another day trip up to Mt. Hood Skibowl, a fantastic ski resort in Government Camp.
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Skibowl Military Discount
We decided to get season passes there this year. With their military discount we got a great deal. They offer military members half off tickets and half off season passes. For the military members family get 25% off.

Mt. Hood Skibowl
The best thing about Mt. Hood Skibowl, besides having 65 runs, is the price.
Skiing on Mt. Hood can be expensive, but Ski Bowl is cheaper than most of the others.
The second best thing is the location. Located right off the highway as you get into Government Camp. Ski Bowl West is right before you actually go into Government Camp. This makes it the closest ski resort to Portland, Oregon.
Ski Bowl East is almost as close only a few more minutes away. One ticket gets you into their West and East sides.

One of the times we went to ski up here they were closed. Apparently depending on the month, they are not open every day.
Like all ski resorts they offer lessons and have rentals available.

Enjoying a sunset while skiing at Mt. Hood Skibowl
Night Skiing
Mt Hood Skibowl has the largest night skiing terrain in the country. All lifts, including the Lower Bowl, Upper Bowl, Multorpor and Cascade lifts have lighting, providing 34 lit runs. Night skiing is another great way to save money on skiing.
Cosmic Snow Tubing
Mt. Hood Skibowl also offers snow tubing, including cosmic snow tubing at night. This is the only place in the United States that offers cosmic snow tubing.

Cosmic Tubing at Mt. Hood Skibowl
The Snow Tube & Adventure Park at Skibowl East is open everyday for winter break through Jan.1st!
The tube hill includes 8 lanes of tube hills, the conveyer-assist lift, the Amazen Maze plus Frosty’s Playland with Kiddie Carousel, 4300 sq.foot Indoor Playland, Kiddie Snowmobiles, and the Multorpor Lodge.
Tubing costs
Ski Break
When you take a ski break head upstairs to the Beer Stube to load up on carbs, like Nacho Chili Cheese Fries or a mound of nachos.
Mt. Hood Shuttle
Mt. Hood Express transit is a public bus operating seven days a week between the city of Sandy and Timberline Lodge & Ski Area with stops at Skibowl West, the Best Western Mt.Hood Inn, Collins Lake Resort, Government Camp East, and Timberline Lodge & Ski Area.
There are six Express bus runs every day and one additional late night bus run during the winter season from December 1 to March 31, 2o19. One-way fare is $2 and an all-day ticket is $5 (exact change required).
During the summer Mt. Hood Ski Bowl has an adventure park.
To plan your entire trip to Mt. Hood see our Mt. Hood Guide. It has suggestions on where to stay and eat.