2025-2026 Mt Hood Speculation Thread

[Albert_Pynstardt]

I'm curious how the NF Mt Hood is shaping up. Please post any observations or conditions reports for Mt Hood here.

TIA

DPS

Edited October 14, 2025 by Albert_Pynstardt

[bedellympian]

https://www.skihood.com/explore/live-web-cams

https://timberlinelodge.com/webcams/

https://a.atmos.washington.edu/mm5rt/rt/showtimeheight_d3.cgi?initmodel=GFS&yyyymmddhh=currentgfs&loc=kttd&locname=Troutdale,OR&latlon=45.55N,122.41W

Long story short... not yet.

[bedellympian]

Seems like temps are dropping down again on Sunday, so hopefully we will see some ice building. 

[Albert_Pynstardt]

Thanks for the updates!

[bedellympian]

Ya know, it's looking good now, but if I look at that UW time-height meteogram forecast it shows the freezing line going way up again, literally off the charts. The first step on the Right gully, for instance, is low. I think we need it to be freezing at night consistently and not getting too warm during the day for the ice to form, which sadly is not what I'm seeing after this storm cycle.

[Albert_Pynstardt]

Thanks for the observations and analysis. 

[bedellympian]

Well, spring time in November continues. But don't worry everything is fine ?. This next storm has the freezing levels over 10k so any ice that is there will get washed away. The next day temps drop to freezing level around 7k which would be perfect with all that water up there, only it will spike again over the weekend. Hopefully the second round will stay cold as currently predicted and we can actually start moving toward some semblance of normal start of winter conditions.

[Albert_Pynstardt]

Not what I wanted to hear, but thanks for the update.

[Albert_Pynstardt]

Looks like a weather window is forecast for Hood after many storm cycles. Any predictions for how quickly the conditions will stabilize enough to climb a steep route?

[bedellympian]

Hopefully you got on it or plan to. Probably all time on the N side.

[DET]

Anyone been up on the N side? 

[conrad_c]

I took a look at, but chose not to climb, Eliot headwall on 2026-01-25. Here's a picture. It's a bit difficult to tell but I suspect that much of the snow is very firm. I haven't been up the north face gullies this season but in late november cooper spur offered roughly 1000 feet of climbing with penetration varying from crampon points to the ball of the foot or so. 

Edited 21 hours ago by conrad_c

[DET]

Thanks very much for the photo!

I just went up by TJ this morning to take a look for myself. Based on my photos, the Eliot HW looked pretty damn good!... but now looking at yours, I'm not so sure. What I thought was blue water ice is maybe just plastered ice/rime...?

The upper ice step on the right n face gully looked good too. But both gullies seem very protected by the bergschrund. Hard to say if easily passable.