The Best Backcountry Skiing Routes in Timberline Lodge Summer

Glade Trail is a low-angle, wide-cut trail through the forest between Government Camp and Timberline Lodge. It’s most popular with snowshoers and cross-country skiers because of the easy gradient, but makes a good ski tour for anyone seeking a long but mellow route....

Alpine Trail makes the most direct route from Government Camp to Timberline Lodge on skis, beginning at Summit Pass Ski Area. As mapped here in the uphill direction, it makes a relaxed tour through the woods on Mount Hood, climbing nearly 2000 feet on a gradual incline....

This is a designated uphill route within Timberline Resort, open for skinning at any time. It’s also the beginning of the southside routes to climb Mount Hood, and the approach to backcountry skiing zones like Illumination Rock and Zigzag Glacier....