Mt Hood Back Country Skiing: Gnarl Ridge

Evan and I took off from the HRM lot at Meadows and followed a trail east. After breaking onto the lower part of the ridge we followed the trail up to Gnarl Ridge. When that trail hits the mountain circumnavigation trail you are on your own working up the ridge. By that point the trees are thinning out so finding a route is pretty easy. Go up as far as you want and be careful finding a route down, some of the cliffs are LARGE. It was about 7 miles round trip for about 1200 vert of skiing. The terrain has real potential to be good, but it's a ways to get to it.

Evan Crossing creek 1

Crossing creek 2
Crossing creek 3
Making the ridge under dense tree canopy the snow was extremely minimal. We ended up finding it easier to carry with the lack of snow, multiple small creeks, and steepness.
Near the Top of Gnarl Ridge
Investigating the cliffs to find a chute that went
Our chute