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  • Summer Improvement Update

    Hi Folks. Here’s a midsummer update of the projects we are currently engaged in as we ready for the upcoming season. The big construction project is the new Medical Clinic and Ski Patrol HQ – which is located in the main base area between...
    Posted to MEADOWS BLOG by MatthewDrake on 07-29-2008
  • The New SkiHood.com

    Hi Folks. You may have noticed from the front page of the web site that we are undergoing a web site revision project. We’d like to get your feedback about what you’d like to see skihood.com become, and have established this link for you to participate...
    Posted to MEADOWS BLOG by MatthewDrake on 06-17-2008
  • Meadows Blog

    Hi Folks! I wanted to take some time to discuss with you some of our new plans for this blog. These plans have been in the works since last July. This blog is a critically important communication tool that allows guests to provide feedback and insight...
    Posted to MEADOWS BLOG by MatthewDrake on 05-16-2008
  • Season Ends Sunday, May 11, 2008

    Hi Folks! Well, all good things must come to an end and so it is with our historic 40th Anniversary Season here at Mt. Hood Meadows. Sunday, May 11 will be our last day of operation for this epic season. We’re basing the decision on many factors, but...
    Posted to MEADOWS BLOG by MatthewDrake on 05-10-2008
  • Meadows Will Operate May 10 and 11, 2008!

    Hi folks! Congratulations on the great turn out this past weekend – particularly on Sunday! The first weekend of the May Challenge is in the books and we are a “GO” for next weekend, May 10 and 11. Lift operations will again be from 9 AM – 3 PM. Based...
    Posted to MEADOWS BLOG by MatthewDrake on 05-05-2008
  • May Challenge Saturday and Sunday May 3 and 4

    MATT'S NOTE: We had a great turn out in the sunshine Sunday, enough to continue the season next weekend May 10 and 11! The post below is regarding May 3 and 4. I'll be updating the blog shortly. Hi folks. Are you up for the first weekend of the...
    Posted to MEADOWS BLOG by MatthewDrake on 05-01-2008
  • May Challenge is ON

    Hi folks. Thanks to all of you for your posts to my May Challenge revisited topic. I am pleased (and stoked) to announce that we are moving ahead with the May Challenge again this season on a weekend-to-weekend basis. Daily operations will end Sunday...
    Posted to MEADOWS BLOG by MatthewDrake on 04-27-2008
  • Avalanche Control - A New Approach

    Hi folks. For the past year, Mt. Hood Meadows has conducted extensive research on developing an improved avalanche control (AC) program that will provide for the safety of our employees conducting avalanche control, and to better serve skiers by getting...
    Posted to MEADOWS BLOG by MatthewDrake on 04-02-2008
  • May Challenge Revisited

    Hi folks! We’ve already announced our operational schedule for this season – daily through April 27 then weekends after that for the May Challenge. We started the May Challenge two seasons ago as a way to collaborate with those guests that wanted the...
    Posted to MEADOWS BLOG by MatthewDrake on 03-25-2008
  • Unlimited Spring Season Pass Starts Saturday, March 1

    Hi Folks. Just a quick note to alert you that we are again offering our Unlimited Spring Season Pass beginning this Saturday. The pass is just $119 and will be good every day from March 1 through the rest of this season. Our schedule now is to operate...
    Posted to MEADOWS BLOG by MatthewDrake on 02-26-2008
  • Extra Extra – What About IT!

    Hi folks. Let’s talk about IT! What’s IT? Well, that’s what we’d like to know. Let’s not talk about skiing and snowboarding for a bit. Let’s talk about other activities, events, entertainment or competitions, which would make you interested in visiting...
    Posted to MEADOWS BLOG by MatthewDrake on 02-08-2008
  • How Are We Doing?

    Hi Folks! This has been an amazing season. The snowfall has been astonishing – both in quantity (a base depth that has led the country through most of the season) and in quality – epic powder. The 40th anniversary celebration has been fun – we gave away...
    Posted to MEADOWS BLOG by MatthewDrake on 01-27-2008
  • Tom Spangler Named New Mt. Hood Meadows General Manager

    Hi Folks. I am very pleased to announce that Jackson Hole Chief Operating Officer Tom Spangler will be the new General Manger at Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort. Tom has been at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort since August of 1998 as Vice President General Manager...
    Posted to MEADOWS BLOG by MatthewDrake on 01-11-2008
  • What About The Parks?

    Hi Folks. Mt. Hood Meadows was one of the first ski resorts to build a terrain park – Park Place was constructed way back during the 1996-97 season. The year prior we built the venues for the inaugural Vegetate event – a boarder cross, half pipe and big...
    Posted to MEADOWS BLOG by MatthewDrake on 01-05-2008
  • Massive Snow Requires Even More Awareness - When Will Heather Open?

    Hi Folks. This snow fall has been incredible – not unprecedented by any means – but to have two straight weeks of continuous snow accumulating more than 11 feet is simply spectacular. And this is the good stuff – light, fluffy, POWDER, comparable to the...
    Posted to MEADOWS BLOG by MatthewDrake on 12-29-2007
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