Well before sunrise, crews from Bremik Construction readied the Sahale building for “pour day.” With rebar and forms set, the Brundage Boom telescoping boom pump was already in position, and a fleet of twenty concrete mixer trucks were in route for “The Pour.”
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(Mt. Hood, OR) -- Mt. Hood ski areas have partnered with SOLVe for an All-Mountain cleanup event Saturday, September 21.
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Forecasters have announced El Nino is over and we are headed towards a winter where conditions will be “neutral”. So what does ENSO-neutral mean?
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Local mushroom experts have noticed the mushrooms are out earlier than normal this summer, so the Mushroom Festival originally scheduled Labor Day weekend will be moved to Sunday, August 25. The mushrooms have spoken!
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August may be the most spectacular month of the year to hike Mt. Hood. Meadows offers a trail system connecting the Timberline Trail to scenic overlooks, waterfalls and meadows of blooming wildflowers.
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Saturday was all about hitting the trail as more than 500 runners competed in five events hosted at Meadows.
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Mt. Hood Meadows will celebrate its volcanic kinship to the Hawaiian Islands Saturday by presenting it’s first ever Summer Luau. Kona Brewing presents the Luau which will have three serving stations featuring delicious island fare.
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Mt. Hood Meadows Oreg., LLC is delighted to announce Greg Pack’s selection as General Manager of Mt. Hood Meadows Resort and Cooper Spur Mountain Resort.
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Dignitaries and elected officials gathered at Mt. Hood Meadows last week for a ceremony to officially celebrate the start of construction of Sahale.
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It has been less than a month since ground was broken on Sahale - a 23,500 square foot building that will house a new restaurant, resort services and an events and activity center.
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Mt. Hood Meadows will operate its scenic chair and hiking experience five days a week - Thursdays through Mondays starting July 5 through Labor Day. The resort is offering a special preview weekend June 28 - 30 to kick off the summer.
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Mt. Hood Meadows has received a $5,000 grant from the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) to to significantly reduce green house gas emission caused by resort shuttle bus idling.
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(Mt. Hood, OR — Immediate Release) — It’s the intersection of winter and summer Memorial Day Weekend at Mt. Hood Meadows. Meadows plans to operate two lifts - the Daisy chair and the Cascade Express quad to access spectacular wide open snow fields Saturday, Sunday and Monday of Memorial Day Weekend. Lift hours are 8 AM - 2 PM each day weather can conditions permitting.
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Today we found evidence of two very large avalanches, in Heather Canyon. One came out of the Basalts (above A- Zone) and the other out of Super Bowl. Both were triggered by Artillery yesterday.
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Mt. Hood Meadows is loaded with events to celebrate Spring on the mountain. These Spring event range from classic to crazy and everything in between and they all promote fun and enrichment on the mountain.
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Mt. Hood Meadows was honored to host 23 middle school students from Tsuruta, Japan, last Thursday, who were visiting as part of the Tsuruta-Hood River Sister City cultural exchange program.
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For the second consecutive year Mt. Hood Meadows is listed among the top companies in Oregon to work for.
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Congratulations to the 250 athletes who are competing at the OIRSA State Championships beginning today at Mt. Hood Meadows.
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February has been amazing - with 95” of snow so far and a forecast for two-to-four more feet over the next few days. Thank you El Nino! The video above is a playlist documenting just how awesome February has been at Mt. Hood Meadows.
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An update on our Gated Access Terrain from Brian Murphy - our Snow Safety Supervisor:
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Meadows is becoming Powder central this week - with four quality powder days since Friday, and more in store this week.
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The brunt of this winter storm will hit over the next 48 hours. We expect at least a foot of snow overnight by our scheduled Monday morning lift openings, with another two or more feet by Tuesday morning. All this snow is being delivered by an active storm with very strong winds. So while we are all looking to dive into this fresh powder, we do need to set some expectations.
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Prepare yourself for the biggest storm of the season. It started snowing Friday afternoon, accumulating 13inches of new snow in less than 24 hours, and the forecast has snow every day through next Friday.
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The seven inches of new snow these last two days has refreshed us! Wednesday was just one of those out of this world days.
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It’s amazing what even just a little snow can do to freshen things up.
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Chef Matthew Grimsley kicks off our Faces of Meadows video series.
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Oregonians’ participation in outdoor recreation activities saves the state $1.4 billion annually in health care costs, according to a report released by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
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A weekend filled with sunshine should bring everyone out of their homes and into the sunlight to recreate, explore, take an adventure and literally improve their overall mood and outlook. Boy is this well timed on the week that there is no NFL playoffs!
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Beginning January 22, those federal workers who have been furloughed can receive free midweek skiing at Mt. Hood Meadows.
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Snow enthusiasts will be able to hit the slopes on Martin Luther King day for just $20 during the annual Rotary Night fundraiser at Mt. Hood Meadows. The special $20 lift ticket is valid from 3 - 9 PM and must be purchased online in advance. Tickets the evening of at the ski area will be $25.
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Toyota has partnered with Mt. Hood Meadows to present some greatly discounted learn to ride packages for those eager to hit the slopes and learn to ski or snowboard this winter.
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What we found on the Cascade Express towers and rope line following a major storm was almost beyond belief.
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Ferocious. There’s no other way to describe the storm that hit Mt. Hood over the weekend.
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Team members and guests reported seeing the friendly creature inside the lodge!
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(Mt. Hood, OR) - Mt. Hood Meadows dropped the gates to Heather Canyon today, offering some of the most exhilarating steep double-black diamond terrain in the Northwest.
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MT. HOOD, OR (Immediate Release) – Cooper Spur Ski Area will open for the season Wednesday, December 26, just in time for the holiday week. Cooper Spur offers affordable skiing, snowboarding and tubing. The ski area is located on the north side of Mt. Hood, just 23 miles south of Hood River.
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It will be a happy holiday at Mt. Hood Meadows. With a mid-mountain base of nearly 90 inches, and 111 inches of snowfall this season, Meadows has one of the deepest bases and best coverage in North America.
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It’s the storm that just keeps on giving - a perfectly timed powder punch just in time for the holiday week at Mt. Hood Meadows.
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It’s officially winter and we are ready for a great holiday at Mt. Hood Meadows. This will help you plan and prepare for your day at Meadows.
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With a foot of new snow this week, Mt. Hood Meadows will begin night operations this Friday.
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With a snowy week in the forecast, Mt. Hood Meadows presents a December loaded with events, holiday camps and festivities, increased transportation options and an expanded operational schedule.
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The Cascade Express - Mt. Hood Meadows’ highest lift - was opened today, to the delight of skiers and snowboarders who got first tracks on the upper mountain.
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Saturday was all about Shooting Star and Vista and finding early season powder stashes.
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Snow enthusiasts turned out in droves for opening day at Meadows.
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(Mt. Hood, OR - Immediate Release) — Mt. Hood Meadows will be open for daily operations starting tomorrow (Friday, November 30.);
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With a preview weekend under our belt, Mt. Hood Meadows now looks forward to getting the season under way! The Season Kick Off Dinner and Party will be presented Saturday, December 1.
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We have so many things to be grateful for this Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The storm was a gift - arriving on Thanksgiving day, giving us twenty inches of freshness, that blanketed our slopes and made a fragile, yet beautiful snowpack. Harvested snow filled in the thin spots and made for a spectacular Preview Day!
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Three different storms are aligned to deliver an early season punch - with one to two feet of snow possible Wednesday into Saturday. And if the storm delivers as forecast we expect to open for preview days over Thanksgiving weekend.
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Over the past 24 seasons, Mt. Hood Meadows opens on average 29 days before Christmas - November 26. Fourteen of those seasons the ski area opened for daily operations before November 26, including the 96/97 season when October storms allowed an October 21 opening, 71 days before Christmas.
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Meadows commitment to snow grooming continues with the purchase of two PB 400 Park Pros. The cats add to an already impressive fleet of grooming equipment used for general trail grooming and to enhance the resort’s top rated terrain parks.
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It’s always exciting to see enough snow falling to play in. And whether you’re a seasoned snow enthusiast or are new to it like Koa the Golden Lab, playing in new snow gets us excited about the the approach of winter. This snowfall prompts us to get ready for the season - get out your gear, apply some wax, do some squats, hit the ski show for some great deals, dig out your snow tires and…
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The daily price of a lift ticket at Mt. Hood Meadows will be determined by market demand this season. Officials say the resort will implement Dynamic Pricing - similar to the way airline tickets and hotel rooms are priced and sold.
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Mt. Hood Meadows has increased the amount of free ski days All Access pass purchasers will receive at other ski areas this season. In addition to five days at Washington's Mt. Baker, All Access pass purchasers will receive three days each at eight other ski resorts in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Wyoming, bringing the grand total of free ski days to twenty-nine!
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Nearly 100 runners took on the Wy’east Howl Saturday - a 50K trail race that started near Parkdale and finished at Mt. Hood Meadows.
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As we enter our 51st season of operations, those who have purchased season passes in our online store will notice a subtle difference. You won’t see an Unlimited season pass selection - rather we have Value passes that have the “Upgrade to Add All Peak Days” preselected. That's the same as an unrestricted every day pass to Mt. Hood Meadows - the same as the old Unlimited.
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Mt. Hood Meadows presents the first annual Northwest Craft Spirit Festival Saturday, September 1. Five local distilleries will be on hand to pour samples of their spirits, and serve up cocktail demonstrations.
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Love the outdoors? You and your dog are invited to join the Oregon Humane Society for the 2nd annual Mutts on the Mountain Outdoor Festival, August 25 at Mt. Hood Meadows.
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The 5th annual Uphill Challenge was run in near perfect conditions at Mt. Hood Meadows Saturday, and it showed as nine category records were set including a new fastest time for the event.
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The 5th annual Uphill Challenge will be run August 4 at Mt. Hood Meadows. The 1.2 mile uphill course gains 621 feet in elevation from the base area parking lot to the top of the Stadium Express. All category winners receive a custom branded trophy and the fastest man and woman each receive a $250 cash prize. Registration is $20 in advance ($15 for ages 14 and under).
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Mt. Hood Meadows has joined with SOLVE and the Snowrider Project to host a mountain cleanup party at Mt. Hood Meadows Saturday, July 21. Those assisting will receive a free scenic chair ride and lunch for their efforts.
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(Mt. Hood, OR) — Mt. Hood Meadows will present a series of Twilight Dinners this summer featuring exquisite menus designed by Executive Chef Daniel DeHay. Each dinner is themed - a brewmaster dinner, a Meteor dinner to celebrate the return of the Perseids, a wine maker's dinner and a spirits dinner. The dinners require advance reservation (available online at www.mthoodmeadows.com) and can be packaged with a twilight scenic chair ride and overnight RV parking can be reserved (for self-contained RVs).
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Meadows has loaded up the opening weekend Saturday, July 14, with the Summer Brew Fest, a Brew Fest Dinner and Star Gazing that evening. Meadows Vice President of Sales and Marketing Dave Tragethon says it will be a great start to a spectacular summer.
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Mt. Hood Meadows will operate its scenic chair ride and hiking experience four days a week starting July 12. The Stadium chairlift will run from 10 AM - 4 PM Thursdays through Sundays with extended hours into the evening on Saturdays to provide sunset scenic chair rides.
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Mt. Hood Meadows has again paired up with Pfriem Family Brewers to present a “Suds and Shrooms” dinner Saturday, June 2nd. Last year the dinner sold out - probably because the menu is designed around arguably the most flavorful mushroom in the world - the morel.
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Pictured: V.P. Resort Operations Jeremy Riss, C.O.O. Jake Bolland, Barnes, C.E.O. Matthew Drake
Ski and Snowboard School Training Manger Tyler Barnes and Terrain Park Manager T.J. Moloney were honored Thursday evening nominated by their peers for their achievements this past season.
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The 11th Annual Sno-Kona Pond Skim at Mt. Hood Meadows was won by Tanya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. Well Scott Fuson and Robert Palmer dressed as the ice skaters!
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Riders assembled at Meadows for the relaunch of a favorite freestyle event with an environmental cause - reVEGETATE. Day one was the Speed and Style event.
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Mt. Hood Meadows has promoted two long-time team members to mountain leadership positions. Mel Toney has taken the reins as Director of Mountain Operations and Jeremy Evans is the Director of Fleet Operations. The promotions occurred earlier this season. And the resort welcomes Amanda Kandler as it's new Director of Finance.
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To improve is to change.
On Sunday, April 1, we put next year’s season passes for sale online. The blog headline announcing no more Unlimited Passes was not entirely correct and we apologize for the scare. A more accurate description is that we are simplifying our pass purchase process by starting everyone with a base value pass and giving the option to add unlimited access or adding just one or two peak days. In the end the price for the value pass with unlimited access is the same that we would charge for an unlimited pass on its own. It is essentially, the same pass.
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After this season, the Unlimited season pass will no longer be offered at Mt. Hood Meadows. In it’s place Meadows will offer a Value Season Pass to which peak day access can be added.
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2018/19 Season Passes are on sale and those purchasing by May 31 not only receive the best price, but a free passholder bonus package as well. The package includes a free bonus lift ticket and three discount Buddy tickets.
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Mt. Hood Meadows has launched “The Vista Experience” an added attraction for beginner skiers and snowboarders. The Vista Experience is a pathway from the top of the lift back down to the complex of beginner terrain.
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With the deepest base of the season and conditions rivaling the best of anywhere on the continent, Mt. Hood Meadows has placed its Spring Pass on sale. The pass becomes valid Monday, March 12 for lift access every day the rest of the season.
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With La Nina kicking into full force these last two weeks, March has roared in like a LION! An astounding 103 inches of snow fell the last two weeks and the powder has been crazy good! With our base snow depth now at almost 9 FEET (13 feet at mid-mountain) we’re looking forward to a SpringSational second half of the season!
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(Mt. Hood, OR - Immediate Release) -- This 50th Anniversary Season Mt. Hood Meadows revives its most popular, well-attended and environmentally focused freestyle events – reVEGETATE. The event was created in the mid-1990s to draw attention to Meadows' award winning native wild flower and revegetation program, a sustainable cause that resonated with competitors, sponsors and an appreciative audience.
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The long awaited TWS 2018 Park Poll results have been officially released - and Mt. Hood Meadows has landed #6 in North America and #2 in the Northwest. The poll is driven by park riders voting on their favorite parks and a data-derived from Snow Park Technologies.
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A late-January storm has dropped two feet of snow on Mt. Hood Meadows so far this week, with the brunt of the forecast snow yet to come.
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Toyota has partnered with Mt. Hood Meadows to present some greatly discounted learn to ride packages for those eager to hit the slopes and learn to ski or snowboard this Winter Games season.
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It came in spits and spurts over the weekend, but when all said in done the slow moving storm dropped a little over a foot of snow - enough to refresh the upper mountain and reopen Hood River Meadows terrain.
It’s a Party on the Mountain - New Year’s Eve Mt. Hood Meadows style. For the 50th time a new year will dawn on the slopes of Mt. Hood Meadows. This 50th anniversary edition includes extended night operations until after midnight, a rail Party in the Park freestyle event, a delicious dinner buffet, a tween party with games and music, a 21 and older party with Counterfeit Hits, champaign toast and balloon drop, and a fireworks display (at 10:15 PM).
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With December’s first major snow storm hitting the Cascades, Mt. Hood Meadows is moving into holiday mode. While the number of lifts and amount of terrain will be determined by conditions, and how much snow the resort receives, Meadows is ready for the holiday season.
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Mt. Hood Meadows will run free shuttles from the Hood River events site to the ski area throughout the Christmas holiday and weekends in January and February. The shuttle is designed to alleviate peak day traffic on Mt. Hood.
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Mt. Hood Meadows begins the night skiing season Friday with three lifts scheduled until 9 PM.
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Toyota and Mt. Hood Meadows ink deal just in time for resort’s 50th Anniversary Season Celebration
Portland, Ore. (Nov,1 2017) – The Pacific Northwest Toyota Dealers Association and Mt. Hood Meadows announced a sponsorship agreement naming Toyota the official vehicle of Mt. Hood Meadows, further extending the deep roots Toyota has planted in the Pacific Northwest.
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With a base area snow depth of thirteen inches and not enough substantial snow in the two-day forecast, Mt. Hood Meadows won’t be running lifts this holiday weekend. The ski area will wait for new snow (expected next week) to prep the mountain for an eminent opening of its 50th anniversary season.
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The Golden Anniversary Season was kicked off Saturday in a preview weekend which will go down as one of the best openings in Meadows history. Snow-vember has dumped over five feet of snow, with the last two feet coming in as powder just before the weekend. With a fortified base and powder on top, Meadows opened three express lifts - Mt. Hood, Stadium and Shooting Star - the first time that happened since preview days have been offered.
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Mt. Hood Meadows will offer a Preview Weekend this Saturday and Sunday (November 18 and 19), with lifts scheduled from 9 AM – 4 PM each day. The ski area is scheduled to operate daily beginning Friday, November 24, so the preview provides anxious passholders and mountain enthusiasts a few extra days to get some early season turns in.
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Mt. Hood Meadows has purchased two new Pisten Bully snowcats to enhance its state-of-the-art grooming fleet, one of the most advanced in the Northwest. The Pisten Bully 400s are scheduled to arrive next week and will be used for both general all mountain grooming as well as specialized terrain feature construction and maintenance of Meadows Parks.
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The four towers of the new Buttercup quad chairlift were air transported into place Wednesday, bringing it one step closer to its ribbon cutting on November 24, the scheduled opening day for Mt. Hood Meadows.
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The Newschoolers.com Park Poll has rated Mt. Hood Meadows terrain parks among the best in the North America. The Park Poll results were announced Friday and Meadows Parks were rated 7th in North America.
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The major remodel supports the peak day parking initiative which will open the Hood River Express lift at 8:30 AM - allowing those parking at HRM an early half hour of runs.
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The High Performance Center remodel will improve the experience for those demoing, getting their equipment tuned or repaired and purchasing hard goods.
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Mt. Hood Meadows will have a lot to celebrate this 50th anniversary season, with a new lift, day lodge remodel, two new snowcats and a remodeled Demo Center, along with other improvements.
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SOLVE and the snowrider Project have joined together for a litter clean up day at Mt. Hood Meadows.
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With this sensational stellar event just a week away, here’s an update of our three day operations.
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(Mt. Hood, OR -- August 5, 2017) -- More than 40 racers took the challenge of running (or walking) the 1.2 mile long, 631 foot elevation gain 4th annual Uphill Challenge today at Mt. Hood Meadows. Five category records were set, including the fastest woman record!
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Artists meet nature at Mt. Hood Meadows, in two workshops presented Saturday, August 12. A nature photography workshop will be led by professional photographer Grant Myrdal in the morning. And a mountain painting class will be presented by Paint Nite in the afternoon. The workshops are scheduled so the most artistically inclined can participate in both.
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Mt. Hood Meadows will make Saturdays special this August - offering weekly mountain events combined with a BBQ and summer scenic chair lift rides. Meadows was named for its unique lushness, wetland meadows and fields of wild flowers that come alive in August. The stunning beauty of the permit area is accessible through a series of hiking trails as well as the spectacular Stadium scenic chair ride.
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With Oregon being the focal point on this continent for the Monday, August 21 eclipse, Mt. Hood Meadows is making overnight RV and self contained vehicle spaces available on a first reserved basis. Two hundred parking spaces will be available in Mt. Hood Meadows’ main paved parking lot.
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Mt. Hood, OR (June 3, 2017) - Mt. Hood Meadows will present a total of six mountain camps this summer, adding mountain biking to it’s popular explorer and adventure camp line ups. The popular summer camps are designed for different age groups with the right combination of adventures and learning experiences to forge friendships and a deeper respect for nature.
Mt. Hood Meadows has paired up with Pfriem Family Brewers to present a brewers and mushroom dinner Saturday, June 17th. The menu is designed around arguably the most flavorful and popular mushroom in the world - the morel.
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Mt. Hood Meadows will replace its Buttercup beginner chairlift this summer. The lift was originally installed in the 1979/80 season, and has provided nearly forty years of introducing hundreds of thousands of new skiers and snowboarders to the sport.
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Each year Mt. Hood Meadows recognizes leaders in our company for their accomplishments in fostering success. The leadership awards and a new Master Craftsmanship award were presented last week to deserving recipients.
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Recognizing the desire to recreate in the winter by a growing market of outdoor enthusiasts, Meadows grooming, snow sports and parks department heads met this week to design a Terrain Based Learning (TBL) experience the final two days of the season.
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With 111 “skimmers” registered and a record number of spectators, the 10th Annual Sno-Kona Pond Skim was epic! This year’s costumes ranged from simply swimwear to dinosaurs to the Beetlejuice family! Costume creativity, overall impression and crowd enthusiasm were well represented on the podium.
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Mt. Hood Meadows has partnered with the Mt. Hood Express transportation service to provide free shuttling to the ski area from Sandy, Oregon Saturday, to celebrate Earth Day. The shuttle will run on a continuous schedule between Sandy and Meadows, and shuttle passengers will be rewarded with Meadows’ water bottles, KIND bars and a raffle entry. Those car pooling on Earth Day (with four or more people in the vehicle) will also receive water bottles and KIND bars and entry into the raffle featuring the ultimate carpool package: Oakley goggles (2 pairs), Yakima roof box, Salomon snowboard and DaKine backpack (2 packs).
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(Mt. Hood, OR April 19, 2017) -- 2017/18 Unlimited season passes are on sale now for Mt. Hood Meadows 50th Anniversary Season. The passes provide access to every lift, every hour, every day during the 2017/18 season. Unlimited season passes provide the best overall value at Mt. Hood Meadows, requiring only seven visits or less to pay for itself at the early purchase rates.
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It has been an incredible year for filming at Mt. Hood Meadows this season, and the entries to the 8th annual Meadows Film Festival, presented by GoPro, Full Sail Brewing and Dakine were amazing. This year there was much more powder riding with less emphasis on park riding, which should be expected in a season that has dropped 44 feet of snow making for one of the best powder seasons ever.
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It has been a spectacular season at Mt. Hood Meadows, as any current passholder can attest to. Passholder visitation this season through April 8 is up 27% over the 2015/16 season, and a whopping 91% over the low snow 2014/15 season! Next year's 50th Anniversary season pass pricing will be announced Monday when they go on sale.
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Mt. Hood Meadows is using the wintery continuation of the season to raise money and awareness for local causes. Hood River Crag Rats and the Human Access Project get special attention and you can help reach our fundraising goals for these to great efforts in April!
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Mt. Hood Meadows has added four midweek bonus days to the season (April 17 - 20) and will use them to raise funds for the Hood River Crag Rats, the oldest Mountain Rescue organization in America.
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More than 100 competitors raced in the 11th annual Full Sail Banked Slalom Saturday, in what they said was the most technical and fun course in the history of the event.
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Spring Brew Fest tops weekend events heading into Spring Break at Mt. Hood Meadows
Even with snow in this week’s forecast, Meadows has turned the knob to Spring and the celebration formally kicks off this Saturday with the annual Spring Brew Fest.
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She Jumps presents Get the Girls Out at Mt. Hood Meadows Saturday. This event will cover the whole mountain, and females of all ages and abilities are welcome. Spend the morning exploring the mountain with your new lady-posse, and have your chance at some free goodies with the mountain-wide scavenger hunt all morning long!
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Photo from last Saturday as teams searched for missing skier Steve Leavitt
Authorities have recovered the body of a missing skier who died after apparently hitting a tree at Mt. Hood Meadows last week.
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HOOD RIVER, Ore. – The community is offering support for the search and rescue teams who spent hundreds of combined hours looking for a missing skier on Mt. Hood. Crews suspended the search for Steve Leavitt, 57, of The Dalles on Saturday, shifting their efforts over to a recovery.
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We are assisting in a search effort today for a missing skier at Mt. Hood Meadows. Here is information released by the Hood River County Sheriff's office, which is coordinating the search:
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Our gated access areas (Heather Canyon / Private Reserve) will be closed today due to extreme conditions.
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With yet another winter storm raging (having already dropped two-and-a-half feet of powder), Mt. Hood Meadows has announced Spring Passes will become valid beginning March 10.
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This has been a remarkable weather pattern this week for Heather Dreams.
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As the days grow longer and the season moves towards Spring, Mt. Hood Meadows puts on some of the most fun, competitive, spectator friendly and engaging events and activities in the Northwest.
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The Mt. Hood Meadows Value Pass has been reduced in price to just $249. The pass is designed to provide every day access to Meadows, and restricts access only this last weekend of February from 9 AM - 3 PM Saturday and Sunday.
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Mt. Hood Meadows will offer guided snowshoe tours from the top of its Vista five times this season. The experience includes a ride up the Vista highspeed quad, a and a gentle hike along the spectacular White River Canyon, above timberline and into the wooded areas of Mt. Hood Meadows. Five tour dates have been announced for this spectacular experience, which is topped off with dining at the Alpenstube restaurant.
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1948 Olympic gold medalist Gretchen Fraser officially opens Meadows on January 26, 1968
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50th Anniversary Season Celebration
Mt. Hood, OR (For Release January 26, 2017) — Forty-nine years ago today, Mt. Hood Meadows officially opened with ceremonies attended by over 200 dignitaries including America’s only Olympic gold medalist Gretchen Fraser. The ski area launched with two lifts, a T-bar and a rope tow. Fraser’s inaugural run was the full 1,061 vertical drop from the top of the Blue lift, ending at the base area lodge, skiing through the grand opening ribbon. And while the run took only a few minutes, it was the culmination of an initiative that began more than two years earlier when Portland businessman Franklin G. Drake saw the U.S. Forest Service announcement requesting proposals to build a new ski area on Mt. Hood.
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We received word from the organizers of the World's Largest Lesson that last Friday's world record attempts for largest ski and largest snowboard lessons should be successful. The first attempt a year ago ran into some logistic issues, with problems documenting that all the lessons were happening at the same time. d
January is Learn a Snow Sports Month join us for awesome skiing and snowboarding!
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Mt. Hood Meadows will join ski areas from across the country and Canada to set a Guinness World Record for the most people learning to ski and snowboard at one time. Friday, January 6 is the designated day where thousands of people across the country will take their first lesson at their local ski area.
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Mt. Hood Meadows is throwing a New Year’s Eve party to celebrate one of the best starts to a season in decades! With a nation-leading snow depth and a forecast for more to come it is time to PARTY with a Brew Year’s Eve celebration presented by Full Sail Brewing Company. Lifts run until after midnight, fireworks go off at 10:15, there's a spectacular New Year's Eve dinner and Dance Machine performs live to bring in the New Year!
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Mt. Hood Meadows opened Heather Canyon today, one of the earliest openings ever for the resort’s franchise expert terrain. The lowest gates serving Jack’s Woods and Absolute Magnitude were opened Saturday, and with a considerable amount of human effort but the rest of Heather Canyon from A-Zone on down was opened today.
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Events and entertainment is just more fun on the mountain - especially when that mountain is covered with one of the deepest snowpacks in the country!
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Asit Rathod playing in the powder Tuesday at Mt. Hood Meadows (Randy Boverman Photo)
Mt. Hood Meadows has announced it has begun daily operations, two weeks earlier than scheduled.
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Cross country skiers skating last season at the Meadows Nordic Center.
We’re focusing our prep efforts on Hood River Meadows and to the Nordic Center. Unless the weather takes an unexpected change from forecast, we plan on launching Hood River Express Saturday, and opening some trails at the Nordic Center.
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Mt. Hood Meadows announced it intends to continue daily operations Monday pending receiving more snow from a major storm forecast for tonight and tomorrow.
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Mt. Hood Meadows purchased two new Pisten Bully snowcats this fall to bolster it’s already sizable fleet (16 groomers / 20 snowcats total). Both are from the PB 400 series that features Tier 4 diesel engines that comply with EPA mandated emission control specifications. Pisten Bully is a true innovator and has actually improved performance and power of these Tier 4 machines while reducing emissions.
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Mt. Hood Meadows will open on a limited basis Friday (November 25) operating at least one lift from 9 AM - 4 PM. Buttercup is scheduled to operate, largely due to the resort's innovative snow harvesting program. With a forecast of 12 - 18 inches officials speculate that more lifts and terrain will be opened through the day or the weekend.
The six inches of snow has grown our base area snow depth to a foot, deep enough to get cats on the hill. Snow harvesting efforts began Wednesday morning in advance of a major winter storm that is forecast to drop two to three FEET through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Uphill hiking is prohibited in permit area - please follow the designated route!
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Maybe Oregon skiers should pay homage to Father Thanksgiving instead of Father Christmas, because this is when we want to be gifted with cold, fluffy delight. To coin a phrase that many of you may hope to never hear or read again, Old Man Turkey is delivering the goods over Thanksgiving weekend. This is going to turn into a really memorable start to what she be an extremely memorable ski season in the Northwest.
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Everyone wants to know “When are you going to open?” And our reply is always, “As soon as we have enough snow and a forecast that lets us sustain a quality experience for our guests.” However....
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A winter storm warning is developing into its full potential and Mt. Hood Meadows is being blasted with wind driven snow this evening. The storm moved in this morning and by noon there was a couple of inches of new snow. But the storm picked up in intensity in the afternoon and was dropping snow at up to 2 inches / hour by early evening.
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Vice President of Mt. Operations Steve Warila and Vehicle Maintenance Shop Manager Jeremy Evans talk about Meadows’ new state-of-the-art vehicle maintenance facility in this video.
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It's been a busy summer getting after a multitude of improvement projects in preparation for the upcoming season. Most notably is a new 10,000 square foot vehicle maintenance facility that will greatly improve the overall experience at Meadows for our guests and our team members.
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Our local meteorologists have weighed in and sized up the winter forecast, saying odds are we should see more snow than normal on Mt. Hood. Good for Hood - great for skiers and snowboarders.
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It’s early in the season and we’re already getting pummeled with winter storms. Local forecasters expect more precip and cold temperatures with an above average snowpack on Mt. Hood this season!
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Mt. Hood Meadows has announced a new housing program that will reward local homeowners and landlords providing rental spaces to Meadows team members. “Turns 4 Tenants” (T4T) is a community based program that aims to help connect staff members with available rentals in the community by providing the landlord or homeowner a season pass or 10 day tickets, whichever they choose.
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The entire inventory of adult alpine rental skis will be brand new this season, as the Mt .Hood Meadows Rental Center has purchased 600 pair of Rossignol RTL skis.
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Mt. Hood Meadows is offering a new service this year to those purchasing their rental equipment online in advance. With a 24 hour advance online purchase, the rental center will pre-tech the equipment, pull the skis or snowboard, put the guests name on it and attach any lift ticket or lesson vouchers ordered.
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The Meadows Rental Center boot fitters will have super powers this season, able to move two thousand pounds - literally a TON of boots - with just two fingers. And that will also move the rental center lines more quickly on busy days.
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NW 17th will be grooving First Thursday October 6 with local Slabtown artists performing at the Slabtown Block Party. Recording artist, songwriter and performer LuluBeatz and her crew will perform original hip hop songs with DJ Oso Fresh to get the party rocking. The Brothers Jam will keep the party going until the sun goes down with their rootsy rock and deep rhythmic grooves. Both acts are rooted right in Slabtown.
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Day skiers at Mt. Hood Meadows will have the convenience of starting when they want and getting full value from their lift ticket thanks to a new pricing program offered this season. Meadows will no longer base pricing on set time shifts and instead will allow ticket purchasers to start their day when they are ready.
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Altitude - a men’s and women’s fashion boutique at 17th and Northrup celebrates its first anniversary September 1. Altitude provides shoppers with a unique experience where they can explore a collection of clothing, art and gift items that they won’t find elsewhere, while enjoying a glass of beer or wine from the bar.
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Mt. Hood Meadows presents Oktoberfest Sunday, September 4, to celebrate the changing of the seasons with flavorful microbrew seasonals and Bavarian food. In true Oktoberfest fashion, the event will be in full view of spectacular Mt. Hood, staged on the resort’s outdoor Sun Deck. The alpine setting and robust seasonal brews will help transport revelers to Bavaria the origin of the Oktoberfest tradition.
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A field of forty competitors turned out for the third annual Uphill Challenge at Mt. Hood Meadows Saturday. With clear blue skies, ideal weather and the wild flowers blooming, the runners dashed from the main parking lot, on a wooded forest trail and on to a switchback course that ascended up the mountain.
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As summer runs late, the mountain slowly undresses it’s nighty of snow, revealing its natural beauty beneath. Painters and hobbyists will join together Saturday, August 27 to capture the mountain in all it’s naked glory on canvas. Provocative? Perhaps. But for those attending the splendor of the mountain and their artistry is let loose with a glass of Naked Winery. Inhibition dismissed - now the artist within takes over and creates a one-of-a-kind masterpiece of the mountain.
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Professional photographer Grant Myrdal, who will provide insight and techniques to capture the natural beauty of Mt. Hood in a nature photography hike and workshop at Mt. Hood Meadows July 30.
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Mt. Hood Meadows’ weekend scenic chairlift ride and hiking experience will be “cleaned up” Saturday, July 23 at a Slopeside Sustainability and Mountain Cleanup Day. Those that want to pitch in are invited to join the SOLVE Mountain Cleanup activity, to search for litter or lost items from the past season.
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Mt. Hood, OR (Immediate Release) - The first annual summer mountain wine festival at Mt. Hood Meadows will be presented Saturday, July 16, featuring dozens of Oregon varietals from several Hood River and Willamette Valley wineries.
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Mt. Hood, OR - (Immediate Release) - Cooper Spur Mt. Resort presents the first annual Short Track Weekend Mountain Bike event July 15 - 17 at the property, located on the north side of Mt. Hood. The event kicks off Friday evening with a family fun race at 6 PM, to give families a chance to mountain bike together, get used to the course and prep for Saturday and Sunday’s featured events.
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Mt. Hood Meadows was awarded the company “Recycler of the Year” by the Association of Oregon Recyclers at the annual Sustainable Oregon Conference in Portland Friday.
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Mt. Hood Meadows will offer a new pass this season that combines the best of a midweek pass with a night pass and adds early and late season weekend access. The pass rewards those with flexible schedules who can avoid the peak crowds on weekends and holidays with an incredibly low price - just $379 ($299 for ages 15 - 24) when purchased before November 7, 2016.
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June 8, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC— A bill authored by U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland) requiring the U.S. Forest Service to complete a land exchange on Mt. Hood has passed the U.S. House in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, 401-2. The Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act (H.R. 3826) directs the Forest Service to move forward with the underlying land exchange—first approved by Congress in 2009— which would help protect the local water source and grow jobs in the community.
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MT. HOOD, OR (Immediate Release) - Mt. Hood Meadows will present four mountain kids camps this summer. There are two different camps one designed for kids exploring the natural world and their relationship with it, and the other presenting action adventures.
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Burton Snowboards Vice President of Global Resorts and Chill Board Member, Jeff Boliba, presented this year's annual Chill Host Mountain Award to Mt. Hood Meadows during the Annual NSAA Conference in Nashville, TN. Each year, Chill recognizes one of its host mountains for the high level of on-snow instruction it gives to Chill participants as well as other support of Chill throughout the season. Thank you for all that you do for Chill!
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With the holiday weekend upon us we want to encourage you to get outdoors and recreate this weekend. Remember the freedoms we enjoy have been and continue to be paid for by those serving our country and making sacrifices. Let’s make the most of this holiday which is being celebrated to honor our brave and noble service men and women and their families. We present this video tribute in recognition of their service (music from the U.S. Army Band).
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Pictured: C.O.O. Jake Bolland, Michael Birch-Jones, John Bain and C.E.O. Matthew Drake
Rental Center Manager Michael-Birch Jones and Mountain Safety Manager John Bain receive this year's prestigious Mt. Hood Meadows leadership awards.
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The season will come to an end Saturday at Mt. Hood Meadows - with lifts scheduled from 9 AM - 2 PM and a free concert presented beginning at 11. Lift tickets are discounted to just $49 for adults and $20 for juniors (age 7 - 14) and seniors (65 and older). The free concert will be staged under a performance tent and presented regardless of the weather, featuring the “Greenneck Daredevils” and “Tap Water”.
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Meadows will operate lifts for three more days - this weekend May 7 and 8, and then a final day Saturday May 14 and there’s a special $49 lift ticket ($20 for ages 7 - 14 and 65 - 74).
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The 9th Annual Sno-Kona Pond Skim was presented at Mt. Hood Meadows with a packed base area crowd and ideal weather. Over half of the nearly 100 competitors made it across the 100 foot pond in a qualifying run, setting up a great second run finals.
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1966 — 50 years ago TODAY (April 27, 1966)
Mt. Hood Meadows, Oregon Ltd., a Portland-based group organized by contractor Franklin Drake, has been picked as developer for a new winter sports site at Hood River Meadows on the southeast face of Mount Hood.
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MT. HOOD, OR (Immediate Release) – The Sno-Kona Pond Skim, one of the most well attended spectator-friendly events of the season, will be presented this Saturday, April 30 at Mt. Hood Meadows. A hundred costumed competitors will attempt to skim across an ice-water pond, located right in the base area, to win prizes and glory. Presented by Kona Brewing Co., the festive event brings music, costumes, a beach fashion show and plenty of Liquid Aloha to Meadows.
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With Tuesday’s announcement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that last month’s hottest March on record continued an 11 month hot streak, Mt. Hood Meadows retaliates Saturday with a Sustainability Shindig. Just the announcement of the event is already having a chilling effect, as the forecast for the weekend has switched from record highs to colder temps with a snowy forecast on the mountain.
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Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA hosted a “Learn to Ride” event Sunday, treating students from two local elementary schools to free snowboarding lessons that incorporated leadership and character building activities.
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Again this season Mt. Hood Meadows hosted a group from wounded warriors, veterans and their families, to come up and have some on-the-snow fun together. Some of the participants were assisted with specialized adaptive equipment and instruction.
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MT. HOOD, OR (Immediate Release) – On Sunday, April 17, Meadows, Popina Swimwear and Kona Brewing will get everyone in the summer spirit with a Suits ’n Boots celebration, a fund and awareness raiser for the Human Access Project (HAP).
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Ski To Defeat ALS, MazotFest Avalanche Dog Funraiser and a guided scenic snowshoe tour highlights this weekend's activities at Meadows.
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The 2016 Meadows Film Festival was presented Sunday with six entries that truly captured Meadows’ amazing season. Awesome powder days, playing in the parks and having fun on the mountain with family, friends and even pets were featured in the videos.
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The 10th Annual Full Sail Banked Slalom was run Saturday on a perfect spring day on an entirely new venue - the Tunnel of Love. Here are the results.
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MT. HOOD, OR and DENVER, CO (For Release April 1, 2016) Mt. Hood Meadows and Intrawest officials announced today that their respective season passholders will receive three free lift tickets at each others properties in the 2016/17 season.
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- Created in Partnership with Snow Park Technologies, Progressive Late Season Terrain Park Offers Variety, Flow and Unrivaled Design
- West Coast Resort’s Snowpack Deepest in North America
MT. HOOD, Ore. – Mar. 30, 2016 – Significant snowfall and base depths of 10 to 20 feet are propelling Mt. Hood Meadows into an extended Spring season scheduled to go through mid-May, and have allowed the resort to return its annual Spring Park to Vista, making it one of the longest flow parks in the country.
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Registration is underway for the 10th Annual Full Sail Banked Slalom, to be presented at Mt. Hood Meadows Saturday April 2. A new twist has been added to celebrate the 10th annual event - the course will be moved to a fun and novel venue - Tunnel of Love! This natural banked slalom has been a favorite at Meadows for years, tight, natural banked turns located between Ridge Run and Chunky Swirly.
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Mt. Hood Meadows will present it’s second Fat Bike Festival of the season Friday March 25. Fat bikes are modified mountain bikes with tires that are twice as wide to provide traction on otherwise unrideable surfaces - like SNOW!
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The 28th Annual Oregon Cancer Ski Out will be presented at Meadows March 13 and 14. The two-day event for skiers and snowboarders combines fun and a unique team competition to raise funds to fight cancer.
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Bill McMahon is a long time season pass holder and avid skier. Less than a year ago he suffered a traumatic brain injury that left him bed bound, unable to get up and unable to even talk. The prognosis did not look good. He was admitted to Marquis Centennial a skilled nursing facility for rehab, and just seven months later, Bill returned to the slopes.
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Mt. Hood Meadows staff gathered this week to honor four employees who have worked at Meadows for forty or more seasons. Vice President of Mountain Operations and Planning Steve Warila (40 seasons), Equipment Technician Kim Donaghy (40 seasons), Ticketing Auditor Aidee Farwig (47 seasons) and Ski Instructor Jeanne Farwig (44 seasons), were recognized for their years of service at a ceremony at the resort.
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Fat bikes are all the rage and in a state like Oregon they should be! These modified mountain bikes sport tires that are twice as wide to provide traction on otherwise unrideable surfaces - like SNOW! They also make beach riding not only possible but fun.
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Bill Johnson - the first American to win Olympic Gold in alpine skiing, passed away Thursday. He trained at Meadows in the 70s as a member of the Sandy High School ski team.
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January is national ski area safety month and while safety is something we focus on every day of the season, we’re celebrating this Saturday with our Safety Fair.
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- Meadows Surpasses One Hundred Inch Snow Depth at the Base Area and 174 inches at Mid-ountain
- Super Snowy El Nino delivers twenty inches in last 24 hours
- 254” of snow so far this season (eclipsing last year’s 195” total season snowfall)
- Mid-mountain snow depth now deeper than the length of a food truck
Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort was already one of the top ten snowiest ski areas in North America - before this latest storm dropped twenty inches of snow in the last 24 hours. Meadows has now received 254 inches of snow this season - surpassing last year’s 195 inches total season snowfall. Meadows averages 430 inches each season, which should be easily reached if the Super El Nino continues to deliver the snow.
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Mt. Hood Meadows joined 160 other ski areas today to establish a new Guinness world record for the most amount of people taking a ski and snowboard lesson. Unofficially we recorded 91 skiers and 92 snowboarders, which was in the top three in turnouts of the ski areas who have reported so far. January is Learn a Snow Sports Month join us for awesome skiing and snowboarding!
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- Mt. Hood Meadows among more than 160 ski areas participating in World's Largest Ski Lesson Record Attempt
- Participates can sign up in advance for just $20 for lift ticket, 2 hour lesson and equipment rental package
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