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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The conditions are superb - arguably the best they have been going into the holiday break for the past decade. With the all this new snow, and the likelihood of blue skies this weekend, we expect our parking lots will be reaching capacity Saturday and Sunday. We are taking action by encouraging more of our team to carpool and utilize the employee shuttles we provide. We encourage our guests to do the same.
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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!
Weekend Events
The weekend is upon us, and with all the snow in the forecast we want to help you prepare for your trip up to the mountain to make you as successful as possible!
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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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