Ian Steger had done everything right. He was snowboarding in deep powder near Mt. Baker with a group of friends. He had a beacon, shovel, probe and walkies. But in an instant, he found himself upside down in a tree well.
Watch the rescue video
The Meadows Race + Big Mountain Team and Pacific Northwest Ski Association is hosting the biggest ski racing event in the Pacific Northwest this coming weekend from Friday, March 31 through Sunday, April 2.
Who is Buddy Werner?
Mt. Hood Meadows will swing into its Spring events schedule a couple weeks early this season - with a return to Demo Days this Sunday, March 19 and the Spring Brewfest Saturday, March 25. They both return to Meadows Spring lineup after a three year hiatus. April is jammed packed with spectacular events from the 15th Annual Full Sail Banked Slalom April 1 to the Ninkasi Pond Skim April 29.
Check out the Spring Events Schedule
In honor of International Women's Day, we're highlighting Slope and Park Grooming Manager Allison Kohn Marriner, one of the many women who work in key, on-hill positions at Meadows who help keep the resort operating.
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Your Responsibility Code # 10:
If you are involved in a collision or incident, share your contact information with each other and a ski area employee
Collisions between individuals and collisions with fixed objects have always been inherent hazards to attaching slippery boards on our feet and then using gravity to go fast.
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