Lift Operations

for Thursday March 5 at 10:36 AM

Status	Name	Schedule	Comments
Open	Buttercup	9am-9pm	Opened at 8:55am
Standby	Easy Rider	3:30pm-9pm, alternate to Vista	Alternate to Vista
Open	Vista Express	9am-3:30pm, weather permitting	Opened at 8:55am
Open	Cascade Express	9am-3pm, weather permitting	Opened at 8:55am
Closed	Daisy
Open	Mt Hood Express	9am-9pm	Opened at 8:55am
Closed	Blue
Closed	Stadium Express
Open	Shooting Star Express	9am-4pm	Opened at 8:55am
Closed	Hood River Express		Closed due to conditions
Closed	Heather Canyon
Open	Ballroom Carpet	9am-9pm	Opened at 8:55am
Open	Shipyard Ropetow	9am-9pm, As needed	Opened at 8:55am

Surface Conditions: Groom is consistent and carveable hardpack. Lowest slopes are granular. Off piste is hardpack, granular and moguls. Expect softer corn snow this afternoon. Snow depths are at the stakes. Depth varies from shallow to 70". Watch for unmarked obstacles.

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General Comments: Good morning! Our sense of sight is something we often take for granted. When we open our eyes in the morning, most of us assume that we will be able to see, and we depend on our vision to get us through the day. This week is "save your vision" week in the USA (yes, it's the law). We encourage you to use sunglasses or goggles to protect your eyes from that glowing orb in the sky. It's probably wise to add a little sunblock, too. For those of you who aren't able to make it during daylight hours, we have gentler-on-your-eyes hours, with Meadows After Dark tonight - no sunglasses required. We're here for you today with a beautiful sight - quality corduroy and minimal crowds. We'll see you up here soon! We're hosting the Oregon State Championships on Shooting Star Ridge & Gemini runs today; we also have a competition on Vista Park.

Specials & Events: Spring passes are on sale now and go into effect on March 13th. Or you can buy next year's pass now and ski through the end of the season on it starting Friday, the 13th. Town Challenge tomorrow; Re-Rack Rail Jam Saturday and Oregon Cancer Ski Out on Sunday & Monday.

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Road Conditions: Roads mostly clear, watch for loose gravel. Carry chains or use traction tires - they save lives. Check tripcheck.com for updates.

Web Cams

Name	Comments
Vista Heights	(open when Vista is open) 2 jumps, up bar, flat bar to bonk, lift tower, Y propane tanks, flat down, wall ride, the van, hip jump.
Shipyard	New rail setups! Zoo box, ledge, t-box, round bar, down bar, double barrel couragated, flat t-box to flat-down t-box, pole jam, round bar to angled down double barrel, S-rail, round bar, down-flat-down double barrel, down flat.
The Zoo	Flat box, rainbow box, up-flat-down box, double barrel, flat bar, 4 jumps.
Banked Slalom	2 rollers, 7 bank turns.
MiniPipe
Fireweed Park	Fun box, mail box, 2 jumps, t-box,X-bow, down double barrel, rainbow box, jump, dance floor.

Sunrise Parking Lot has a free Nordic Loop open - bring your own gear. HRM Nordic Center is closed & waiting for more snow.

National Weather Service: PDX Radar
NOAA Forecast: Latest weather forecast localized for Mt. Hood Meadows, also where we get our great data from.
Temira's Mt. Hood Forecast: Expert human forecast for Mt. Hood from snow reporter Temira
Snow-Forecast.com: Mt. Hood Meadows forecast
NWAC Mt. Weather: Mountain weather forecast issued by the Northwest Avalanche Forecasting Center
24 Hour Telemetry: Last 24 hours of weather observations at the base and top of Mt. Hood Meadows Express chairlift
Grooming Report: List of runs groomed overnight between 7:30–8am daily
Road Report: Road conditions for Highways 35 and 26
TripCheck Road Cameras: Get a view of Highway 26
Rod Hill: Mt. Hood Forecast
Avalanche Reduction Operations

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