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Ski Mountaineering

7500-foot Vertical Drops, All Day Long

Editor’s Note: You won’t catch me speed-flying any time soon. But I can certainly see the allure of climbing to the top of a huge mountain, jumping off the top, and flying down into the...

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Climbing

“Adventure at a Major League Level”: A Pilgrimage to Chamonix

Editor’s Note: Local climber, boarder and fitness pro Jarod Cogswell got to achieve a lifelong goal this spring when he traveled to Chamonix, France to experience the Alps. The trip...

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Wind and Waves

The Great Flood: The Birth of a Sandbar, and a Wind-Riding Paradise

In the wee hours of November 7, 2006, Mother Nature threw a tantrum on Mount Hood....

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Ski Mountaineering

When the Snow Melts, Start Climbing

Editor’s Note: This Mount Hood adventure took place in May of 2016, but it stands as relevant for any spring season on Mount Hood, where thousands of people climb to the top and ski...

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Ski Mountaineering

The Strange Exhilaration of Climbing up and Skiing Down as Fast as Humanly Possible

Editor’s Note: The Ramshead Randonee is a fledgling event on Mount Hood that is exhausting, exhilarating and a little bit insane: a race up steep slopes normally accessed by...

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Backcountry

“The Snow Was So Good I Couldn’t Stop” — How Mt. Hood’s President of Pow Fell Victim to the Mount Hood Triangle

Editor’s Note: Like a lot of Mt. Hood aficionados, I consider Asit Rathod a mentor. So I was more than slightly surprised to receive a Twitter message from KGW News Friday, March 11,...

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Backcountry

Powder Euphoria

A year ago Grant Myrdal was suffering from snow withdrawals. This year his voice is hoarse from all the powder whoops, shooting skiers and snowboarders shredding the powder with great joy....

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Backcountry

Four Avalanches in One Day on the North Side of Mount Hood

If you’ve never seen a large avalanche rip off the top of a highly prominent peak and sweep three thousand vertical feet onto a glacier below, I highly recommend you check one out....

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Backcountry

Hazardous Snow Warning: Be Careful Up There!

Editor’s Note: Anyone thinking of hiking up to nab a few early-season turns on Mount Hood should read this story from experienced climber Joe Poulton, and think very carefully about...

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Wind and Waves

These 20 photos by Grant Myrdal illustrate why so many Mount Hood regulars love to shred the Gorge in summer

If you spend much time on Mount Hood you’ve probably run into Grant Myrdal at some point, and chances are pretty good that he’s got a photo of you somewhere in his archives. A...

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