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Portland SkiFever revs up for its 33rd preseason extravaganza

34 years ago, U.S. Freestyle Ski Team veteran Dan Schindler convinced the big Portland ski shops to put aside their differences and work together on a huge preseason ski festival to get...

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Attention all vertical junkies: Hope on the Slopes is launching a full-season contest to raise money to fight cancer

After years of organizing single-day vertical challenge fundraisers to fight cancer, Hope on the Slopes is now launching a full-season contest to track your turns anywhere you ski or...

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Mount Hood regulars rake in the awards at the Far West Ski Associaton’s 2014 conference in Bend

Mount Hood locals Emilio Trampuz, Christopher Van Tilburg, Lee Perry and Shred Hood took home some significant awards this June in recognition of their contributions to the culture of...

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The roots of summer training on Mount Hood reach back to at least 1953

Each summer on Mount Hood, some of the hottest racers, snowboarders and free skiers in the world congregate at Timberline to take advantage of the longest snow season in North America. Ted...

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He-Man sprays the crowd and slays Skeletor to win the 2014 Meadows Pond Skim

Jason Murray has been surfing since he was two years old and worked for years as the photo editor for Surfer Magazine. So he is more than slightly familiar with the sensation of gliding...

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Photo Essay: Shred ALS

I will never forget when I found out Fred Noble had ALS: It was a powder day at Mt. Hood Meadows, and I came to the season locker room to change goggles and put away my camera. Fred’s...

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Sore legs for a good cause as Ski to Defeat ALS 2014 spurs six hours of non-stop vertical

Skiers and snowboarders have raised more than $150,000 to defeat ALS this year, and donations are still coming in after a leg-burning vertical challenge Saturday, April 12 at Mt. Hood...

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Troops Triumph gets injured vets out on the mountain for fresh air and fun

The third annual Troops Triumph day went off Sunday, April 13 at Timberline with perfect Mount Hood spring conditions and lots of smiles from the veterans who participated....

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Longtime Mount Hood shredder Jake Woodard wins $500 first place prize in the 2014 Meadows Film Festival

43-year-old snowboarder and Portland REI employee Jake Woodard took home $500 and a new GoPro camera for winning first place in the 2014 Meadows Film Fest with his lively GoPro edit,...

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23 hours in the Oregon rain for Hope on the Slopes 2014

When the Oregon rain hits you and pummels you and soaks you to the bone for hour after hour, it can be hard not to ask yourself, “What am I doing out here? Why?“ That was not the case...

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