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Environment

Environment

Wolf? Fox? Stray Dog? Something with pointy ears and a bushy tail was spotted above Cascade Chair on Mount Hood

UPDATE, 5/29/2014: After checking with several wildlife experts, the consensus seems to be that the would-be wolf was actually a relatively rare Cascade Fox. If you frequent the Mazot at...

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Artificial glaciers? On Mount Hood? Really?

The inconvenient truth is that Mount Hood’s glaciers are shrinking. Does something need to be done about this? What can be done?...

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Mount Hood lands a high-speed charging station for electric vehicles

Break out your EVs if you got ’em, because Mount Hood now has a fast-charging station for electric vehicles at the Skibowl West parking lot. Will anyone use it?...

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The Big Ooze: New research on Mount Hood’s hot and cool magma mix suggests the next eruption won’t blast the mountain to pieces

Every once in a while the smell of rotten eggs wafting over from Devil’s Kitchen serves as a reminder that Mount Hood is a volcano that has erupted before, and will erupt again. What...

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Snowpack on Mount Hood is just 41 percent of normal

The snow level on Mount Hood is well below average for this time of year, forcing race cancellations and limited resort operations....

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Skibowl partners with AeroVironment to install the first electric vehicle charging station on Mount Hood

Oregon’s Electric Highway now has a rest-and-recharge stop on Mount Hood. Does this mean electric vehicles have a future as snow rides?...

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Warm enough for you? Why more riders and resorts are rallying to protect winter

Freeriding legend Jeremy Jones can shred it with the best of them. A top snowboard racer in his youth, he switched from salted ice to big mountain riding for films such as...

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