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Mountain Characters

The Legend of Oz

Not long after he was run off Mount Hood, Rick “Oz” Oswald set out to hitch-hike from Oregon to Jackson Hole. Or maybe it was Utah. Accounts vary in legends, and Oz, who died in an...

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News

Magic Mile Chair Falls to the Ground, Prompting Investigation

A chair from Timberline’s Magic Mile chairlift fell to the ground Thursday afternoon, injuring no one but forcing a timely evacuation and an investigation involving the lift...

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Culture/Style

Pond Skim Shenanigans Get Spring Break Started Right

The Snow Beach Festival Saturday at Skibowl got Spring Break rolling with all sorts of pond-skimming, pie-eating, sun-soaking shenanigans....

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News

Skibowl Dedicates Bill’s Gold to Bill Johnson

Friends and family of the great ski racer Bill Johnson gathered at Mt. Hood Skibowl Saturday to remember an individual who lived a full life on the edge....

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Transportation

The Final Step of the Hwy. 26 Safety Project will Involve Drilling, Blasting and a 1.6-Mile Concrete Barrier in the Middle of the Road

The final season of the $25 million Mt. Hood Safety Project on Hwy. 26 will start up once the snow has melted, with rock-blasting, road-paving and the construction of a 1.6-mile concrete...

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Environment

A Bipartisan Bill to Force the Forest Service to Complete the Mt. Hood Land Exchange is Moving Forward in the U.S. House

A Mt. Hood Land Exchange bill authored by U.S. Representative Greg Walden gained unanimous approval from the House Natural Resources Committee on March 16, a big step toward closing a deal...

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Culture/Style

Hope on the Slopes Returns with Fresh Snow and Good Times

In the two years since we last held a Hope on the Slopes event on Mount Hood, about 3.5 million Americans were diagnosed with cancer, and more than a million died from cancer.  What...

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Culture/Style

One of Mt. Hood’s Great Ski Adventures, with Plenty of Tradition

Ski the Glade happens annually in March and it is a true bucket list event for any Mt. Hood skier or snowboarder....

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Accidents and Rescues

Yes, You Can Fall of a Chairlift, and Yes, It Would Be Bad

Did you hear about the young child who fell off the lift on Mount Hood Saturday?...

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Mountain Characters

Mt. Hood Skibowl to Dedicate a Run to Bill Johnson

The late, great downhill racer Bill Johnson will be honored Saturday, March 19 at Skibowl with a memorial celebration and the dedication of a ski trail to the first American male ski racer...

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