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Ingrid Backstrom will take the stage in Portland for the new Warren Miller flick

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Culture/Style

Ingrid Backstrom will take the stage in Portland for the new Warren Miller flick

Super-skier Ingrid Backstrom will appear at the Chasing Shadows Warren Miller film in downtown Portland Friday night....

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Resorts

7 (Wait, Make that 8) Perspectives on the New Commercial Drone Video Service on Mount Hood

Mt. Hood Meadows and Timberline announced last week that they will be among the first ski areas in the nation to offer commercial drone video services to skiers and snowboarders. How much...

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Gear and Tech

Here Come The Drones

A fast-growing company that shoots and sells aerial drone footage of skiers and snowboarders has landed exclusive contracts with Mt. Hood Meadows and Timberline for 2015-16....

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Environment

Land Swap Supporters Try Lawsuits, Mediation and a New Senate Bill to Revive a Stalled Project

Mt. Hood Meadows President Matthew Drake and his allies have been trying for years to complete an ambitious land deal that would protect more than 700 acres around Cooper Spur and make...

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Culture/Style

10 Reasons 2015-16 is Going to be a Blast

Recent history teaches us that only a fool would forecast Mount Hood winter weather in October. So I am going to resist the temptation to predict a huge snow year for 2015-16, El Nino or...

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Resorts

Oregon Senators Push a Bill to Speed Up the Mt. Hood Land Exchange

Senator Ron Wyden has introduced a bill to force the Forest Service into action on the long-delayed Mt. Hood Land Exchange....

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Resorts

Meadows restructures with a new focus on year-round activities

Mt. Hood Meadows Chief Operating Officer Jake Bolland has announced an organizational restructuring to focus on year-round recreational and hospitality experiences that includes new vice...

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Gear and Tech

Hammocking 101 with ENO Hammocks

I admit, I’m late to the hammock party.  I’ve seen the pictures floating around the social interwebs for years…  people hanging out on packable hammocks in their backyards,...

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Environment

Timberline-to-Troutdale Cleanup Days Target the Headwaters and the Confluence

The annual cleanup of the headwaters of the Salmon River on Mount Hood will be followed by an on-the-water cleanup of the lower Sandy River, a week later and 50 miles downstream, so if you...

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Guest Opinion

Let’s Preserve the Old Mt. Hood Highway as a Trail, and Build 2 Pedestrian Bridges for Access

Parts of the long-abandoned  Mt. Hood Loop Highway near Government Camp in Oregon should be preserved for both recreational and historic reasons. That effort would involve building two...

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