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Mountain Characters

10th Mountain Vet Looks Back on 101 Years of Adventure and Exploration

Editor’s Note: Harris Dusenbery died at the age of 101 on October 4, 2015 after a long life of many adventures. Shred Hood was fortunate to interview him and hear his stories before...

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Environment

Seven Reasons Why Everyone is so Furious at the Forest Service over the Mt. Hood Land Exchange

Why is everyone so angry at the Forest Service these days? The federal agency with jurisdiction over Mount Hood and its glaciers, forests and streams is getting slammed by senators, sued by...

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Camps

Timberline Cuts the Summer Snow Season Short After Serial Heat Waves

A thin snow year and a hot summer have forced an early end to the Mount Hood summer season for skiers and snowboarders, with a final public day of Sunday, August 2. Three large summer camps...

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Mountain Characters

Mt. Hood Loses a Good Man as Dale Crockatt Dies of Cancer

The Mount Hood community is mourning the loss of skier, climber, photographer, real estate pro and family man Dale Crockatt, who died from cancer at the age of 57 on Sunday, July 19, 2015....

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News

Six Months after the New Year’s Eve Ski Crash that left her in a Coma, Miracle Maya’s Recovery Continues

The pretty young woman with the pink hair and the bright blue baseball hat is taking great pleasure in teasing her mom. “Hey I’m the one with a brain injury,” she says. “What’s...

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Resorts

Mt. Hood Meadows expands its summer offerings with weekend lift service, Sunday music shows and a summer camp for kids

After years of lagging behind Skibowl and Timberline in summer activities due to Forest Service restrictions, Mt. Hood Meadows is moving decisively into year-round attractions with its...

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Transportation

Planners consider improvements and funding sources for the Mt. Hood Express bus service

The vast majority of the 4 million visits to Mount Hood each year are people driving their personal vehicles, generating congestion, parking problems, pollution and unsafe driving...

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News

The Top 10 Mount Hood Stories of 2014-15

It wasn’t much of a snow year, but there was no shortage of riveting stories up on Mount Hood this past season....

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News

Mount Hood Skier Doc Jeff Albright takes two second place podiums on the American Windsurfing Tour

Mount Hood skier, race dad and physician Dr. Jeffreys Albright took second place in two categories at the American Windsuring Tour’s Pistol River Wave Bash on the Southern Oregon...

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Accidents and Rescues

Black Hawk Air-Lift Rescue on the Summit Ridge of Mount Hood

Rescue teams helped a National Guard helicopter squad hoist a woman with a broken leg to safety from 11,000 feet on Mount Hood Sunday....

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