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Environment

The Below-Average Snow Pack on Mount Hood has Absolutely Nothing to Do with Portland’s Water Supply

There are many places in the world that can justifiably say they are struggling with drought this spring. Portland is not among those places....

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Weather News

Better Late than Never

Now that the season is nearly over, the snow just keeps coming....

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Weather News

April is the Smoothest Month

Don’t store away your gear just yet, because snow conditions on Mount Hood just took a significant turn for the better....

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Resorts

Oregon ski resorts back a bill to bring back the liability releases shot down by the Supreme Court and address the risks of terrain parks

Oregon ski resort operators worried about legal expenses and insurance costs are backing a bill that would reauthorize the liability releases recently rejected as...

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Transportation

8 things you should know about the big Mt. Hood Safety Project on Hwy. 26

Be ready for delays and closures on Hwy. 26 from April through October, as road crews move into Year Two of the big Mt. Hood Safety Project....

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Resorts

Ski to Defeat ALS is ON but the Sno-Kona Pond Skim has been canceled

The big Ski to Defeat ALS vertical challenge and fund-raiser is still on for April 11 at Meadows, but the annual pond skim scheduled for April 25 has been canceled due to “changing...

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News

A desperately needed foot of snow adds some hope to the Mount Hood spring season

The lift line stretched from the main lift to the ticket-selling booth at Meadows Tuesday morning as powder-starved skiers and snowboarders lined up to shred something soft and smooth after...

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News

Fatal explosion closes U.S. 26 for 14 hours, death ruled suicide

Law enforcement responded in full force to a powerful explosion near Road 34 off Highway 26 Thursday morning and closed the main route from Portland to Mount Hood for the entire day to...

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Weather News

I know you’ve been burned before, but… the forecast calls for snow on Mount Hood next week

The National Weather Service forecast is calling for a mix of rain and snow over the weekend, turning into snow Sunday night and snowing hard through Monday and Tuesday....

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Resorts

Young woman injured by drunk snowboarder sues Skibowl

A 25-year-old snowboarder who was run over by an out-of-control snowboarder at the base of Skibowl in the spring of 2013 is suing the snowboarder and Mt. Hood Skibowl for $125,000, saying...

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