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Resorts

Video: The Art and Craft of Harvesting Snow on Mount Hood

I don’t need to tell you that snow conditions have not been stellar on Mount Hood this season. But conditions have been decent, even surprisingly good at times — at least for a year...

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Business

Search and Rescue Climber Opens a FIT Academy with the Spirit of the Mountain in Mind

There is a large, gorgeous photograph on the wall at Jarod Cogswell’s new FIT Academy in Beaverton that is a source of inspiration and motivation for Cogswell and his many Mount Hood...

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Mountain Characters

A Conversation with Mt. Hood Ski Patrol Living Legend Buzz Bowman

Buzz Bowman has served with the Mt. Hood Ski Patrol since 1946, making him the longest-serving ski patroller in the United States. And he doesn’t appear to be slowing down much. At 85...

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Mountain Characters

Friends and family mourn the loss of Dick Powers, WW II Vet, family man, and one of Oregon’s great photographers

Family and friends gathered to celebrate the life of the great Mount Hood photographer and popular Oregon character Dick Powers last weekend at a jam-packed memorial service at the main gym...

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Mountain Characters

Skier, Sailor, Boarder, Doc

Jeffreys Albright, M.D., decided he was going to be an orthopedic surgeon when he was a young ski racer in seventh grade....

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Weather News

Mount Hood picks up some desperately needed snow

A foot of fresh, heavy snow fell on the upper mountain Monday, and hundreds of people were forced to call in sick Tuesday....

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Resorts

The Oregon Supreme Court’s decision rejecting liability waivers raises large questions for resorts, skiers and snowboarders

The Oregon Supreme Court’s recent decision that liability waivers violate the public interest and are invalid and “unconscionable” is the most significant court ruling in...

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Accidents and Rescues

“He was sandwiched between the snow and the rock, down about 15 feet inside this hole.” – A first-hand account of a wild double-rescue day on Mount Hood

Erik Broms was climbing down from the summit of Mount Hood Saturday morning when two climbers roped together came plummeting down the mountain, right at him....

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Business

A perfect 3-D replica of Mount Hood – in a beer glass

The Oregon start-up that designed a pint glass with a detailed replica of Mount Hood inside has crushed its Kickstarter funding goals and picked up 1,000 new backers in just a few days....

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News

Maya Barnard-Davidson progresses out of the hospital after her New Year’s Eve ski accident

UPDATE, JUNE 4, 2015: Maya is home from the rehabilitation center and back in The Dalles with her family, celebrating her 20th birthday today. Read on for background information about her...

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