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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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Culture/Style

Making the Most of a Low-Snow Year, and Other Lessons from the Super-Stoked Doughnut Guy

Call it climate change or the natural rhythm of our earth, but all I know about the last few years here on Mount Hood is that it doesn’t snow much in December and January. ...

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News

Work on the mountain? Got health insurance? You may have more (and cheaper) options than you realize

If you do seasonal work on Mount Hood and you are wondering about your health insurance options, you might consider attending a health insurance open house organized by Cover Oregon for...

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Environment, Sustainable Snow

Really hate to bring it up but – can we maybe talk about climate change?

Midway between the heavy rainstorm that swamped Mount Hood on Saturday, Jan. 17 and the record-high heat of Sunday, Jan. 25, I took a midweek day off to make some turns with my 10-year-old...

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Business

Shred Hood needs a Marketing Whiz to help us reach more people

Know a recent college grad who is looking for a unique marketing internship? Someone who enjoys skiing and/or snowboarding and getting up to the mountain every weekend? Someone who knows...

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News

Maya Barnard-Davidson has progressed off the ventilator and out of the ICU after a harrowing accident New Year’s Eve at Skibowl

Just hours after the fatal crash of Brian Fletcher on Mount Hood on New Year’s Eve, 19-year-old expert skier Maya Barnard-Davidson suffered a serious accident on the same trail at...

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News

The young skier who died on New Year’s Eve on Mount Hood is remembered and mourned after a terrible fluke accident

Brian Fletcher, the 37-year-old man who died in a ski accident at Mt. Hood Skibowl on New Year’s Eve, was a lifelong skier who loved the mountains....

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