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Meadows shuts down for the week to prepare for Spring Break

Mt. Hood Meadows has shut down for the week to prepare for Spring Break with a new terrain park, and Timberline is restricting its lower-mountain access to its terrain parks, with snow...

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Meadows wins statewide awards for significantly improving its health and safety record

After dropping their injury rate to its lowest level in more than a decade, Mt. Hood Meadows and Training Manager Corinna Kupelwieser were recognized as leaders in workplace safety and...

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Timberline stockpiles snow for the spring and summer seasons

Timberline grooming crews are strategically storing snow to preserve the lucrative summer camp scene on Mount Hood, with months to go until summer and snowpack levels far below average....

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Safety, Helmets and the Public’s Right to Know: 5 Large Questions to consider after the New Year’s Eve Accidents on Mount Hood

Seven weeks have passed since Mt. Hood Skibowl was the scene of two serious accidents on New Year’s Eve, and large questions remain....

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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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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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Visit numbers dropped by nearly 100,000 at Mount Hood resorts in 2013-14

Poor early-season snow conditions took their toll on Mt. Hood resorts in 2013-14, as visit numbers dropped by nearly 100,000 from a record high the previous season....

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Rain dampens Thanksgiving weekend plans on Mount Hood

Mt. Hood resorts got hit with a barrage of rain this week that washed away plans for a three-day weekend in the snow....

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Meadows and Timberline plan for a three-day Thanksgiving weekend

Mt. Hood Meadows and Timberline are hoping the rain doesn’t wash away their bases after picking up a foot and a half of new snow over the weekend....

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Meadows backs away from its plan for a park-and-ride on Hwy. 35

After facing strong opposition at a community hearing, Mt. Hood Meadows has rescinded its plan to develop a 179-parking-space park-and-ride across the street from the Mt. Hood General Store...

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