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The Direct Connection between Sunlight and Snow-Capped Mountains

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The Direct Connection between Sunlight and Snow-Capped Mountains

What does sunlight have to do with the future of snow-capped mountains? Plenty!...

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Wolves are returning to Mount Hood

Decades after they were run out of Western Oregon by human encroachment, wild wolves have found their way back to the Mount Hood wilderness, where they are breeding, hunting, and surviving....

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Cougars on Mount Hood (the non-exclamation-point version)

Before we wade into a discussion of the beautiful, powerful creatures known as pumas or mountain lions or cougars, we should first acknowledge that it would be absolutely terrifying to be...

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Eight Facts to Consider About the Active Volcano we call Mount Hood

Mount Hood made news in spring of 2016 when scientists reported 77 minor earthquakes swarming the mountain over 24 hours....

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All of This Could One Day Melt Away

The Sustainability Shindig was a pretty low-key affair. The snow was sticky and crowds were thin as environmental advocates and Meadows Sustainability Manager Heidi Logosz gathered in the...

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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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Warm enough for you? Why more riders and resorts are rallying to protect winter

Freeriding legend Jeremy Jones can shred it with the best of them. A top snowboard racer in his youth, he switched from salted ice to big mountain riding for films such as...

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