1st Snow of the Season Falls at Mount Hood Meadows, OR It won’t be long now! A light dusting of snow fell on the summit at Mount Hood Meadows, OR, last night. The dusting comes after snow fell last week on Breckenridge, Mount Washington, Sunshine Village Banff, and across Europe. Meteorological fall starts tomorrow, September 1. Astronomical fall starts in only 23 days on September 22! Winter is coming… SnowBrains | August 31, 2023 0 Comments
Due to Record-Breaking Demand, Mount Hood Meadows, OR Has Increased Season Pass Prices Next year’s season passes were selling at such a record pace that Mount Hood Meadows, OR, reached its first-tier level pricing adjustment on May 11th well ahead of the traditional May 31 price deadline. As announced in a blog post in April, prices will dynamically increase with the demand. Having reached the first tier level, prices were increased accordingly on […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 24, 2022 1 Comment
Skier Sets New FKT For 5,380-Foot Mount Hood, OR, Ascent and 7-Mile Round Trip Jack Kuenzle of Roxbury, CT, on Sunday set a new Fastest Known Time (FKT) for ascending Mount Hood, OR, by any means and also for Mount Hood round trip by any means. Related: A New Mind-Boggling Fastest Known Time on Mt. Shasta, CA The endurance athlete smashed the previous ascent record of 1h23m set by Alex King, who ran, by […] SnowBrains | April 26, 2022 1 Comment
Inbounds Avalanche Killed Missing Snowboarder at Mount Hood Meadows, OR Late Friday afternoon, members of the Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Patrol located evidence that a body was buried in avalanche debris in Clark Creek, located in the Heather Canyon area, much of which is rated black or double black diamond. Due to declining daylight and the technical aspect of recovery, an operation was scheduled for early Saturday. Related: Inbounds Avalanche […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 11, 2022 0 Comments
Search Continues Today For Snowboarder Last Seen Tuesday at Mount Hood Meadows, OR On April 5, 2022, around 9:30 pm, the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office received information about a missing snowboarder at Mt. Hood Meadows, OR. The missing subject, identified as Ryan Mather, 30 years old, of Aloha, was reported overdue by his girlfriend. Mather had been snowboarding at Mt. Hood Meadows during the day and had failed to return to his residence. […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 7, 2022 0 Comments
1 Climber Killed and Another Critically Injured After 200-Foot Fall Off Mount Hood, OR The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office led a multi-team search-and-rescue mission in challenging conditions Sunday and Monday (March 6-7, 2022) after two climbers fell approximately 200 feet in the Leuthold Couloir area of Mt. Hood. One climber was transported off the mountain with critical injuries; the other climber was pronounced deceased. Related: Mount Hood, OR Might Not Have Any Snow in […] Climbing CragBrains | March 9, 2022 1 Comment
Mount Hood, OR Might Not Have Any Snow in 50 Years, Researchers Say Climate change has led numerous predictions to be made about the future of the skiing industry. An alarming study led by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory reveals that there may not be enough snow to ski on Mount Hood in 50 years and that the Cascades may not have any snowpack by 2070. Dr. Alan Rhoades, a researcher who […] Industry News Breya Bergom | November 15, 2021 4 Comments
VIDEO: What’s it Like to Climb Mount Hood, OR? Follow along as Peak Northwest host Jim Ryan climbs to the summit of Mount Hood — Oregon’s highest peak — and skis to Timberline Lodge from the base of the Pearly Gates. He and his climbing partners Erin Costello and Tommy Yacoe summited the mountain on April 9, 2021. Climbing CragBrains | June 17, 2021 0 Comments