Mount Hood Meadows, OR Issued 17,000 Write Ups For People Not Wearing Masks Last Season As the season winds down towards a conclusion, we’ve all played our part in making sure it has been successful and even happened at all. From day one, most resorts were very clear about their policies; no mask, no lift ride. But not everyone complied. “We started out just asking everybody to follow our compliance, and most everybody did. But there […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 26, 2021 2 Comments
VIDEO: Surfing the Winter Waves at Mount Hood Meadows, OR Good times with friends surfing the winter waves at Mt. Hood Meadows, OR. If you have an edit you’d like us to feature and get us all stoked, please send the link to contact@snowbrains.com with a brief description/write-up. SnowBrains | January 5, 2021 0 Comments
Mount Hood Meadows, OR Will Suspend Your Pass if You Refuse to Wear a Face Covering Mount Hood Meadows, OR is taking a hard line with guests who refuse to wear face coverings – they will have their pass suspended. Related: Face Masks: Which Ones Are Best For Skiing? A post on their website states that they have already removed some people from the mountain and suspended their passes for not complying with the measures and […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 4, 2021 0 Comments
Climber Survives 15-Foot Fall Into a Fumarole on Mount Hood, OR Just before 1:30 pm on Friday, December 4, 2020, Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue (SAR) Coordinators learned of a climbing accident on Mount Hood, OR. Related: Body of Climber Missing Since Tuesday Found in Crevasse on Mount Hood, OR A climber, Caroline Sundbaum, 32, of Portland, had fallen into a fumarole in the Devil’s Kitchen area, located around […] Climbing CragBrains | December 7, 2020 0 Comments
Body of Climber Missing Since Tuesday Found in Crevasse on Mount Hood, OR The body of a climber missing since Tuesday was found in a crevasse high on Mount Hood, OR last week. Austin Mishler, 27, was discovered at about the 9,400-feet on the north side of the 11,250-foot highest peak in Oregon. Related: Search Resumes for Hiker Missing for 2-Weeks on Mount Rainier, WA Mishler was an experienced climber and wilderness guide […] Climbing CragBrains | November 2, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Mount Hood, OR Summer Skiing Slush Laps With Pro Skier Eileen Gu 16-year-old professional freeskier Eileen Gu takes some midsummer hot laps on Mama Hood! Clearly a summery, slush terrain park is this gal’s natural habitat. About Eileen Gu Eileen Gu – also known by her Chinese name, Gu Ailing – was born in 2003 in San Francisco. Her father is an American and mother is Chinese. Eileen started skiing when she […] Martin Kuprianowicz | August 19, 2020 0 Comments
Tethered Climbers Rescued After 700-Foot Fall Off Mount Hood, OR At 9:42 am on Sunday, July 26, 2020, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a climbing accident on Mount Hood, OR. Within minutes, dispatch notified Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue (SAR) Coordinators, and they deployed along with volunteers from American Medical Response’s Reach and Treat (RAT) Team and from Portland Mountain Rescue (PMR). Related: 2 Rescues on Mount Hood, OR in 24-Hours […] Climbing CragBrains | July 30, 2020 0 Comments
2 Rescues on Mount Hood, OR in 24-Hours | Woman Struck by Avalanche and Man Lost Overnight in Whiteout Conditions Rescuers were called to two incidents within 24-hours on Mount Hood, OR over the weekend as recent snowfall and warm temperatures increased the avalanche risk. “There is a high avalanche danger on Mt. Hood right now, due to a recent accumulation of 10 inches of snow along with warming temperatures. Officials estimate there were over 200 climbers on Mt. Hood […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 26, 2020 0 Comments