Trio of Huge Avalanches Forces Closure of Popular Area at Mt. Hood Meadows, OR Three huge avalanches triggered earlier this week inside gate-accessed terrain at Mt. Hood Meadows, OR resulted in the resort closing entry to the popular Heather Canyon. Two of the slides occurred on Tuesday and the third Wednesday as a result of mitigation work by the resort. Meadows sees slides of this magnitude maybe two to three times every couple of years, […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 12, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Mount Hood Meadows, OR Had to Evacuate 150 Skiers from Chairlift on Wednesday Mount Hood Meadows, OR evacuated 150 skiers off a chairlift Wednesday after power fluctuations prompted the resort to shut down the lift. A storm overnight Tuesday had dumped 10″ of fresh snow at the resort but not before freezing rain left everything coated in ice. A Meadows spokesman told OregonLive.com that “power fluctuations” on the resort’s Blue chairlift prompted the resort […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 14, 2018 0 Comments
Mt. Hood Meadows, OR Opens Today Friday 30th November | Forecast Calls for Weekend Freshies! Mt. Hood Meadows, OR will be open for daily operations starting today (Friday, November 30). The resort received 6″ of snow in the base area the last 48 hours, with a settled depth in the base area and up to 30 inches at mid-mountain. The base area snow depth has been supplemented by Meadows’ innovative snow harvesting efforts, allowing the […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | November 30, 2018 0 Comments
Washington Lawyer Killed in Freak Ski Accident at Mount Hood Meadows, OR Patrick Kubin, a Longview, Washington, lawyer and expert skier, was on a trip with friends at Oregon’s Mount Hood Meadows when his ski bindings suddenly released and he was launched headfirst into a 10-foot-deep snow hole, reports PEOPLE. “When my mother called me and told me it, was most shocking news I have ever received,” son William says of the moment […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 1, 2018 1 Comment
VIDEO: Tandem Skiers Chug Beer & Skim Across The Pond At Mt. Hood Meadows https://www.instagram.com/p/BTfhW5ilWX2/ These guys just topped the best pond skim of the season. They made it across the water while tandem skiing and chugging a beer. This all took place at the Mt. Hood Meadows pond skim and it sure was quite the show. Chris Wallner | May 3, 2017 0 Comments
Mt. Hood Meadows Conditions Report 3-17-2016: Full Blown Bottomless Powder Storms really set things off in Oregon recently. El Nino March hit the West Coast hard, and Oregonians have been taking full advantage of the storms. Overnight it snowed 24”+ at Mt. Hood Meadows, making for the BEST powder day of my life. The snow was so deep that you actually had to slow down a little bit. If you skied […] Conditions Report Jack Lafeman | March 17, 2016 0 Comments
Ski Season Starts in Oregon: Timberline Lodge and Mt. Hood Meadows Open this Weekend! Timberline Lodge Ski Area will be the first ski area in Oregon to open for the 2015/2016 ski season. They plan to operate Bruno Lift from 9:00am-4:00pm Saturday and Sunday. “Weather and conditions permitting, we are hoping to have a limited opening with Bruno on Saturday & Sunday, 9-4. In the event of an opening, early season conditions will exist. […] Industry News Jack Lafeman | November 19, 2015 0 Comments
Man Hit By Chairlift Sues Mount Hood Meadows James P. Meagher was injured while trying to load onto a chairlift at Mount Hood Meadows on March 27, 2014. The safety bar was down when James went to load the chair, and Meagher was struck and dragged by the chairlift. Meagher suffered a partial tear of his meniscus and other injuries and is suing Mount Hood for a total of $316,990 […] SnowBrains | April 4, 2014 2 Comments