Mount Hood Meadows, OR, to Open Friday for a Preview Weekend Mount Hood Meadows in Oregon is set to open its 2024-25 season earlier than usual, announcing a preview weekend for November 15-17. This marks the resort’s earliest opening in 15 years when it typically aims to start operations around Thanksgiving. Related: SnowBrains Forecast: Deep Week Ahead for the PNW – Up To 3 FEET Expected The resort will initially open […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 12, 2024 0 Comments
HomeToGo Reveals North America’s Top 11 Ski Resort Hotspots for the 23/24 Season HomeToGo, the world’s largest vacation rental marketplace, today revealed the results of its annual 2023-24 Ski Season Report. The report assesses the top 48 ski destinations in North America, evaluating them based on traveler interest and affordability. After shredding through bundles of snow-covered data ranging from lift ticket and accommodation prices to chairlift capacity and average snow depth, HomeToGo has […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 19, 2023 0 Comments
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
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
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
Age Is Just A Number – 96 Year Old Fort Hood Instructor Celebrates Birthday On The Slopes John Samuelson, a former Mount Hood ski instructor, began skiing at age 40 and is still carving the slopes today at the age of 96. He became a ski instructor at Mount Hood meadows at the age of 60 and still claims it as his home mountain. Samuelson is regarded by many for bringing the mountain the success it has experienced […] Featured Article Nick Retterer | February 5, 2021 0 Comments
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Mount Hood Meadows, OR Will Suspend Your Pass if You Refuse to Wear a Face Covering [arve url="https://youtu.be/csFmp-FZ_a8"] SnowBrains | January 4, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Mt. Hood Meadows, OR, Whitefish Mountain Resort, MT, and Mt. Baker, WA Announce Season Pass Exchange Program Mount Hood Meadows, OR are excited to announce that they have reached agreements with Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA, and Whitefish Mountain Resort, MT to include them in this year’s Season Pass Exchange. Related: 11 New Resorts Join the Indy Pass Revolution | 55 Resorts and 110 Days Skiing for Just $199 Guests who purchase an All-Access Pass to Mt. Hood […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 9, 2020 0 Comments
Oregon & Washington Ski Area Opening Dates For The 2018/2019 Season Personally, I think skiing in the PNW is underrated. Yeah, the mountains aren’t super tall, the snow’s a little heavier, and there’s that pesky rain to deal with, but it’s a small price to pay for huge base depths and tons of cool terrain. I have some great memories of skiing around Mount Hood. Here are the latest and greatest […] Industry News Mike Lavery | October 10, 2018 3 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