These are the Last 4 Indy Pass Resorts Still Standing for the 2024-25 Season The East Coast and the Rockies have both experienced a true comeback year, offering skiers and boarders one of the best seasons in recent memory. At this point in the season, four Indy resorts in North America remain open, with a commitment to skiing into May. Let’s be real for a moment…staying open this late is nothing short of a […] Industry News Press Release | May 1, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Hood Meadows, OR, Conditions Report: 50,000 Vertical Feet for a 50th Birthday Report from Tuesday, January 28, 2025 My buddy Russ is old. Way older than me. He recently turned 50, and to commemorate the milestone, he wanted to ski 50,000 vertical feet in one day. Of course, I was more than willing to do it with him. With enduring high pressure and a forecast for sun and high temperatures in the […] Conditions Report Brent Thomas | January 29, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Hood Meadows, OR, Extends Season One of the top resorts in the Pacific Northwest, Mt. Hood Meadows, Oregon, has announced it will extend its season through May this year. The entire mountain will be open to the public seven days a week until April 28. After this, it will start a partial operation. ‘Meadows’ as locals call it, will be open Friday- Sunday through […] Industry News Spencer Davies | March 27, 2024 0 Comments
Snowfall is Finally on its Way to Oregon After Worst Start to Winter in 40 Years The snowfall across much of the U.S. this winter has been disappointing. Although plenty of resorts are open, the average snowpack is well below historical averages. Related: The State of the Snowpack: Hope For More Snow in 2024 Nowhere else is this more apparent than in the Pacific Northwest on Oregon’s Mt. Hood.ย For December, which is typically one of the […] Weather Brent Thomas | January 4, 2024 1 Comment
Mt. Hood, OR, is Experiencing the Worst Start to a Ski Season in 34 Years The snowfall across much of the U.S. this winter has been disappointing. Although plenty of resorts are open, the average snowpack is well below historical averages. Perhaps nowhere else is this more apparent than on Mt. Hood, Oregon. The current settled snow at the base at Timberline Lodge is a measly 26 inches. Typically, by January 1 at the resort, […] Industry News Brent Thomas | December 31, 2023 0 Comments
Mt. Hood Meadows, OR, Suspends Operations Due to Rain It has been a slow start to the ski season in the Pacific Northwest. It looked promising when two feet of snow fell on Mt. Hood at the beginning of December. However, that was quickly squashed by an atmospheric river that dropped over seven inches of rain. The rain decimated the snowpack, leaving the snow more brown than white. Another […] Industry News Brent Thomas | December 13, 2023 0 Comments
Home Mountain Shoutout: Mt Hood Meadows โ Oregon’s Superior Inbounds Terrain In my teenage years, I was lucky enough to spend weekends in Parkdale, a 25-minute drive from the closest ski resort.ย Winter on Mt. Hood started my relationship with Oregon’s ski culture, largely due to Oregon’s best ski resort: Mt. Hood Meadows. Mt. Hood is perhaps best known by skiers for the historical Timberline Lodge and its year-round snow operations […] Spencer Davies | November 13, 2023 0 Comments
The New Mt. Hood Express Six-Seater Lift at Mt. Hood Meadows, OR, is Officially Ready for the Season The Mt. Hood Express lift at Mt. Hood Meadows has been the primary workhorse lift out of the base area for the last 29 years. Originally constructed in 1994, over its life it has racked up an impressive 50,000 hours of service, including the night ski operations at the mountain. During that time an estimated 32.5 million passengers have been […] Industry News Brent Thomas | October 30, 2023 0 Comments