2019/20 North American Ski Season Officially Ends Yesterday, the 2019/20 North American ski season officially came to a close. Timberline, Oregon is known for having the longest ski season in North America. Their traditional winter season typically starts early November and finishes Memorial Day weekend. Their summer season then starts back up early June and continues through Labor Day, and sometimes even longer. This season, Timberline opened […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | August 31, 2020 1 Comment
Timberline Lodge & Ski Area, OR Announces August 30 as Closing Day It’s all fun and games skiing in the summer until the ski area closes. Timberline Lodge & Ski Area on the ski Mecca of Mount Hood, Oregon just announced a closing date for summer operations. “Our last day skiing and riding Palmer this summer will be August 30th. If you want to get some late summer turns in, Palmer will […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 19, 2020 1 Comment
Ski Resorts Continuing With Upgrades While Others Put Them on Hold This summer there is no lack of news surrounding ski resort upgrades. Not all of the news is good, as some resorts are putting a hold on their upgrade plans for the moment due to the economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down ski areas in mid-March 2020. Related: Steamboat Resort, CO Receives Preliminary Approval for Major […] Industry News Ryan Flynn | July 21, 2020 6 Comments
Gondola Connection Between Timberline Lodge and Summit Ski Area Coming to Mt Hood, OR? Back in 2018, J.S.K. and Company, the operators of Timberline Lodge & Ski Area, OR, acquired their neighbor just down the mountain, Summit Ski Area. Through the acquisition, J.S.K and Company gained access to 52 acres of the Summit Ski Area Special Use Permit (SUP), 9 acre Snow Bunny Snow Play Area, as well as base area features such as […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | June 26, 2020 1 Comment
Mount Hood’s Timberline Lodge & Ski Area in Oregon Considering to Host Race Training This June Timberline Ski Area on Oregon’s magnificent Mount Hood just had a successful reopening of its ski operations under strict social distancing restrictions, signaling that ski race training is still an option for summer 2020. Every summer, Timberline’s Palmer glacier is consistently the place for summer ski training in the United States. From ski camps to gear testing to national projects, […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 22, 2020 0 Comments
Oregon Governor Set to Give Ski Areas Green Light to Reopen | Timberline Lodge Could be Open Next Week Oregon Governor Kate Brown said on Tuesday she will be shortly be announcing an executive order allowing ski resorts to reopen. There is no definite timeline just yet, but a spokesman for Timberline Ski Area on Mount Hood says they could be up and running by the end of next week. Related: Summer Skiing at Timberline – Mt. Hood, OR Governor […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 7, 2020 0 Comments
Palmer Chair at Timberline Lodge & Ski Area, OR Breaks Down, is Out for the Season Timberline Lodge and Ski Area on Oregon’s Mt. Hood has been getting awesome snowfall this season — but with good snow can still come bad news. One of the resort’s favorite chairs — Palmer — broke down after the latest storm cycle at the ski area and will be out of commission for the remainder of the winter. Timberline said […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | February 20, 2020 0 Comments
Timberline Ski Resort, WV Purchased for $2.2 Million Timberline Ski Resort is reopening for the 2020 ski season after the family-operated business abruptly closed in February. Owing $2.8 million to creditors, Timberline was forced to seek bankruptcy protection last April. The co-owner and managing partner of the resort allegedly failed to pay twelve years’ worth of county hotel and motel taxes valuing a total of $4,258. In 1985, […] Industry News Emily Crofton | November 27, 2019 0 Comments