It’s kind of like the movie Ground Hog’s Day - Storm hits, team deices and recovers, then another storm or icing incident and we wake up, deice and recover all over again. We’ve experienced some fairly extreme weather this January - even compared to our normal upper mountain standards.
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We want to recognize the passing of long time instructor and mentor Don Ball, who took his last run to glory in November. Don joined the Meadows ski school as an instructor in the 60s, and continued teaching through the 2012 season and guest hosting after that.
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After two weeks of serious storm systems, the last one dumping over six feet of snow at Meadows, the sun came out yesterday for our first real sunny day of the year. And of course, we all want to know when is Cascade going to open?
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We won’t be opening access gates to Heather Canyon or Private Reserve Sunday, as freezing levels rose higher than forecast today. Our Ski Patrol and Snow Safety teams aren’t liking what they’re seeing in Heather and PR, so out of an abundance of caution the gates will be closed.
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Ok. No surprises here. Meadows has received six feet of snow this week - and it’s been mighty fine. Some of the best powder we’ve had in years. And there’s more forecast overnight Friday into Saturday so conditions will be awesome. Thanks to Zeb Yaklich for this Friday photo showing how awesome the conditions are.
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Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Patrol has been hard at work opening up more of legendary Heather Canyon today, with control gate access from Moon Bowl to the Heather lift line. They also opened gates to Elk and Yoda Bowls, and God’s Wall for some primo deep powder plunging.
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Mt. Hood Meadows today opened the access gates to Jack’s Woods - advanced, double-black diamond expert terrain known for exquisite powder skiing.
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We have a saying at Mt. Hood Meadows - everybody shovels! We’ve received four feet of snow since Friday and there’s snow forecast for the entire week!
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This powerful storm has dropped three feet of snow since Friday afternoon. In the last week our base area snow level has gone from 42 inches to 86 inches - and we have surpassed the 100 inch mark at mid-mountain. Thank you storm!
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We’ve suspended operations for the rest of the day here at Meadows, due to high winds.
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I guess you’d expect it - the first big powder day of the season aligns with the first peak weekend of the season. While we opened lifts on time this morning, the main issue is getting to the mountain.
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We can say this without any hesitation. IT”S THE STORM OF THE DECADE! Of course, the decade is only nine days old. But this forecast is pretty awesome!
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Since January 1, we’ve seen our base area snow depth increase from 33 inches to 53 inches. And we're just entering into an active storm cycle.
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(Mt. Hood, OR – January 7, 2020) – A congressionally mandated land exchange that was signed into law a decade ago is one huge step closer to being realized.
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We’re liking what we are seeing as this storm is shaping up. The systems are converging as are the forecasts - we’re going to get a foot or two of snow through the weekend. And that’s GREAT news!
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As we enter a new year and decade its a time for reflection, renewal and resolve. We reflect back on this season, and the challenges it has presented to demonstrate our resolve for the future.
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