Between Spring Storms

It has been raining, snowing and hailing off and on for the past week or so. Yesterday I managed to sneak out in between storms and get a ride in. There is a lot of water in and on the ground, the trails were mostly wet, muddy and slippery. Water was running strong in every … Read more

Always Something To Do

Well, with my season pass for Mt. Hood Meadows in somebody’s drawer up at the resort, the snow season is over(at least here in Oregon), so it’s back on the bike. This is the rainy season here in the PacNW, so it’s only the hardcore riders that get off the couch and out the door. … Read more

Back To The Woods

Beautiful day today; sunny and cool. Headed out to the hills to ride around and see what I could see. I spent most of the day on old logging roads. The legs are in fair shape from lots of snowboarding but not quite ready for two or three thousand feet of climbing. Checked out a … Read more

Snowboard Mission

For everyone involved in the potential upcoming snowboard project; it looks like either Mammoth or Bachelor, probably Mammoth. Depends on the weather and everyone’s commitments should something else come up; looks like lots of potential for south swell action. I’ll post general info here; email or call for details.

Mt. Hood Meadows; Worst Ski Resort in America?

The 2009-10 snowboard season came to a sudden an unexpected end on March 18. Shortly after a couple hours shooting photos of the Revolution Tour; I was informed by the lift operator on the Cascade lift to report to the Ski Patrol at the top of the lift. When I got there; the head ski … Read more

More Revolution Tour Photos

The Revolution Tour Boardercross competition was held on March 18. While the halfpipe competition was held in blizzard conditions; today was blue skies and bright sun. Photos of the Boardercross qualifying runs are on the Snowboarding page of the WatermanAtWork.com website.

Revolution Tour Snowboarding

The Revolution Tour rolled through Oregon at Mt. Hood Meadows today; safe to say the USA has some hot up and coming pipe riders. The competitors in this tour are thirteen years old and older; the Olympic champions of 2014 may have been riding today. The weather was typical Oregon; as soon as the competition … Read more

Seasons Changing

After a week of pretty heavy snowfall; the weather up on Mt. Hood is getting warmer and wetter. Weekdays see fewer and fewer skiers and snowboarders. Weekends are still crowded and the last week of March; Spring Break will be crowded; then after that it will probably only be a couple weeks left before Mt. … Read more

Blizzard

Today we are having a major late winter snowstorm. The snow level is pretty high; about 4500′; but above 5000′ it is really snowing. Might be close to a foot on Mt. Hood by the end of the day today and into tomorrow. The bulk of the snow falling at night will be a good … Read more

One More Powder Day

Today was a typical day on Mt. Hood; snowing, sunny, windy and cloudy; all at the same time. A cold storm moved in from the northwest bringing 3-4″; maybe a little more in some spots; of light, fluffy snow; something we have not seen much of in this El Nino year. Always nice to have … Read more