No new snow today; but the sun was shining brightly in a clear blue sky above the mid level clouds that kept the Columbia Gorge gloomy and gray. A ride on the Cascade lift out of the Mt. Hood Meadows parking lot took you out of the clouds and into the sun. The clouds covered … Read more

Well; there was already one day of snowboarding this week at Mt. Hood Meadows that was pretty darn good; but today was better. Could be the best day of the year so far. Yesterday the Cascade chair that goes to the top of the hill was closed; so that ment today all the upper runs … Read more

Today was one of the best days of the year at Mt. Hood Meadows so far. 4-6″ of new snow, bluebird skies and no lift lines. This was the day every skier and snowboarder dreams of. The legs went out before the untracked pow was used up. It was all good today. Finally the locals … Read more

Today; there was a glimpse of the sun just before sunrise. The sun would soon quickly rise over the horizon and into a thick bank of clouds. In the Mt. Hood Meadows main lot at 9:00 AM; a few snowflakes began to fall from the clouds that were beginning to settle over the top of … Read more

Even in this El Nino season; there are good days of winter sports to be had. Midweek crowds are non-existent. The scenery is always great. The snow; what there is of it; is in good shape and once in a while the sun comes out.

Today was a glory day at Mt. Hood Meadows. Yesterday; the place was packed. The Portland news stations broadcasting stories of more than a foot of snow brought the mobs to the hill. Unfortunately; all the snow shut down the premiere runs off Cascade and Heather Canyon; leaving long lift lines to rip up the … Read more

This week was a great week of snowboarding at Mt. Hood Meadows. Only 3-4″ of new snow this week; but the weather has been pretty good by January in the PacNW standards; heck, the sun actually came out today. Looks like the management at the resort has decided to put some extra effort into grooming … Read more

The weather here has been unusual and harsh lately. A temperature inversion has made it warmer higher in the mountains and in the river valleys; but freezing cold in between. For the past week the temperature has been stuck right around freezing; day and night. All precipitation has fallen as rain or freezing rain and … Read more