{"id":438,"date":"2010-01-26T19:09:03","date_gmt":"2010-01-27T02:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/?p=438"},"modified":"2010-01-26T19:09:03","modified_gmt":"2010-01-27T02:09:03","slug":"why-we-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/why-we-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Do It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today was a glory day at Mt. Hood Meadows.<br \/>\nYesterday; 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 lower mountain&#8217;s beginner runs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/TheRoad1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/TheRoad1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"TheRoad\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-439\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ThePass.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ThePass.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"ThePass\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-440\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One day later; a much different story. Heather is finally free from avalanche danger and open straightaway. 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