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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1978)
emerald sports I weekly supplement fie tmeraid Sports Magazine Ski fe ver! Whether a racer or a trekker, the Oregon skier has choices Winter is here and the first snow has fallen. Eugene skiing enthusiasts are within a few hours drive of numerous ski resorts, and most are now open. Hoodoo Ski Bowl and Mt. Bachelor lie to the east, Mt. Ashland to the south, and Mt. Hood 160 miles to the north. HOODOO Hoodoo, 83 miles east of Eugene on Highway 126, is the closest and is expected to open this weekend. The resort has three runs. Hoodoo is open Sunday through Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The resort includes a restaurant, bar and ski shop, and lessons are avail able, taught privately or with a group. Equipment cana also be rented. An all-day, all-area lift ticket costs $8.50, while night only passes are available for $5 and half-day passes for $5.50. A swing shift pass (1-9 p.m.) costs $7.50. MT. BACHELOR Mt. Bachelor is a study in contrasts. It is an almost perfect volcano cone offering a unique combination of powder snow and sunshine and is considered one of the "50 top ski areas in the United States and Europe," according to the resort s brochure. Located 22 miles west of Bend, off the Cascades Lake Highway, it is the Pacific Northwest's largest ski area with seven chairs, 1,700 feet of powder and three day lodges. Adult lift rates are $8 per day on weekends and holidays and $7 on weekdays. MT. ASHLAND Ski Ashland Inc. is a resort located on Mt. Asha land south of the city of Ashland, 200 miles down Interstate 5 from Eugene. Traveling either way on Interstate 5, take the Mt. Ashland exit at the Siskiyou summit and follow the signs.The resort has two chairs and three surface lifts. Rentals, lessons and a lodge are also available. MT. HOOD Ski areas on Oregon’s highest peak are Multipor Ski Bowl, Summit, Timberline and Mt. Hood Meadows. Multipor-Ski Bowl has three chairs, several rope tows, a day lodge, snack bar and ski shop. Summit is an area designed for beginners, with rope tows and one T-bar lift. The resort has a day lodge and snack bar. Timberline has three chairs, several ropes, over night accomodations, a snack bar, restaurant and lounge, and ski shop and school. The largest resort, Mt. Hood Meadows, has six lifts, three rope tows, a day lodge that has a snack bar restaurant and lounge, and a ski shop and school. Mt. Hood is easily accessible from Portland via Highway 26. Related stories on Pages 4B and 5B. Wednesday. December 6, 1978 I Emerald photos 1
