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Ski
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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
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