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* A&winter looms over the horizon, Mount location for a movie.
“ Start with skiing,” said student Dylan
Hobd has started packing snow for
snowboard and ski lovers alike to take to Mekel who participates in winter sports.
Mekel also recommends cross country,
the slopes for enjoyment.
With the end of fall term, students will where skiers walk up the mountain and
find themselves with much less stress of ski down rather than using a lift.
M any variables contribute to the
the heavy anchor that is academia. Mount
Hood provides a great opportunity to enjoy conditions, so be aware of what you’re
oneself. For ski and snowboard activities, doing and don’t assume the pipe you’re
Mount Hood Meadows and Timberline wanting to grind across is anything based
Lodge stand out as quintessential starters. on the conditions you read online.
When it comes to safety, Mount Hood
“ We’re open daily for the season now,
; with lifts scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meadows warns patrons on their website,
daily,” said Dave Tragethon, Vice President “ Please remember that you are responsible
of Marketing and Salesrat Meadows. “ These ¡ for your own actions. ”
great power conditions are driving Visits L For.incidents, Meadows highly suggests
' right now as well as building our snowpack contacting the Ski Patrol.
Associated Student Government member
’ up for a great season.”
Timberline Lodge, which is also open, Joh an n a Young, who is a beginner,
was constructed by the Works Progress suggested not going to the mountain alone,
Administration in the mid to late 1930s but bringing someone along.
*1 can see why people love it ,” said
and was opened by President Franklin D.
Roosevelt. The WPA was wrought from his Young. ,“ It is beautiful and fun, but it’s
executive order and part of the New Deal scary as heck.”
Frequenting the m ountain can be
to bring unemployed American denizens
back to work. Timberline Lodge was one expensive: fjavid Kline, who snowboards,
suggested using Groupon for season
of the resulting creations.
The outside of the lodge was also used passes and that you should buy it before
for Stephen King- s “The Shining,” Starring late November. After a certain deadline,
season passes rise in prices. Kline said the
Jack Nicholson.
Right from there, Mount Hood glimmers Fusion Pass is the best option for winter
brightly as a historic landmark of our and spring.
When chdosing between Timberline or
nation’s history during a time of crisis
and part of pop culture by being a film Meadows, Kline acknowledged that there
are many factors. For one, Timberline
doesn’t have a halfpipe like Meadows,
but it does have the most vertical slopes.
Meadows, however, is bigger.
“ Sixty inches are what you want for
a good year,” said Kline. He, suggested
checking the websites to see the current
levels when considering if there’s enough
snow to go.
There are a number of ways to get
to the mountain, including driving or
utilizing public transportation. For those
who choose to drive, remember that a
parking permit is required. Timberline
Lodge recommends to the highest degree
that vehicles have chains. Prepare for
black ice or any possible emergency on
the mountain.
Tragethon of Meadows echoes that
warning. He said the roads are, “ snow
packed and icy and being plowed and
sanded,” and that traction devices, such
as chains, may be required.
There is also transportation through
TriMet and switching to the Sandy Area
Metro bus at the Gresham Central Transit
Center, which costs $5 for an all-day pass
arid must be paid with cash. This will take,
those on board to the Sandy TransitCenter.
The Mount Hood Express, the bus that goes
up to Timberline Lodge, picks riders up
there. The all-day pass will cover the fee
to ride, but without it there is an additional
fee.
"'pRoto by Victoriätirtker
-S O a te n a s Print,NWEMBER 30.2016 theclackamasprint.com