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BASIC DESCRIPTION: A SWEET LITTLE MOUNTAIN WITH ALL TYPES OF TERRAIN, THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF HOW TRULY WORLD-CLASS A SMALL HILL IN THE NORTHWEST CAN BE. mt hood ski bowl: AVERAGE SNOWFAU: 300 inches 1998 ADULT UFT TICKET PRICE: Full day $25. Full day and night $30. Half day $20 (weekends only). BASE ELEVATION: 3,566 feet. VERTICAL RISE: 1,500 feet. PEAK ELEVATION: 5,066 feet. TOTAL CHAIRS: 4 TOTAL AREA: 960 acres EXPERT TERRAIN: 40%. INTERMEDIATE TERRAIN: 40%. BEGINNER TERRAIN: 20%. HUMAN-MADE TERRAIN: Snowboard park and hand-shaped pipes SNOW REPORT: 503-222-2695 Web Address: www.skibowl.com SPECIAL NOTES: Ski Bowl is Americas largest night riding resort (and the backcountry can be some seriously hazardous fun). Ski Bowl tends to get overshadowed by its larger neighbors, but don't let size fool you, this mountain has been called "the best lift-accessible terrain on Mt Hood.' Beware: its season is shorter than Meadows or Timberline, so show up before mid-April. BRIEF DESCRIPTION: VERGING ON BEING TOO LARGE FOR THIS ARTICLE, MEADOWS HAS A DISTINCT SMALL-RESORT FEEL, AND SOME OF THE BEST TERRAIN ON MT HOOD. mt hood meadows: AVERAGE SNOWFAU: 430 inches 1998 ADULT UFT TICKET PRICE: Full day $36 weekdays (9AM-4PM). Afternoon $30 (noon-4PM). Night $17 (4PM-l0PM). Night riding Wednesday-Sunday. BASE ELEVATION: 4,523 feet. VERTICAL RISE: 2,777 feet. Peak Elevation: 7,300 feet. TOTAL CHAIRS: 10, plus 1 Snowcat TOTAL AREA: 2,150 acres EXPERT TERRAIN: 35%. INTERMEDIATE TERRAIN: 50%. BEGINNER TERRAIN: 15%. HUMAN-MADE TERRAIN: Perfect Scorpion pipes and a park make for fun on not-so-fresh days. SNOW REPORT: 503-227-7669. Web Address: www.skihood.com LOCATION: From Portland take 1-84 East, to Hwy 26 East, to Hwy 35 East-you can't miss it. SPECIAL NOTES: Meadows has diverse, fun terrain with many natural hips and quarter pipes. Only 67 miles from Portland, it seems to have its own micro-climate thing going: it is often clear when the rest of the mountain is foggy, or foggy when the rest of the mountain is clear. It is a little over an hours drive from Portland, and hosts all kinds of cool contests throughout the spring. The best of these events is Vegetate-a multi-day, multi-discipline contest benefiting native wildflowers-that happens April 8-11th, 1999. BRIEF DESCRIPTION: ANTHONY LAKES IS THE MOST REMOTE SECRET POWDER STASH LEFT IN OREGON. Anthony Lakes Winter Recreation Area: AVERAGE SNOWFAU: NA (in this case NA stands for Normally Alot) 1998 ADULT UFT TICKET PRICE: Full day $24 (weekdays). Afternoon $16 BASE ELEVATION: 7, 100 feet (the highest in Oregon). VERTICAL RISE: 900 feet. PEAK ELEVATION: 8,000 feet. TOTAL CHAIRS: 1 (plus 1 poma lift) EXPERT TERRAIN: 48%. INTERMEDIATE TERRAIN: 30%. BEGINNER TERRAIN: 22%. HUMAN-MADE TERRAIN: Nada SNOW REPORT: 541-562-1039 or 541-865-3277. LOCATION: The middle of nowhere. 315 miles east of Portland on 1-84 in North Powder, Oregon. No crowd problems here. SPECIAL NOTES: The name of the closest town, North Powder, is rather .... _-_ .... tell ing. This is the home of the Northwest's lightest powder and some gnarly easy-access backcountry. Anthony Lakes has been a popular destination for Oregon's hardcore snowlovers for many years. Beware of sporadic operation schedules, call ahead or you may find yourself hiking in chest-deep fluff. 32 "."""P1"""" MT ASHLAND IS A COMPACT AND STEEP NUGGET OF A MOUNT ON THE OREGON/CALIFORNIA BORDER. LOCATED IN A U THAT IS DRIVEN BY TOURISM AND THE ARTS, THIS PLACE IS FRIENDL EAUTIFUL AND FUN. r.a.\ႀFA!.tႀ䊉 F SNOWFAU: 300 inches UFT TICKET: Full day $26. Half day $20 (Night riding Thursday-Saturday). ELEVATION: 6,350 feet. VERTICAL RISE:l,150 feet. PEAK ELEVATION: 7, CHAIRS: 4 AREA: 110 acres TERRAIN: 50%. INTERMEDIATE TERRAIN: 35%. BEGINNER TERRAIN: 15%. IHlIM,AN-MAIl'E TERRAIN: Occasional hand-shaped pipes, snowboard park • S41-482-2897. Web Address: www.mind.net/snow On the Syskiou Pass, 10 miles south of Ashland on 15. ,"' .. 1: .... -.. NOTES: Tiny Mt Ashland has some of Oregon's best riding on a rnn,wr1l,.day. Now community owned, it was once owned by the family that in Washington. It seems this family had a liking for serious, steep but sweet, Mt Ashland gets tracked fast: show up ea�ly and get at Mt Ashland features five world class chutes with fat rock and Epic old growth tree riding off of the Ariel chair stays untracked for nts longer than the rest of the mountain. On a dear day don't miss the -�- . ...... . ����- n .. r·o,oT,n"'·A CLASSIC LITTLE SPOT THAT HAS BRED SOME OF OREGON'S INCLUDING ALLISTER SCHULTZ AND JESSE 'WET RAT" JOHNSON. fAVEIUI�GE SNOWFAU: NA UFT TICKET PRICE: $2B ELEVATION: 5,120 feet. VERTICAL RISE: 1,563 feet. PEAK ELEVATION: 6, CHAIRS: 5 AREA: 550 acres TERRAIN: 35%. INTERMEDIATE TERRAIN: 45%. BEGINNER TERRAIN: 20%. IHllJM�I-MIAIႀ䊉E TERRAIN: None, occasional hand-shaped halfpipes, latest information. REPORT: 541-345-SNOW. Web Address: www.willamettepass.com nr·AY""U. Approx. one hour east of Eugene on Hwy 58 Willamete pass has a few steeps, cliffs, and is home to speed skiing run in America. The 52 degree, treelined, straight RTS can deliver speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour. Or, on a day, you can throw a couple of turns on it and keep things down to a and manageable 60 miles per hour or so. ""'"0'0""''''' A LARGE CONE SHAPED VOLCANO NEAR CRATER LAKE NA INFINITE FIELDS OF UNTOUCHED SNOW AND CRAZY, DREAMLI LE TERRAIN. IT IS MADE ACCESSIBLE BY A SNOWCAT OPERATION OUT OF ND LAKE, OREGON.