Box store partnerships bring down gas prices and open up options
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Cheap Gas
- Published: September 29, 2013
- Last Updated: September 29, 2013
Fuel costs can add up in a hurry.
Whether you like to admit it or not, transportation may be your biggest expense when it comes to heading up to enjoy the mountain. There's simply no skimping on four-wheel drive and good snow tires. But when it comes to gas, the less spent the better. That's why new competition from low-price box stores selling gas and/or partnering with gas stations is a good thing.
Aerial Tram Emerges as People's Choice
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Transportation
- Published: September 27, 2013
- Last Updated: October 07, 2013
The view sure would be sweet.
Like the idea of an aerial tram connecting Government Camp to Timberline Lodge? If so, you aren't alone.
Warm enough for you? Why more riders and resorts are rallying to protect winter
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Environment
- Published: September 22, 2013
- Last Updated: November 23, 2014
Mount Hood's glaciers are shrinking.
Freeriding legend Jeremy Jones can shred it with the best of them. A top snowboard racer in his youth, he switched from salted ice to big mountain riding for films such as "Further" to rip the steepest and deepest powder he could find. All that time in deep snow got him to wondering how much of it will be around in the future.
Ski Tracks vs. AlpineReplay vs. Ski Nation: It's the Battle of the Mountain Apps
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Gear and Tech
- Published: September 12, 2013
- Last Updated: November 21, 2014
Slow down there, partner!
If you're like me, you love your Ski Tracks app. Okay, so it may lack accuracy. Did you really hit 62.1 miles per hour on that cruiser? Really?? Whether you did or didn't, it's hard not to check out your Ski Tracks app as you're riding back up for another run. Maximum speed, distance, vertical, pitch, maps, photos, tunes - it's all in there. Plus it costs all of 99 cents. Who would want to compete with that? Funny you should ask...
About Shred Hood
- Written by Webmaster
- Category: About Shred Hood
- Published: July 30, 2013
- Last Updated: January 02, 2018
Shred Hood is a community news and information website founded in 2013 to cover the skiing, snowboarding, and outdoor enthusiast scene on Mount Hood. The vision is to serve the people who love Mount Hood in winter with a lively, reliable source of relevant information and entertainment.
As of January 2018, Shred Hood has gained 1.5 million page views, 300,000 unique users and more than 10,000 social media followers and email subscribers. The site is live year-round with coverage of summer snow sports on the mountain, bicycling, kite and windsurfing, hiking and climbing and other activities popular with the mountain community, as well as environmental, cultural and economic stories as they break.
To suggest story ideas, submit stories/photos or contribute media, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Shred Hood's co-founders are Ben Jacklet and Bjorn van der Voo, friends and co-workers who saw an opportunity to create something new and original in the evolving field of web-based niche journalism.
Shred Hood Editor and Publisher Ben Jacklet (pictured at Ski Bowl during a Club Race in 2016) began skiing at age 5 in New Hampshire and has been a professional writer, editor and publisher for 28 years. To contact Ben, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Shred Hood, LLC is a media company registered in Portland, Oregon and supported by businesses and organizations that want to reach a passionate audience of skiers, snowboarders and mountain enthusiasts.
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Where to eat and drink on Mount Hood
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Where to Eat and Drink
- Published: June 17, 2013
- Last Updated: December 07, 2018
It's hard to beat the hot chocolate at Timberline Lodge.
Dining and drinking options on and around Mount Hood range from an irresistably greasy bag of donuts at Joe's in Sandy to fine fondue and chardonnay at Timberline Lodge's Cascade Dining Room. A good hard day of shredding at high altitude makes everything taste better, so it's best to be open-minded about all your mountain options. I'll organize this article into three sections: Heading up to the Mountain, On the Mountain, and Heading Back Home.
The History of Mount Hood: A Timeline
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: History and Tradition
- Published: June 15, 2013
- Last Updated: December 07, 2018
This Digital Public Library image from the 1930s shows that Mount Hood did indeed have a summit hut in the pioneer days of outdoor recreation.
Not long after the first pioneers found their way to the Cascade Range, they started dreaming up ways to climb - and ski - Mount Hood. It's a rich tradition of ingenuity that continues to this day. This timeline should give you an appreciation for the rich history associated with Oregon's tallest mountain.