The Transformation of Cooper Spur
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Kids Racing
- Published: February 02, 2016
250 kids raced in the 2016 Cooper Spur Duel Slalom.
What do you get when several hundred of the most hard-core ski families on Mount Hood descend on a quaint little throwback of a resort with limited indoor plumbing?
Missing (and later Found) Climber on Mount Hood Got Lost Descending the South Side
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Accidents and Rescues
- Published: February 02, 2016
It is very easy to get lost on the south side descent if you underestimate how far left you need to go.
UPDATE: Rescue teams have found and saved 51-year-old Christian Houck of Seattle, who got disoriented while dropping down from above Palmer on the south side of Mount Hood and failed to return as expected to Timberline Lodge Monday evening. After a cold night on the mountain Houck made it back to Timberline without injury.
Crowds, Craziness and the Pursuit of DAVE
- Written by Casey Karlsen
- Category: High School Snowboarding
- Published: January 29, 2016
Three Rivers League riders enjoy the scene at the first slopestyle comp of 2016. Photo by Casey Karlsen
Head Judge Frost: “DAVE.”
Me: “DAVE?”
Head judge Frost: “DAVE.”
Ski Resorts Try Again to Update Oregon Laws
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Resorts
- Published: January 28, 2016
HB 4077 addresses inherent risks but not liability.
Oregon ski resort operators are making a second attempt to update state laws for ski areas this legislative session after a similar bill failed to win political support last year.
Cranking Away at the Tune Shop
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Culture/Style
- Published: January 26, 2016
Greg Coulter rips through another mount job at the Next Adventure Tune Shop.
It’s Friday morning at the Next Adventure tune shop, and Greg Coulter and his team are cranking through one pair of skis after another, drilling holes, tweaking bindings, grinding bases, working their way through a big backlog now that the snow has returned to Mount Hood and the floodgates have opened.
High School Racers Shred the Gates Come Rain, Sleet or Snow
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: High School Alpine Racing
- Published: January 20, 2016
Izzy Hoffman of Lakeridge High has won her first two league races in slalom and GS. Photo by Mike Juliana.
The high school season racing is out of the starting gates and ripping into 2016 with hundreds of high-energy competitors and all sorts of crazy Mount Hood weather.
Here’s Why ODOT Has Absolutely No Plans to Add Another Westbound Lane on Hwy. 26
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Transportation
- Published: January 15, 2016
Useful advice from an ODOT sign on Mount Hood..
If you are waiting for design improvements to solve the traffic problems on Mount Hood, don't hold your breath.
How Can We Fix the Traffic Mess on Mount Hood?
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Transportation
- Published: January 02, 2016
- Last Updated: January 12, 2016
One mile in two hours.
If you are a Mount Hood regular, you are probably painfully familiar with the nine-mile drive from Mt. Hood Meadows to Government Camp, and the fact that this short trip can take three hours or more when holiday traffic is at its worst.
Sad News from Jackson as Kelsey Hewitt Dies at 25
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: News
- Published: December 23, 2015
- Last Updated: December 29, 2015
Kelsey and Randy Hewitt. Photo courtesy of Garrett Shields
Update: there will be a memorial for Kelsey Hewitt Saturday, and her ashes will be spread on the mountain Sunday. See below for details from the family. Sad news from Jackson Hole this week, as the young woman who died in a tree-well skiing accident on Tuesday has been identified as Mount Hood-raised skier Kelsey Hewitt, the 25-year-old daughter of long-time Grant/Cleveland racing coach Randy Hewitt and his wife Elise.
#GirlPower: Mt. Hood-Raised Jackie Wiles Gets a Timely Boost from Lindsey Vonn
- Written by Ben Jacklet
- Category: Alpine Olympics/World Cup
- Published: December 17, 2015
Lindsey Vonn with Jackie Wiles
Jacqueline Wiles soared through the ranks of ski racing from the Mount Hood Mitey Mites to the Sochi Olympics, but when the U.S. Ski Teams were announced last month in Colorado, she didn't make the cut for the fully funded A team.