Skiing, snowshoeing, and adventure in the Northwest and beyond
Skiing, snowshoeing, and adventure in the Northwest and beyond
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This fun tour of 4-6 miles will be over varying, gentle terrain in Washington in the Old Man Pass Area. Meet at McMennamins Edgefield’s West parking lot at 8:30 a.m. to carpool. For more information, contact the leader, Kathy Burns, 503.429.4024.
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Join me to ski either down the groomed West Leg Road or in the backcountry, depending on conditions. Meet at the Gresham Central Transit Center, 350 NE 8th and NE Kelly Ave. (it has a parking garage), at 8:45 a.m. to take the SAM bus (ci.sandy.or.us/transit). Then we’ll take the Mt. Hood Express Bus (mthoodexpress.com;
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Intermediate / Advanced level Backcountry Ski Join Mary Hepokoski for four days of skiing in the Central Washington Cascades just east of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area. There will be multi-level ski trips each day. Snowshoe trips are possible if more than one participant agrees to snowshoe. Our base for this backcountry ski trip will
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Come join us for a Wednesday ski tour. The trail will depend on snow conditions; we’ll ski where the snow is good. Meet at McMenamins Edgefield’s West parking lot at 9:00 a.m. to carpool. For more info and to RSVP leader Laurel Dickie, 503-287-6290 (land line).
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All Ability Ski or Snowshoe We will take Amtrak overnight to Essex, Montana, adjacent to Glacier National Park for a wonderful ski vacation! Leave Portland on Thursday afternoon and arrive Friday morning to sparkling snow and the cozy Izaak Walton Inn. On Friday, ski or snowshoe on the 30 km of groomed trails, or relax
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Intermediate Backcountry Ski We’ll backcountry ski to the ONC-PDX managed cabin on the Northeast side of Mt. Hood, a 3 mile ski with a 1,900-foot gain up the Tilly Jane Ski Trail to the cabin at 5,700 feet elevation. Participants carry their own gear, including sleeping bags, pad, and food for all meals. We have
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About 6 miles over gentle roads, except about 50 yards at one point to get to the Old wagon Rd. Things may have changed, but Klindt’s old book says there are views of Mt Hood and upper Hood River valley. Please review https://onc-pdx.org/day-tour-overview/ for things to bring, including lunch and enough to keep warm for
Weygant Basin (Cooper Spur,Mt Hood) Read More »
While thousands of downhill skiers are packed into the groomed slopes on the south and east sides of Mt Hood, we’ll take the whole north side for ourselves on this advanced tour. If you haven’t been to Cooper Spur in the winter before, with the right snow, it is magical and definitely worth the climb.
Tilly Jane and Beyond! Read More »
Transit to the Trails! Join me to ski either down the groomed West Leg Road or in the backcountry, depending on conditions. Meet at the Gresham Central Transit Center, 350 NE 8th and NE Kelly Ave. (it has a parking garage), at 8:45 a.m. to take the SAM bus (ci.sandy.or.us/transit). Then we’ll take the Mt.
West Leg Road or backcountry, Mt. Hood, OR Read More »