Circumstances improved this week for Mt. Hood Skibowl to renew operations for snowboarding and snowboarding.
On Friday, the resort was reporting a base of as much as 52 inches on the high of the Higher Bowl.
The resort was working out of Skibowl West with Decrease Bowl, Higher Bowl and Multopor chairlifts working 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. by way of Sunday, Jan. 5.
Then the resort will resume regular schedule of evening snowboarding from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday by way of Friday, and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
The forecast at Authorities Camp requires snow all weekend with excessive temperatures within the low to mid 30s and lows within the mid 20s.
Elevate tickets will be bought prematurely at skibowl.com. Day-of lifts should be bought on the resort.
Twilight snowshoe at White Cross
The favored annual twilight snowshoe excursions have begun at White Cross and shall be held each Saturday by way of Feb. 22.
Excursions led by White Cross guides go from 4:30 p.m. to five:45 or 6 p.m., relying on situations, circling round Leech Lake and traversing the Pacific Crest Path. Afterwards, individuals can loosen up within the Nordic Yurt with gentle snacks and drinks.
Tickets should be bought prematurely for $65 at skiwhitepass.com and snowshoes are included, together with headlamps if wanted. Excursions are beneficial for adults, however youngsters ages 12 and up can be a part of as long as they will stick with the group.
Older snowboarder dies at Idaho resort
A 72-year-old snowboarder was discovered unresponsive and pronounced lifeless Monday at Schweitzer ski resort close to Sandpoint, Idaho.
Ski patrol discovered the person from Laguna Seashore, California, after he had been reported lacking at about 12:30 p.m. close to the black diamond Detention ski run within the Outback Bowl of the again aspect of the North Idaho resort.
The person was discovered with the assistance of one other visitor snowboarding within the space, Schweitzer mentioned in an announcement.
The unresponsive snowboarder was transported to the bottom of the resort, the place the Bonner County coroner pronounced him lifeless. The person’s identify and reason behind dying weren’t launched.
Schweitzer directed inquiries to the coroner’s workplace. Coroner Robert Beers didn’t instantly reply to a request for info Thursday.
“Schweitzer extends its deepest condolences to the guest’s family and friends in the wake of this tragic incident,” Schweitzer spokeswoman Taylor Prather mentioned in an announcement.
In March 2021, a 49-year-old Liberty Lake man died whereas snowboarding at Schweitzer after hitting a tree department. Heath McHenry’s spouse described him as “an expert all-terrain skier capable of any run on Schweitzer Mountain” in an interview with The Spokesman-Assessment following the incident.
Final yr, one other 72-year-old man died of a coronary heart assault on the high of Lookout Cross Ski and Recreation Space close to Mullan, Idaho.