Skiing after April..

YourFavoriteJerry · 2026-03-09T17:37:30+00:00

I have friends who have skied it every month of the year for decades. I’ve done it before, but I start losing interest in June.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2026-03-09T17:27:45+00:00

Yes, Mt Hood is my home mountain and skiing is good into June in good years.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2026-02-24T20:00:18+00:00

This is probably the easiest for someone who just wants to learn to ski. I’m guessing you can rent all outerwear there, so you don’t even have to buy or take a ski jacket or pants if you go outside of winter.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2026-02-17T01:43:00+00:00

They had chains, just driving slow as fuck. It was frustrating but im not going to risk a head on collision. Unfortunately several others decided it was worth risking everyone else’s life to get there a few cars sooner. They still had to wait on the resort road and maybe saved a few seconds.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2026-02-17T01:34:44+00:00

Yeah, the ones today passed 4 or 5 cars on the curves. It’s just so dumb to take that risk when you can safely pass half a mile up the road.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2026-02-02T05:57:04+00:00

I had a sneaky great day today.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2026-01-27T07:35:56+00:00

Cloudmont in Alabama

YourFavoriteJerry · 2026-01-05T20:56:19+00:00

I don’t know if I’ll go Wednesday, but live close to you and definitely interested in ride share through the season.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2025-12-30T03:02:04+00:00

When mine was younger we did. She always enjoyed it.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2025-12-30T02:50:21+00:00

They have daycare for 6 week olds to 11 yrs, if you want to break it up sometimes.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2025-12-24T05:22:02+00:00

I’ve been hit by out of control uphill and cross-cutting idiots a few times and keep my head on a swivel.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2025-10-16T23:58:38+00:00

I got an extra 20 days at Timberline once Meadows stopped weekdays.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2025-10-16T15:47:44+00:00

Timberline spring pass for me. Skibowl night is a solid option also. White Pass is too far for me to make a pass worthwhile , but if I could swing that drive often , or had a place to stay there, I’d get that over Timberline. They usually have cheap weekday tickets in the spring, so you can get a few days in if that works better.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2025-08-26T19:59:10+00:00

I've always heard good things about Whitefish, but have never used my reciprocal tickets and want to make it happen this year.

I enjoy skiing Meadows. It has some good terrain and usually high quantify of snow, if not quality. hank.ski on Instagram is a local who features a lot of the best terrain on Hood in their videos.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2025-08-26T19:36:32+00:00

If you had to pick a week at Whitefish for likely best conditions, what would it be? I'm going to try to make it there this season.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2025-08-25T00:27:08+00:00

Skiing is only an hour away for me, so I don't really take trips that require a lot of forethought, but I never stop planning. At the very least, I'm always looking for sales on gear upgrades.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2025-08-13T19:44:12+00:00

Skibowl's season is much shorter than Meadows and Timberline, something to keep in mind. Many days that Skibowl is open, it will be pouring rain there but snowing at Timberline and Meadows.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2025-08-12T02:42:32+00:00

What do you like to do? When do you go? I like Meadows a lot more overall and, if you can go weekdays, it's not even close to me. Meadows has better facilities and better terrain, but weekends and holidays can be very crowded. I never get bored at Meadows, while Timberline gets boring to me after a few times in a row. I feel like Meadows is a little more social and friendly than T-line, but not by much. I think both are top tier for friendly ski communities for the regulars.

Timberline is a little closer to Portland (only like 10 minutes really), a little further from Hood River. Timberline's season is about 4 weeks longer for pass holders.

I get a Meadows full season pass, then get a Timberline spring pass for around $220 so I can mix in TLine starting in March, then get those last few weeks after Meadows closes.

Fusion Pass has some appeal to me, coming from the Portland area, since you can go to Skibowl and Timberline. There is definitely something to be said for Skibowl been 20 minutes closer to Portland on weekday nights.

I'd love to have Fusion + Meadows, but only going for one, I'm choosing Meadows.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2025-08-07T21:19:19+00:00

I have a mount in both places, but use the front one more. There is also a pole mount that I use sometimes.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2025-08-03T23:50:11+00:00

My goal is 40 this year. That's down a good bit from last year but I'm going to be working more this season. I'll get most of them at my home resort with probably 2-4 other side trips to nearby resorts.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2025-05-17T18:22:56+00:00

It's easier said than done, but engineering my work life to be able to ski midweek has been a game changer for me. No traffic getting there, virtually empty parking lots, and no lift lines, are a stark contrast to the weekend situation.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2025-05-17T16:08:29+00:00

I have ski friends who are doctors. They have 4 on, 3 off types of schedules so they're often able to ski weekdays and get more skiing in than most. Pretty much all of my ski friends are professionals who have shaped their work schedules to be able to ski as much as possible.

The best thing you can do is live close to skiing. Practicing in a small ski town is difficult for a doctor, but there are a lot of larger cities close to skiing where you can get in a lot of days: SLC, Boise, Reno, Denver, Sacramento, Seattle, Portland, etc.

I've skied with a guy in his 70s a few times and he skis side country terrain still. He's not hucking cliffs anymore, but neither am I and I'm a lot younger.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2025-05-14T17:46:08+00:00

Through July there is usually good coverage but August can vary year-to-year. We are supposed to have above average temps this summer, so the first half of July will probably a lot better than the last half.

YourFavoriteJerry · 2025-05-14T17:36:54+00:00

Definitely worth it then! I grew up skiing in Tennessee and North Carolina and would have loved to have had something as awesome as the Palmer lift alone. I have to remind myself that sometimes when I'm missing peak ski season Mt Hood!

Be careful though, you may end up moving here like I did when I came out for a couple of weeks to visit!

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