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Hawk watches are conducted along migration routes and collect important information on how these species are doing.  Hannah and Erik visited the hawk watch at Bonney Butte in the Mount Hood National Forest to check it out!*The audio is a bit quiet due to the environmental conditions*Adventure begins at: 5:35 Show notes Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival Morro Bay Birding Festival Spring Chirp eBird October Global Big Day; Team trip report Hawk Watch International Hawkcount.org Bonney Butte Hawk Watch US Forestry Service eBird Trip Report Birds/Animals mentioned Intro Bird Call: White-crowned Sparrow (Recorded: Oregon July, 2019)Outro Bird Call: Red-tailed Hawk (Recorded: Oregon June, 2019) Support the showConnect with us at... IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @ErikgoesbirdingFacebook: @HannahandErikGoBirdingEmail us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.comWebsite: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.comVenmo: @hannahanderikgobirdingGet a discount at Buteo Books using code: BIRDNERDBOOKCLUB

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As the search for the missing climbers enters its second day, rescuers redouble their efforts to find the lost students and their adult guides. But the vastness of the search area presents major challenges. Rescue workers and parents face the awful reality that the missing climbers' chances for survival are dwindling rapidly. But then, a crucial discovery gives them hope, and profoundly alters the nature of the search.Order your copy of the new Against the Odds book, How to Survive Against the Odds: Tales & Tips for Animal Attacks and Natural Disasters, for stories of everyday people confronted by life-or-death situations, showing you how they survived—and how you can too. Learn more at SurvivalGuidebook.com.Be the first to know about Wondery's newest podcasts, curated recommendations, and more! Sign up now at https://wondery.fm/wonderynewsletterListen to Against The Odds on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first to binge the newest season. Unlock exclusive early access by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial today by visiting http://wondery.com/links/against-the-odds/ now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Morning provides no relief for the Oregon Episcopal School climbers trapped without food or water high on Mount Hood. The storm that forced them to take shelter in a snow cave shows no signs of letting up. Two of the climbers embark on a perilous journey to find help, while elite rescuers battle the elements, and confront the terrifying possibility that they could wind up stranded on the mountain as well.Order your copy of the new Against the Odds book, How to Survive Against the Odds: Tales & Tips for Animal Attacks and Natural Disasters, for stories of everyday people confronted by life-or-death situations, showing you how they survived—and how you can too. Learn more at SurvivalGuidebook.com.Be the first to know about Wondery's newest podcasts, curated recommendations, and more! Sign up now at https://wondery.fm/wonderynewsletterListen to Against The Odds on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first to binge the newest season. Unlock exclusive early access by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial today by visiting http://wondery.com/links/against-the-odds/ now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With night falling, the student climbers and their adult chaperones must take refuge in a cramped, frigid, and hastily dug snow cave. Their leader, Father Tom Goman, begins to succumb to hypothermia. Meanwhile, search and rescue teams prepare to deploy. But as the storm that first trapped the climbers on Mount Hood rages on, the dire nature of their predicament becomes increasingly apparent.Order your copy of the new Against the Odds book, How to Survive Against the Odds: Tales & Tips for Animal Attacks and Natural Disasters, for stories of everyday people confronted by life-or-death situations, showing you how they survived—and how you can too. Learn more at SurvivalGuidebook.com.Be the first to know about Wondery's newest podcasts, curated recommendations, and more! Sign up now at https://wondery.fm/wonderynewsletterListen to Against The Odds on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first to binge the newest season. Unlock exclusive early access by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial today by visiting http://wondery.com/links/against-the-odds/ now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In May 1986, a group of high school students and faculty embarked on a journey to the top of Mount Hood, Oregon's tallest mountain. The climb was part of an annual wilderness program, and was usually uneventful. But during this climb, a brutal and massive storm engulfed the mountain, stranding the climbers near the summit, and forcing them into a harrowing battle for survival.Order your copy of the new Against the Odds book, How to Survive Against the Odds: Tales & Tips for Animal Attacks and Natural Disasters, for stories of everyday people confronted by life-or-death situations, showing you how they survived—and how you can too. Learn more at SurvivalGuidebook.com.Be the first to know about Wondery's newest podcasts, curated recommendations, and more! Sign up now at https://wondery.fm/wonderynewsletterListen to Against The Odds on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first to binge the newest season. Unlock exclusive early access by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial today by visiting http://wondery.com/links/against-the-odds/ now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Back when the Mazama Club formed, with membership open only to those who had climbed old Wy'East, standing on top of the mountain meant more than it does today. Just 35 years earlier, fire had been belching out of it. (Wy'East, Hood River and Clackamas County) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1705b.mount-hood-active-volcano-443.html)

The Storm does not cover athletes or gear or hot tubs or whisky bars or helicopters or bros jumping off things. I'm focused on the lift-served skiing world that 99 percent of skiers actually inhabit, and I'm covering it year-round. To support this mission of independent ski journalism, please subscribe to the free or paid versions of the email newsletter.WhoGreg Pack, President and General Manager of Mt. Hood Meadows, OregonRecorded onApril 28, 2025About Mt. Hood MeadowsClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: The Drake Family (and other minority shareholders)Located in: Mt. Hood, OregonYear founded: 1968Pass affiliations:* Indy Pass – 2 days, select blackouts* Indy+ Pass – 2 days, no blackoutsClosest neighboring U.S. ski areas: Summit (:17), Mt. Hood Skibowl (:19), Cooper Spur (:23), Timberline (:26)Base elevation: 4,528 feetSummit elevation: 7,305 feet at top of Cascade Express; 9,000 feet at top of hike-to permit area; 11,249 feet at summit of Mount HoodVertical drop: 2,777 feet lift-served; 4,472 hike-to inbounds; 6,721 feet from Mount Hood summitSkiable acres: 2,150Average annual snowfall: 430 inchesTrail count: 87 (15% beginner, 40% intermediate, 15% advanced, 30% expert)Lift count: 11 (1 six-pack, 5 high-speed quads, 1 fixed-grip quad, 3 doubles, 1 carpet – view Lift Blog's inventory of Mount Hood Meadows' lift fleet)About Cooper SpurClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: The Drake FamilyLocated in: Mt. Hood, OregonYear founded: 1927Pass affiliations: Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass – 2 days, no blackoutsClosest neighboring U.S. ski areas: Mt. Hood Meadows (:22), Summit (:29), Mt. Hood Skibowl (:30), Timberline (:37)Base elevation: 3,969 feetSummit elevation: 4,400 feetVertical drop: 431 feetSkiable acres: 50Average annual snowfall: 250 inchesTrail count: 9 (1 most difficult, 7 more difficult, 1 easier)Lift count: 2 (1 double, 1 ropetow – view Lift Blog's inventory of Cooper Spur's lift fleet)Why I interviewed himVolcanoes are weird. Oh look, an exploding mountain. Because that seems reasonable. Volcanoes sound like something imagined, like dragons or teleportation or dinosaurs*. “So let me get this straight,” I imagine some puzzled Appalachian miner, circa 1852, responding to the fellow across the fire as he tells of his adventures in the Oregon Territory, “you expect me to believe that out thataways they got themselves mountains that just blow their roofs off whenever they feel like it, and shoot off fire and rocks and gas for 50 mile or more, and no one never knows when it's a'comin'? You must think I'm dumber'n that there tree stump.”Turns out volcanoes are real. How humanity survived past day one I have no idea. But here we are, skiing on volcanoes instead of tossing our virgins from the rim as a way of asking the nice mountain to please not explode (seriously how did anyone make it out of the past alive?).And one of the volcanoes we can ski on is Mount Hood. This actually seems more unbelievable to me than the concept of a vengeful nuclear mountain. PNW Nature Bros shield every blade of grass like they're guarding Fort Knox. When, in 2014, federal scientists proposed installing four monitoring stations on Hood, which the U.S. Geological Survey ranks as the sixth-highest threat to erupt out of America's 161 active volcanoes, these morons stalled the process for six years. “I think it is so important to have places like that where we can just step back, out of respect and humility, and appreciate nature for what it is,” a Wilderness Watch official told The New York Times. Personally I think it's so important to install basic monitoring infrastructure so that thousands of people are not incinerated in a predictable volcanic eruption. While “Japan, Iceland and Chile smother their high-threat volcanoes in scientific instruments,” The Times wrote, American Granola Bros say things like, “This is more proof that the Forest Service has abandoned any pretense of administering wilderness as per the letter or spirit of the Wilderness Act.” And Hood and the nation's other volcanoes cackle madly. “These idiots are dumber than the human-sacrifice people,” they say just before belching up an ash cloud that could take down a 747. When officials finally installed these instrument clusters on Hood in 2020, they occupied three boxes that look to be approximately the size of a convenience-store ice freezer, which feels like an acceptable trade-off to mass death and airplanes falling out of the sky.I know that as an outdoor writer I'm supposed to be all pissed off if anyone anywhere suggests any use of even a centimeter of undeveloped land other than giving it back to the deer in a treaty printed on recycled Styrofoam and signed with human blood to symbolize the life we've looted from nature by commandeering 108 square feet to potentially protect millions of lives from volcanic eruption, but this sort of trivial protectionism and willful denial that humans ought to have rights too is the kind of brainless uncompromising overreach that I fear will one day lead to a massive over-correction at the other extreme, in which a federal government exhausted with never being able to do anything strips away or massively dilutes land protections that allow anyone to do anything they can afford. And that's when we get Monster Pete's Arctic Dune Buggies setting up a casino/coal mine/rhinoceros-hunting ranch on the Eliot Glacier and it's like thanks Bros I hope that was worth it to stall the placement of gardenshed-sized public safety infrastructure for six years.Anyway, given the trouble U.S. officials have with installing necessary things on Mount Hood, it's incredible how many unnecessary ones our ancestors were able to build. But in 1927 the good old boys hacked their way into the wilderness and said, “by gum what a spot for snoskiing” and built a bunch of ski areas. And today 31 lifts serve four Mt. Hood ski areas covering a combined 4,845 acres:Which I'm just like, do these Wilderness Watch people not know about this? Perhaps if this and similar groups truly cared about the environmental integrity of Mount Hood they would invest their time, energy, and attention into a long-term regional infrastructure plan that identified parcels for concentrated mixed-use development and non-personal-car-based transit options to mitigate the impact of thousands of skiers traveling up the mountain daily from Portland, rather than in delaying the installation of basic monitoring equipment that notifies humanity of a civilization-shattering volcanic eruption before it happens. But then again I am probably not considering how this would impact the integrity of squirrel poop decomposition below 6,000 feet and the concomitant impacts on pinestand soil erosion which of course would basically end life as we know it on planet Earth.OK this went sideways let me try to salvage it.*Whoops I know dinosaurs were real; I meant to write “the moon landing.” How embarrassing.What we talked aboutA strong 2024-25; recruiting employees in mountains with little nearby housing; why Meadows doesn't compete with Timberline for summer skiing; bye-bye Blue double, Meadows' last standing opening-year chairlift; what it takes to keep an old Riblet operating; the reliability of old versus new chairlifts; Blue's slow-motion demolition and which relics might remain long term; the logic of getting a free anytime buddy lift ticket with your season pass; thoughts on ski area software providers that take a percentage of all sales; why Meadows and Cooper Spur have no pass reciprocity; the ongoing Cooper Spur land exchange; the value of Cooper Spur and Summit on a volcano with three large ski areas; why Meadows hasn't backed away from reciprocal agreements; why Meadows chose Indy over Epic, Ikon, or Mountain Collective; becoming a ski kid when you're not from a ski family; landing at Mountain Creek, New Jersey after a Colorado ski career; how Moonlight Basin started as an independent ski area and eventually became part of Big Sky; the tension underlying Telluride; how the Drake Family, who has managed the ski area since inception, makes decisions; a board that reinvests 100 percent of earnings back into the mountain; why we need large independents in a consolidating world; being independent is “our badge of honor”; whether ownership wants to remain independent long term; potential next lift upgrades; a potential all-new lift line and small expansion; thoughts on a better Heather lift; wild Hood weather and the upper limits of lift service; considering surface lifts on the upper mountain; the challenges of running Cascade Express; the future of the Daisy and Easy Rider doubles; more potential future expansion; and whether we could ever see a ski connection with Timberline Lodge.Why now was a good time for this interviewIt's kind of dumb that 210 episodes into this podcast I've only recorded one Oregon ep: Timberline Lodge President Jeff Kohnstamm, more than three years ago. While Oregon only has 11 active ski areas, and the state ranks 11th-ish in skier visits, it's an important ski state. PNW skiers treat skiing like the Northeast treats baseball or the Midwest treats football or D.C. treats politics: rabid beyond reason. That explains the eight Idaho pods and half dozen each in Washington and B.C. These episodes hit like a hash stand at a Dead show. So why so few Oregon eps?Eh, no reason in particular. There isn't a ski area in North America that I don't want to feature on the podcast, but I can't just order them online like a pizza. Relationships, more than anything, drive the podcast, and The Storm's schedule is primarily opportunity driven. I invite folks on as I meet them or when they do something cool. And sometimes we can connect right away and sometimes it takes months or even years, even if they want to do it. Sometimes we're waiting on contracts or approvals so we can discuss some big project in depth. It can take time to build trust, or to convince a non-podcast person that they have a great story to tell.So we finally get to Meadows. Not to be It-Must-Be-Nice Bro about benefits that arise from clear deliberate life choices, but It must be nice to live in the PNW, where every city sits within 90 minutes of a ripping, open-until-Memorial-Day skyscraper that gets carpet bombed with 400 annual inches but receives between one and four out-of-state visitors per winter. Yeah the ski areas are busy anyway because they don't have enough of them, but busy with Subaru-driving Granola Bros is different than busy with Subaru-driving Granola Bros + Texas Bro whose cowboy boots aren't clicking in right + Florida Bro who bought a Trans Am for his boa constrictor + Midwest Bro rocking Olin 210s he found in Gramp's garage + Hella Rad Cali Bro + New Yorker Bro asking what time they groom Corbet's + Aussie Bro touring the Rockies on a seven-week long weekend + Euro Bro rocking 65 cm underfoot on a two-foot powder day. I have no issue with tourists mind you because I am one but there is something amazing about a ski area that is gigantic and snowy and covered in modern infrastructure while simultaneously being unknown outside of its area code.Yes this is hyperbole. But while everyone in Portland knows that Meadows has the best parking lot views in America and a statistical profile that matches up with Beaver Creek and as many detachable chairlifts as Snowbasin or Snowbird and more snow than Steamboat or Jackson or Palisades or Pow Mow, most of the rest of the world doesn't, and I think they should.Why you should ski Mt. Hood Meadows and Cooper SpurIt's interesting that the 4,845 combined skiable acres of Hood's four ski areas are just a touch larger than the 4,323 acres at Mt. Bachelor, which as far as I know has operated as a single interconnected facility since its 1958 founding. Both are volcanoes whose ski areas operate on U.S. Forest Service land a commutable distance from demographically similar markets, providing a case study in distributed versus centralized management.Bachelor in many ways delivers a better experience. Bachelor's snow is almost always drier and better, an outlier in the kingdom of Cascade Concrete. Skiers can move contiguously across its full acreage, an impossible mission on Balkanized Hood. The mountain runs an efficient, mostly modern 15 lifts to Hood's wild 31, which includes a dozen detachables but also a half dozen vintage Riblet doubles with no safety bars. Bachelor's lifts scale the summit, rather than stopping thousands of feet short as they do on Hood. While neither are Colorado-grade destination ski areas, metro Portland is stuffed with 25 times more people than Bend, and Hood ski areas have an everbusy feel that skiers can often outrun at Bachelor. Bachelor is closer to its mothership – just 26 minutes from Bend to Portland's hour-to-two-hour commutes up to the ski areas. And Bachelor, accessible on all versions of the Ikon Pass and not hamstrung by the confusing counter-branding of multiple ski areas with similar names occupying the same mountain, presents a more clearcut target for the mainstream skier.But Mount Hood's quirky scatterplot ski centers reward skiers in other ways. Four distinct ski areas means four distinct ski cultures, each with its own pace, purpose, customs, traditions, and orientation to the outside world. Timberline Lodge is a funky mix of summertime Bro parks, Government Camp greens, St. Bernards, and its upscale landmark namesake hotel. Cooper Spur is tucked-away, low-key, low-vert family resort skiing. Meadows sprawls, big and steep, with Hood's most interesting terrain. And low-altitude, closest-to-the-city Skibowl is night-lit slowpoke with a vintage all-Riblet lift fleet. Your Epic and Ikon passes are no good here, though Indy gets you Meadows and Cooper Spur. Walk-up lift tickets (still the only way to buy them at Skibowl), are more tier-varied and affordable than those at Bachelor, which can exceed $200 on peak days (though Bachelor heavily discounts access to its beginner lifts, with free access to select novice areas). Bachelor's $1,299 season pass is 30 percent more expensive than Meadows'.This dynamic, of course, showcases single-entity efficiency and market capture versus the messy choice of competition. Yes Free Market Bro you are right sometimes. Hood's ski areas have more inherent motivators to fight on price, forge allegiances like the Timberline-Skibowl joint season pass, invest in risks like night and summer skiing, and run wonky low-tide lift ticket deals. Empowering this flexibility: all four Hood ski areas remain locally owned – Meadows and T-Line by their founding families. Bachelor, of course, is a fiefdom of Park City, Utah-based Powdr, which owns a half-dozen other ski areas across the West.I don't think that Hood is better than Bachelor or that Bachelor is better than Hood. They're different, and you should ski both. But however you dissect the niceties of these not-really-competing-but-close-enough-that-a-comarison-makes-sense ski centers, the on-the-ground reality adds up to this: Hood locals, in general, are a far more contented gang than Bachelor Bros. I don't have any way to quantify this, and Bachelor has its partisans. But I talk to skiers all over the country, all the time. Skiers will complain about anything, and online guttings of even the most beloved mountains exist. But talk to enough people and strong enough patterns emerge to understand that, in general, locals are happy with Mammoth and Alpine Meadows and Sierra-at-Tahoe and A-Basin and Copper and Bridger Bowl and Nub's Nob and Perfect North and Elk and Plattekill and Berkshire East and Smuggs and Loon and Saddleback and, mostly, the Hood ski areas. And locals are generally less happy with Camelback and Seven Springs and Park City and Sunrise and Shasta and Stratton and, lately, former locals' faves Sugarbush and Wildcat. And, as far as I can tell, Bachelor.Potential explanations for Hood happiness versus Bachelor blues abound, all of them partial, none completely satisfactory, all asterisked with the vagaries of skiing and skiers and weather and luck. But my sense is this: Meadows, Timberline, and Skibowl locals are generally content not because they have better skiing than everyplace else or because their ski areas are some grand bargain or because they're not crowded or because they have the best lift systems or terrain parks or grooming or snow conditions, but because Hood, in its haphazard and confounding-to-outsiders borders and layout, has forced its varied operators to hyper-adapt to niche needs in the local market while liberating them from the all-things-to-everyone imperative thrust on isolated operations like Bachelor. They have to decide what they're good at and be good at that all the time, because they have no other option. Hood operators can't be Vail-owned Paoli Peaks, turning in 25-day ski seasons and saying well it's Indiana what do you expect? They have to be independent Perfect North, striving always for triple-digit operating days and saying it's Indiana and we're doing this anyway because if we don't you'll stop coming and we'll all be broke.In this way Hood is a snapshot of old skiing, pre-consolidation, pre-national pass, pre-social media platforms that flung open global windows onto local mountains. Other than Timberline summer parks no one is asking these places to be anything other than very good local ski areas serving rabid local skiers. And they're doing a damn good job.Podcast NotesOn Meadows and Timberline Lodge opening and closing datesOne of the most baffling set of basic facts to get straight in American skiing is the number of ski areas on Mount Hood and the distinction between them. Part of the reason for this is the volcano's famous summer skiing, which takes place not at either of the eponymous ski areas – Mt. Hood Meadows or Mt. Hood Skibowl – but at the awkwardly named Timberline Lodge, which sounds more like a hipster cocktail lounge with a 19th-century fur-trapper aesthetic than the name of a ski resort (which is why no one actually calls it “Timberline Lodge”; I do so only to avoid confusion with the ski area in West Virginia, because people are constantly getting Appalachian ski areas mixed up with those in the Cascades). I couldn't find a comprehensive list of historic closing dates for Meadows and Timberline, but the basic distinction is this: Meadows tends to wrap winter sometime between late April and late May. Timberline goes into August and beyond when it can. Why doesn't Meadows push its season when it is right next door and probably could? We discuss in the pod.On Riblet clipsFun fact about defunct-as-a-company-even-though-a-couple-hundred-of-their-machines-are-still-spinning Riblet chairlifts: rather than clamping on like a vice grip, the end of each chair is woven into the rope via something called an “insert clip.” I wrote about this in my Wildcat pod last year:On Alpental Chair 2A small but vocal segment of Broseph McBros with nothing better to do always reflexively oppose the demolition of legacy fixed-grip lifts to make way for modern machines. Pack does a great job laying out why it's harder to maintain older chairlifts than many skiers may think. I wrote about this here:On Blue's breakover towers and unload rampWe also dropped photos of this into the video version of the pod:On the Cooper Spur land exchangeHere's a somewhat-dated and very biased-against-the-ski-area infographic summarizing the proposed land swap between Meadows and the U.S. Forest Service, from the Cooper Spur Wild & Free Coalition, an organization that “first came together in 2002 to fight Mt. Hood Meadows' plans to develop a sprawling destination resort on the slopes of Mt. Hood near Cooper Spur”:While I find the sanctimonious language in this timeline off-putting, I'm more sympathetic to Enviro Bro here than I was with the eruption-detection controversy discussed up top. Opposing small-footprint, high-impact catastrophe-monitoring equipment on an active volcano to save five bushes but potentially endanger millions of human lives is foolish. But checking sprawling wilderness development by identifying smaller parcels adjacent to already-disturbed lands as alternative sites for denser, hopefully walkable, hopefully mixed-use projects is exactly the sort of thing that every mountain community ought to prioritize.On the combination of Summit and Timberline LodgeThe small Summit Pass ski area in Government Camp operated as an independent entity from its 1927 founding until Timberline Lodge purchased the ski area in 2018. In 2021, the owners connected the two – at least in one direction. Skiers can move 4,540 vertical feet from the top of Timberline's Palmer chair to the base of Summit. While Palmer tends to open late in the season and Summit tends to close early, and while skiers will have to ride shuttles back up to the Timberline lifts until the resort builds a much anticipated gondola connecting the full height, this is technically America's largest lift-served vertical drop.On Meadows' reciprocalsMeadows only has three season pass reciprocal partners, but they're all aspirational spots that passholders would actually travel for: Baker, Schweitzer, and Whitefish. I ask Pack why he continues to offer these exchanges even as larger ski areas such as Brundage and Tamarack move away from them. One bit of context I neglected to include, however, is that neighboring Timberline Lodge and Mount Hood Skibowl not only offer a joint pass, but are longtime members of Powder Alliance, which is an incredible regional reciprocal pass that's free for passholders at any of these mountains:On Ski Broadmoor, ColoradoColorado Springs is less convenient to skiing than the name implies – skiers are driving a couple of hours, minimum, to access Monarch or the Summit County ski areas. So I was surprised, when I looked up Pack's original home mountain of Ski Broadmoor, to see that it sat on the city's outskirts:This was never a big ski area, with 600 vertical feet served by an “America The Beautiful Lift” that sounds as though it was named by Donald Trump:The “famous” Broadmoor Hotel built and operated the ski area, according to Colorado Ski History. They sold the hotel in 1986 to the city, which promptly sold it to Vail Associates (now Vail Resorts), in 1988. Vail closed the ski area in 1991 – the only mountain they ever surrendered on. I'll update all my charts and such to reflect this soon.On pre-high-speed KeystoneIt's kind of amazing that Keystone, which now spins seven high-speed chairlifts, didn't install its first detachable until 1990, nearly a decade after neighboring Breckenridge installed the world's first, in 1981. As with many resorts that have aggressively modernized, this means that Keystone once ran more chairlifts than it does today. When Pack started his ski career at the mountain in 1989, Keystone ran 10 frontside aerial lifts (8 doubles, 1 triple, 1 gondola) compared to just six today (2 doubles, 2 sixers, a high-speed quad, and a higher-capacity gondy).On Mountain CreekI've talked about the bananas-ness of Mountain Creek many times. I love this unhinged New Jersey bump in the same way I loved my crazy late uncle who would get wasted at the Bay City fireworks and yell at people driving Toyotas to “Buy American!” (This was the ‘80s in Michigan, dudes. I don't know what to tell you. The auto industry was falling apart and everybody was tripping, especially dudes who worked in – or, in my uncle's case, adjacent to (steel) – the auto industry.)On IntrawestOne of the reasons I did this insane timeline project was so that I would no longer have to sink 30 minutes into Google every time someone said the word “Intrawest.” The timeline was a pain in the ass, but worth it, because now whenever I think “wait exactly what did Intrawest own and when?” I can just say “oh yeah I already did that here you go”:On Moonlight Basin and merging with Big SkyIt's kind of weird how many now-united ski areas started out as separate operations: Beaver Creek and Arrowhead (merged 1997), Canyons and Park City (2014), Whistler and Blackcomb (1997), Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley (connected via gondola in 2022), Carinthia and Mount Snow (1986), Sugarbush and Mount Ellen (connected via chairlift in 1995). Sometimes – Beaver Creek, Mount Snow – the terrain and culture mergers are seamless. Other times – Alpine and the Palisades side of what is now Palisades Tahoe – the connection feels like opening a store that sells four-wheelers and 74-piece high-end dinnerware sets. Like, these things don't go together, Man. But when Big Sky absorbed Moonlight Basin and Spanish Peaks in 2013, everyone immediately forgot that it was ever any different. This suggests that Big Sky's 2032 Yellowstone Club acquisition will be seamless.**Kidding, Brah. Maybe.On Lehman BrothersNearly two decades later, it's still astonishing how quickly Lehman Brothers, in business for 158 years, collapsed in 2008.On the “mutiny” at TellurideEvery now and then, a reader will ask the very reasonable question about why I never pay any attention to Telluride, one of America's great ski resorts, and one that Pack once led. Mostly it's because management is unstable, making long-term skier experience stories of the sort I mostly focus on hard to tell. And management is mostly unstable because the resort's owner is, by all accounts, willful and boorish and sort of unhinged. Blevins, in The Colorado Sun's “Outsider” newsletter earlier this week:A few months ago, locals in Telluride and Mountain Village began publicly blasting the resort's owner, a rare revolt by a community that has grown weary of the erratic Chuck Horning.For years, residents around the resort had quietly lamented the antics and decisions of the temperamental Horning, the 81-year-old California real estate investor who acquired Telluride Ski & Golf Resort in 2004. It's the only resort Horning has ever owned and over the last 21 years, he has fired several veteran ski area executives — including, earlier this year, his son, Chad.Now, unnamed locals have launched a website, publicly detailing the resort owner's messy management of the Telluride ski area and other businesses across the country.“For years, Chuck Horning has caused harm to us all, both individually and collectively,” reads the opening paragraph of ChuckChuck.ski — which originated when a Telluride councilman in March said that it was “time to chuck Chuck.” “The community deserves something better. For years, we've whispered about the stories, the incidents, the poor decisions we've witnessed. Those stories should no longer be kept secret from everyone that relies on our ski resort for our wellbeing.”The chuckchuck.ski site drags skeletons out of Horning's closet. There are a lot of skeletons in there. The website details a long history of lawsuits across the country accusing Horning and the Newport Federal Financial investment firm he founded in 1970 of fraud.It's a pretty amazing site.On Bogus BasinI was surprised that ostensibly for-profit Meadows regularly re-invests 100 percent of profits into the ski area. Such a model is more typical for explicitly nonprofit outfits such as Bogus Basin, Idaho. Longtime GM Brad Wilson outlined how that ski area functions a few years back:The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

Oregon is renowned for its wilderness areas, found in high desert landscapes and around towering volcanoes, but you don't need to go far from the state's largest city to get there. On this week's episode of Peak Northwest, we explore the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness of the Mt. Hood National Forest, found just 50 miles east of Portland. This wilderness area has rushing rivers, dense evergreen forests dripping with moss and great views of the tallest mountain in Oregon. It's a perfect destination for day hikers and backpackers alike, with hikes that range from easy to difficult. Here are some highlights from this week's show: • Why the Salmon River Trail is one of Oregon's best backpacking spots. • Devils Peak is an easy hike with a great payoff. • Hunchback Mountain is one of the most challenging trails in the wilderness. • What you'll find on the Eagle Creek Trail (no, not that Eagle Creek Trail). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we go back in time to meet a bully, prepare for the zombie apocalypse, and then we get stalked by the Mt. Hood Monster! Original Air Date: Feb 26, 2020   Patreon (Get ad-free episodes, Patreon Discord Access, and more!) https://www.patreon.com/user?u=18482113 PayPal Donation Link https://tinyurl.com/mrxe36ph MERCH STORE!!! https://tinyurl.com/y8zam4o2 Amazon Wish List https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/28CIOGSFRUXAD?ref_=wl_share   Help Promote Dead Rabbit! Dual Flyer https://i.imgur.com/OhuoI2v.jpg "As Above" Flyer https://i.imgur.com/yobMtUp.jpg “Alien Flyer” By TVP VT U https://imgur.com/gallery/aPN1Fnw “QR Code Flyer” by Finn https://imgur.com/a/aYYUMAh   Links: Alexamenos graffito https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexamenos_graffito Northern Ireland man who stockpiled explosives for 'zombie apocalypse' jailed https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/northern-ireland-man-who-stockpiled-explosives-for-zombie-apocalypse-jailed-38972890.html?fbclid=IwAR2xReHVH77TT3UCqVrIsAQReEchXjwluh4U0YoilVWTZhKtMa8q71O8HHY Walter Mitty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Mitty Something stalked me in Mt Hood forest--need answers on this https://nadp.freeforums.net/thread/269/stalked-me-hood-forest-answers Mount Hood climbing accidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hood_climbing_accidents North American Dogman Project https://northamericandogmanproject.com/   ---------------------------------------------- Logo Art By Ash Black Opening Song: "Atlantis Attacks" Middle Song: “Boys Don't Cry” Closing Song: "Bella Royale" Music By Simple Rabbitron 3000 created by Eerbud Thanks to Chris K, Founder Of The Golden Rabbit Brigade Dead Rabbit Archivist Some Weirdo On Twitter AKA Jack YouTube Champ: Stewart Meatball Reddit Champ: TheLast747 The Haunted Mic Arm provided by Chyme Chili Forever Fluffle: Cantillions, Samson, Gregory Gilbertson, Jenny The Cat Discord Mods: Mason   http://www.DeadRabbit.com Email: DeadRabbitRadio@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeadRabbitRadio Facebook: www.Facebook.com/DeadRabbitRadio TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@deadrabbitradio Dead Rabbit Radio Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/DeadRabbitRadio/ Paranormal News Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ParanormalNews/ Mailing Address Jason Carpenter PO Box 1363 Hood River, OR 97031 Paranormal, Conspiracy, and True Crime news as it happens! Jason Carpenter breaks the stories they'll be talking about tomorrow, assuming the world doesn't end today. All Contents Of This Podcast Copyright Jason Carpenter 2018 - 2025  

When the snow melts and the alpine flowers begin to bloom, it's time for the folks at Mt. Hood Skibowl to start taking out all their toys. With racecars, ziplines and the beloved alpine slide, there's a lot that goes into transforming the snowy ski area into a summer adventure park. That's not to mention the hiking trails that emerge from the snowmelt and the skilift that gets rebranded to the “sky chair” for the season. On this week's episode of Peak Northwest, Mike Quinn, vice president and general manager of Mt. Hood Skibowl, talks all about what goes into the transformation, and how people can best enjoy the summer slopes. Here are some highlights from this week's show: What goes into transforming Skibowl into the summer adventure park? Activities are offered a la carte, allowing people to design their own days. Does climate change affect when and how the summer season is offered? How to make the most of a summer day on the mountain.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's always a good reason to stop in Sandy – especially if you're in need of a quick bite to eat. On this week's episode of Peak Northwest, we dive into the small town between Portland and Mount Hood, which entices travelers with breakfast burritos, donuts, bagels and other grab-and-go food options. We have five of the best spots to stop off at, whether you're going up or coming back down from Oregon's tallest mountain. Here are some highlights from this week's show: Why everybody loves Joe's Donut Shop. The Shell station in Sandy has a buzzy breakfast burrito – is it worth the hype? Sometimes all you need is a bagel and coffee. Some of the best options at Sandy's food cart pod. Subscribe to Peak Northwest on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At She Shreds clinics, “egos get left behind.” On this week's episode of Peak Northwest, we talk to Jenn Lockwood, training supervisor at the Mt. Hood Meadows Learning Center, who runs the She Shreds program. Lockwood said the program, which features both camps and clinics, offers women a space to learn together, grow their skills and create community. Participants often stay in touch, she said, and wind up creating their own communities to continue skiing together. Here are some highlights from this week's show: What is She Shreds all about? How does this program differ from regular ski lessons at Mt. Hood Meadows? Why it's important to create a space for women to learn. Advice for people who may be nervous about taking the next step in developing their skills.  Subscribe to Peak Northwest on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a very good year to be a skier in Oregon. With snowpack at great levels as we near mid-winter, snow sports enthusiasts have been flocking to Oregon's tallest mountain to take full advantage. On this week's episode of Peak Northwest, we talk all about skiing and snowboarding on Mount Hood, from the best places to rent gear, to navigating the sweeping terrain on the side of the mountain. Here are some highlights from this week's show: The best gear rental spots are found just off the mountain. What's the deal with all the ski areas on Mt. Hood? Preparing yourself for a day on the mountain. How Northwest skiing compares to the Rockies. Subscribe to Peak Northwest on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is an unlocked Patreon episode originally released 4/2/24.Tod Samples and Doug Chez from Episode 269 share what they've been up to with Bigfoot research specifically in the Bluff Creek area and about Doug's Class A encounter in the Mt. Hood area of Oregon. What Doug saw is incredibly interesting and makes for an episode you won't want to miss!Resources:Tod and Doug's Youtube Channel (Bigfoot Wilderness Research): https://www.youtube.com/@BigfootWildernessResearch/videos

Oregonians are no doubt familiar with Mount Hood and the Columbia River Gorge, two of the state's most popular places to hike, swim, ski and explore, but the two spots are now getting more attention as one world-class destination. Global travel guide Lonely Planet recently named Mount Hood and the Columbia Gorge as one of the best regions to visit for 2025, ranked alongside spots in Switzerland and Nepal. While interconnected and easy to navigate, the two areas feature an overwhelming number of things to do, places to see, and spots to eat and drink. On this week's episode of Peak Northwest, we highlight some of the best of the best attractions on the mountain and by the river, creating a rough itinerary for anyone visiting the area or planning a trip for out-of-towners. Here are some highlights from this week's show: What's the best way to navigate the mountain and gorge? The two best places to stay the night. How to choose among all the Columbia Gorge waterfalls. What you do on Mount Hood depends on the season you go. Subscribe to Peak Northwest on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever heard of 2 degrees from Kevin Bacon?  Nancy and Tara are now 3 degrees from a serial killer. They ran into a woman while hiking who told them about her cousin who was a serial killer's first victim in a national forest (which made her 2 degrees from the killer).For more information about the podcast, check outhttps://crimeoffthegrid.com/Also...We've Got Merch!! Check us out on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/crimeoffthegridpodcast/ and  (1) FacebookSUPPORT THE SHOW: We would love your support so we can keep the episodes coming!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cotgFor bonus content join our Patreon!patreon.com/CrimeOfftheGridSources:https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2009/07/trucker_who_went_on_killing_sp.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fautenberryhttps://murderpedia.org/male.F/f1/fautenberry.htmhttps://robinbarefield76.medium.com/serial-killer-john-fautenberry-4f8ee009ed09https://crimecapsule.com/which-state-has-produced-the-most-serial-killers/#:~:text=Alaska,occurring%20between%201980%20and%201990. 

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You might feel a little closer to heaven on the hilltop at Mt. Angel Abbey. So how much closer would you feel on the summit of Mt. Hood? Br. Ambrose shares what it was like climbing Mt. Hood and praying near the top.Subscribe to the Morning Blend on your favorite podcast platform.Find this show on the free Hail Mary Media App, along with a radio live-stream, prayers, news, and more.Look through past episodes or support this podcast.The Morning Blend is a production of Mater Dei Radio in Portland, Oregon.

We're excited to introduce our podcast guest for today, Ben Ticknor! A versatile artist, Ben is the bassist for the band Never Come Down who recently released their new album. He's not just an accomplished musician but also an educator, having studied bass under Jeff Johnson at Portland State University. Currently, he's the Principal Bass of the Oregon East Symphony. And guess what? When he's not creating music, he's a professional Ski Patroller and Avalanche professional on Mt Hood. Stay tuned for a fascinating chat with Ben!   Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!   Connect with us: all things double bass double bass merch double bass sheet music   Thank you to our sponsors! Upton Bass Rosin, developed by Gary Upton, boasts an excellent feel, response, and tone for double bass bows. Gary believes it's the best bass rosin available. It's appreciated by users like Blake Hinson from the New York Philharmonic for its quality and performance.  Learn more about Upton's rosin, basses, and more at uptonbass.com. Carnegie Mellon University Double Bass Studio is a valued part of an innovative fine arts community in a top research university. Students receive weekly private lessons and solo classes with Micah Howard, and Peter Guild teaches weekly Orchestral Literature and Repertoire. They encourage students to seek lessons and guidance from local bassists. Members of the Symphony, the Opera, and the Ballet provide annual classes and individual attention. Visit Micah's website to sign up for a free online trial lesson here. theme music by Eric Hochberg

In this episode we check in with a hungover Stephen Siska in a beautiful pasture near Mt Hood. Tune in for a conversation about nearly dying in a car crash, Surface week at Hood, the Chef crew, and more. @TwoPlankerPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/twoplankerpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4DoaAVYv69xAV50r8ezybK⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-planker-podcast/id1546428207⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvAYQSF4s3bsC887ALAycg⁠⁠⁠⁠ @generational_birdwatcher https://www.instagram.com/generational_birdwatcher/

We're back at Mt Hood for Spring Pass! In this episode we check in with Raf Diaz from the basement of a Govy Airbnb. Tune in for a conversation about Superunkown Finals, Jib League, his Vishnu origin story, and more. @TwoPlankerPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/twoplankerpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4DoaAVYv69xAV50r8ezybK⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-planker-podcast/id1546428207⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvAYQSF4s3bsC887ALAycg⁠⁠⁠⁠ @salutmoicestraf https://www.instagram.com/salutmoicestraf/

In 1915, U.S. Forest Service ranger Elijah “Lige” Coalman built a fire lookout cabin on the summit of Mt. Hood. The cabin served as a place to view incipient fires and a bit of a party spot, according to the new short documentary Cabin in the Sky: The Mount Hood Lookout. Filmmaker Ned Thanhauser joins us to share the history of the cabin, which lasted until 1940. 

In cryptids in the news and other oddities, Kevin explores legend of the Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp in South Carolina. And Bill covers a Bigfoot account from a very experienced outdoorsman from Hood County near Mt. Hood, Oregon. And some great listener mail from many of you so please join us! Thank you for listening!www.bigfootterrorinthewoods.comProduced by: "Bigfoot Terror in the Woods L.L.C."

In cryptids in the news and other oddities, Kevin explores legend of the Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp in South Carolina. And Bill covers a Bigfoot account from a very experienced outdoorsman from Hood County near Mt. Hood Oregon. And some great listener mail from many of you so please join us! Thank you for listening! www.bigfootterrorinthewoods.com Produced by: "Bigfoot Terror in the Woods L.L.C."

This week, Reperio Health raises $14M, the Technology Association of Oregon has an AI community, Demolicious is next week, applying to TiE Oregon Columbia River Pitch, robot dogs on Mt Hood, Barrett Brooks kicks of his new podcast with James Clear. Let's get into it. ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

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My guest tonight is Kevin from Wisconsin and he is here to share some interesting experiences that he had while out on a BFRO expedition in the mountains in and around Los Alamos as well as near Mt. Hood while out with Cliff Barackman. Get Brian's Book Sasquatch Unleashed The Truth Behind The LegendBackwoods Horror Stories On YouTubeBackwoods Horror Stories On Apple PodcastsBackwoods Horror Stories On SpotifyJoin Patreon Support The ShowLeave Us A VoicemailSupport Our SponsorsVisit Hangar1 PublishingJoin The Sasquatch Odyssey Fans GroupFollow Sasquatch Odyssey On Instagram Sasquatch Odyssey YouTube ChannelVisit Our WebsiteParanormal World Productions Merchandise Store Support The Showhttps://www.patreon.com/paranormalworldproductionsAll The Socials And Stuff/Contact Brianhttps://linktr.ee/ParanormalWorldProductionsbrian@paranormalworldproductions.com Send Brian A Voicemail Or Tell Your Storyhttps://www.speakpipe.com/SasquatchOdysseyPodcastFollow The Show On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sasquatchodyssey/Follow The Show On TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@sasquatchodysseypodcast?_t=8XRHQxPMFYo&_r=1

Subscriber-only episodeTHANK YOU FOR BEING A SUBSCRIBER In this episode we meet Robyn Gelfand, the National Program Director at She Jumps, an organization that empowers women and girls to enjoy the outdoors through hosted events, educational clinics, and fundraising climbs. She Jumps participants join for a wide variety of outdoor activities where they learn skills ranging from wilderness survival to mountaineering to outdoor medicine and more. Robyn started skiing around 3 years old in the Poconos (PA), and recalls wonderful family ski trips across New England and Colorado.  Robyn started a ski club in high school as a way to get more of her friends on the snow and later joined her college ski club (go UVA! wahoo) and other outdoor activities.  Robyn walks us through her career path that started in marketing, but she kept feeling the pull of the outdoors.  The stars aligned, and Robyn found an opportunity at Outward Bound in Portland, Oregon. Later, Robyn transitioned to her position at She Jumps, and she gives us insights into her role, program funding and fundraising events. We also learn about the amazing variety of outdoor programs that are offered through SheJumps from junior ski patrol to outdoor survival skills. Be sure to mark your calendars, the She Jumps Snowpack Scholarship will open on Oct 1, 2024.Robyn tells us about her home mountain of Mt Hood and what makes it such a special ski area. Keep up with the Latest from She JumpsWebsite: https://www.shejumps.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shejumps/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SheJumps/Keep up with the Latest from the Ski Moms!Website: www.skimomsfun.comSki Moms Discount Page: https://skimomsfun.com/discountsSki Moms Ski Rental HomesJoin the 10,000+ Ski Moms Facebook GroupInstagram: https://instagram.com/skimomsfun Send us an email and let us know what guests and topics you'd like to hear next! Sarah@skimomsfun.comNicole@skimomsfun.com

Carrie, Molly, and friends rejoin the Timberline Trail, cross Newton Creek, and search for the perfect campsite… but their plans are derailed when Mt Hood turns their tents into kites. Tune in for more helpful tidbits on the trail and, as always, laughs!

The sisters talk about planning and preparing to circumnavigate Mount Hood on the iconic Timberline Trail. They discuss the virtues of going clockwise vs counterclockwise, timing creek crossings, where to start and much more! Join us for the first episode of this series!

First run on a whim in 1982 by Oregon Road Runners Club president Bob Foote with only 8 teams participating in the inaugural race, Hood to Coast has grown from modest beginnings to become a huge success story. More than 40 years on, the race that has come to be known affectionately as “the mother of all relays” now attracts more than a thousand teams from over 40 countries to what is one of the most spectacular 200 mile courses from the top of Mt Hood to the Pacific Ocean. So what's the secret sauce? What is it about this race being able to sell out for the last 30 of its 40 odd race editions? And how is it even possible to pull off recruiting 3,600 volunteers, let alone training and managing them to a tee year in, year out with a core team of just a handful of people?That's what we'll be digging into today with the help of my guest, Hood to Coast race director, Felicia Hubber. Felicia, being the daughter of the man who started it all and the person driving Hood to Coast's expansion both domestically and overseas, has literally grown alongside Hood to Coast, having been born the same year as the inaugural event, and she'll walk us through what makes Hood to Coast so special in the eyes of the thousands of people taking part, the appeal of the mountain-to-sea race concept, the mind-boggling complexities of putting on a relay race at this size, and Hood to Coast's unique approach to volunteer recruitment and training.In this episode:The humble beginnings of the mother of all relaysHood to coast: 200 miles from the top of Mt Hood to the world's largest beach party in 36 hoursThe complexities of relay eventsTeam-building at relays: reunions, families, military and corporate teamsEnforcing HTC's many strict race rulesManaging 3,600 volunteers along a 200 mile courseHTC's unorthodox approach to volunteer recruitment: requiring local teams to provide 3 volunteers each to qualifyStreamlining volunteer training via online video training coursesThe economics of relay racing for race organizersTransitioning HTC to a B CorpExporting the mountain-to-sea concept overseas: HTC's international expansionThanks to RunSignup for supporting quality content for race directors by sponsoring this episode. More than 28,000 in-person, virtual, and hybrid events use RunSignup's free and integrated solution to save time, grow their events, and raise more. If you'd like to learn more about RunSignup's all-in-one technology solution for endurance and fundraising events visit runsignup.com.You can find more resources on anything and everything related to race directing on our website RaceDirectorsHQ.com.You can also share your questions about some of the things discussed in today's episode or anything else in our Facebook group, Race Directors Hub.

Shawna Burkholder – is an awesome Warrior. Her Warrior Journey of over 30 years began in the non-profit sector as a fundraiser where she met scores of amazing, generous people. This experience led her to pursue a career as a certified financial advisor specializing in transition to retirement. In this role, she was able to help people build and protect their financial assets so they in turn could have a bigger impact and leave a legacy.Today as a Life Transformation Expert, Shawna guides over-achieving professionals who are experiencing burnout through a proven process that enables them to live a fulfilled life with career satisfaction, increased mental clarity, healthy relationships, and physical vibrancy. Her Warrior Journey has also included climbing Mt Hood, completing 13 marathons and 6 half marathons, enjoying being an avid Seattle sports fan, and traveling for concerts and amusement parks. Finally, her book titled “Fierce Awakenings-Calling in Courage and Confidence to Walk Life's Spiral Path” just launched this week!Join me on BeeKonnected: https://beekonnected.com/visionwarriorUse this link https://visionwarrior.beekonnected.com/meeting to schedule a 1-1 to discuss YOUR Story and Vision! Also, join us on the BeeKonnected Social Business PlatformShawna on BeeKonnected: https://backoffice.beekonnected.com/ViewProfile?id=cgfduk5IsX5oJFHMfcStqA==Shawna's Website : https://Shawna360.com

First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with the folks from Mt. Hood Meadows ski school in Oregon. George chats with Tyler Barnes, Jennifer Lockwood and Katie Foyt. Tyler is the snowsports school director. Jennifer and Katie are alpine trainers at Mt. Hood Meadows. The team from Mt. Hood Meadows talks about how they are working to build community and how they're working to get more people on the slopes. Additionally, they talk about the energy they bring into new hire training and how that sets the standard for the entire experience. End-of-day group runs and daily recaps keep the team going and motivated.

Our guest today is not a part of the majority; he is the very definition of a small minority of athletes doing unfathomable feats. Today Kyle and I are sitting down with Jack Kuenzle, a former Navy Seal who grew up in Dallas Texas. Jack attended Yale receiving his B.A before he joined the Navy Seals and completed Basic Underwater Demolition Seals Training (BUDS). He is best known for his pursuit of FKT,s. Some of his accolades include Beating Killian Jornet's fastest known times on the 66 mile Bob Graham Round, a mountainous traverse around England's lake district. Moreover he beat Killiants FKT on Denali this past year, this is where Jack and I met. Heis also credited with numerous fastest known times such as Mt Whitney CA, Mt Shasta CA, Mt Hood and Mt Rainier to name a few. Additionally Jack is a coach for Evoke Endurance where he is under the tutelage of legendary Coach Scott Johston. In today's conversation we discuss Jack's history, what led him to be the athlete he is today, his training and nutrition and finally we discuss some of his major ascents, FKT's and what he plans to do in the future.Become a supporting member of The Climbing Majority to unlock the exclusive full length video of this episodePlease rate, review the show, and share this podcast with your friends. Word of mouth is one of the most powerful tools to help us out.Contact us:IG: @the.climbing.majorityEmail: theclimbingmajoritypodcast@gmail.com

We're back for round two as we tackle Pet Symmetry's second full-length Vision! Join us as we decide which record is the best and which one has a gentle opening that also punches you? Listen along at home at: https://open.spotify.com/album/5PwmGbG9yJLNOMMYEnSrQo Timestamps: 1. "Everyone, If Anyone" - 11:48 2. "Stare Collection" - 13:48 3. "Hall Monitor" - 16:32 4. "You, Me & Mt Hood" - 19:08 5. "50%" - 21:36 6. "LTCTLYB" - 24:46 7. "Blue Bottle" - 26:47 8. "St. John" - 30:45 9. "Eyesores" - 32:41 10. "Mostly Water" - 34:19 11. "Lint Roller" - 36:56 Contact us at: twitter.com/the3rdonesucks the3rdonesucks@gmail.com This episode of The 3rd One Sucks: Sophomore Slump was hosted by Dan Ellis and Mark Beall. Mixed and Edited by Mark Beall. Intro/Outro Music by Dan Ellis.

Hood to Coast 2023   Race Start: August 25, 2023 1130am Race Directors… Felicia Hubber – Chairwoman and Race Director Robert Foote – Founder and Chairman (not pictured) Management:H2C Productions as part of the H2C Race Series… Website:https://hoodtocoast.com/ Cost(s): Really depends, no longer displayed on website. Corporate Option 4k for 12 people or Standard option (approx 2.4k for 12 people)                 Hotel                 Food                 Van                 Flight                 AirBNB? Things to Bring: Sleeping bag, air mat, cooler, fruit, melons Download the deadline calendar now for 2024 Start Location: Timberline Lodge (awhanne architect), The Shining 1980. on Mt Hood approx. 5700 ft elevation Finish Location: Astoria, Oregon along the entrance to the Columbia River Swag: T-Shirt, Medal Prizes: none First Race Year: 1982 Bob Foote (Oregon Road Runners President) Entrants: “Hood” to Coast (1,166 teams) “Portland” to Coast Challenge Relay (14 teams) “Portland” to Coast Walking Relay (275 teams) Best Times: Bowerman Track Club Elite (17:31:09 2015)   Strava Link(s): https://www.strava.com/activities/9727166750 https://www.strava.com/activities/9725743454 https://www.strava.com/activities/9721522482 https://www.strava.com/activities/9720364666

A skier on Mt. Hood had slid out and fallen into an open volcanic pit—the Devil's Kitchen Fumerole. With a broken femur and the toxic gasses of the volcano swirling in the air—the situation was dire. Many of the folks on Portland Mountain Rescue and the Hood River Crag Rats weren't sure that the patient would survive when they first got the call. But with their unique fumerole self-lowering rope system, PMR and the Crag Rats were able get the patient out of that alien world of ice and snow and toxic gasses. To dig into the details of the mission, we sat down with Cully Wiseman, a surgeon and the head medical lead on this mission, and Scott Norton, a rescue leader on the mission. Learn about their decision making process during rescues, the types of accidents they most often see, and what they wish climbers knew about SAR. *** Portland Mountain Rescue is a winner of this year's Rocky Talkie Search and Rescue Award. Hear the other finalists' stories and vote for the most inspiring story among them at Americanalpineclub.org/sar-awards-2023

Nick and Dan sit down once and for all to finally chop up our Mt. Hood summit. Shout out: Dan FielderJokers Comedy ClubMt. Hood Brewing Company Rattlesnake Brewing Company

Back when the Mazama Club formed, with membership open only to those who had climbed old Wy'East, standing on top of the mountain meant more than it does today. Just 35 years earlier, fire had been belching out of it. (Wy'East, Hood River and Clackamas County) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1705b.mount-hood-active-volcano-443.html)

Got back from Mt Hood and received the following DM from our good friend Tall T Dan: "How bout I get on as guest host and interview you about hood trip?" @TwoPlankerPod ⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/twoplankerpod/⁠⁠ Spotify:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4DoaAVYv69xAV50r8ezybK⁠⁠ Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-planker-podcast/id1546428207⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvAYQSF4s3bsC887ALAycg⁠⁠ @arsenicanywhere https://www.instagram.com/arsenicanywhere

Annabelle Santerre is an arctic expedition guide and slopestyle skier from Quebec. She is a badass. Stay tuned for the women's SLVSH game from Hood. @TwoPlankerPod ⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/twoplankerpod/⁠⁠ Spotify:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4DoaAVYv69xAV50r8ezybK⁠⁠ Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-planker-podcast/id1546428207⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvAYQSF4s3bsC887ALAycg⁠⁠ @Annabelle Santerre https://www.instagram.com/annabscooby/

Mushrooms, microbreweries, the great outdoors and Mt Hood. What are we talking about? Orgeon of course.Oregon is packed full of LGBTQ+ folks, especially in Portalnd. What about the rest of the state?So, what are the most affordable LGBTQ+-friendly cities in Oregon?We'll share the top two based the data we've pulled from The Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index, city-level cost of living, the US Census data on incomes and Zillow's data on housing and rent prices. Get the dynamic list of Affordable LGBTQ+ Friendly Cities in the U.S. here. For the resources and to connect with our guests, get the show notes at: https://queermoneypodcast.com/subscribe Follow us: Queer Money YouTubeQueer Money TwitterQueer Money Instagram

Dominick Pucherelli is the template for being a functioning member of society and a member of the ski community at the same time. Sponsored by Icelantic, former coach for the Western Colorado freestyle ski team, housing inspector for the county in Fairplay, he does it all! @TwoPlankerPod ⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/twoplankerpod/⁠⁠ Spotify:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4DoaAVYv69xAV50r8ezybK⁠⁠ Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-planker-podcast/id1546428207⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvAYQSF4s3bsC887ALAycg⁠⁠ @Dominick Pucherelli https://www.instagram.com/dompucherelli/

Barclay Weyhrauch is from Alaska. He also worked for Warren Miller, got fired from Level 1, lives in Breck, rallied the troops to go to Illumination, and was throwing down at Spring Pass. Stay tuned for the recap edit. @TwoPlankerPod ⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/twoplankerpod/⁠⁠ Spotify:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4DoaAVYv69xAV50r8ezybK⁠⁠ Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-planker-podcast/id1546428207⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvAYQSF4s3bsC887ALAycg⁠⁠ @barclay.weyhrauch https://www.instagram.com/barclay.weyhrauch/

Chris Bechtold is the king of spring pass and is on his 12th year of coming out to Mt Hood. He's been a camper, counselor, and most recently a member of Keep Standing. Tune in for Chris' life story, a Sugarbush update, behind the scenes from Hypertunnel, and more. @TwoPlankerPod ⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/twoplankerpod/⁠⁠ Spotify:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4DoaAVYv69xAV50r8ezybK⁠⁠ Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-planker-podcast/id1546428207⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvAYQSF4s3bsC887ALAycg⁠⁠ @erectile_chrisfunction https://www.instagram.com/erectile_chrisfunction/ Hypertunnel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhf0PLq-L8M&ab_channel=ArsenicAnywhere

Ryan Barrick (@thatyoungskibum) is the reason I went out to Hood and the reason we got these episodes done. He lives in his RV full time, has worked in the ski industry for years, and is one of the best dudes there is. @TwoPlankerPod ⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/twoplankerpod/⁠⁠ Spotify:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4DoaAVYv69xAV50r8ezybK⁠⁠ Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-planker-podcast/id1546428207⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvAYQSF4s3bsC887ALAycg⁠⁠ @thatyoungskibum https://www.instagram.com/thatyoungskibum/

In this episode, we sit down with the one and only Tall T Dan. Dan has been the creative force behind Arsenic Anywhere for over a decade and contributes more to the ski community than anyone else. Over the years you might have seen him filming Trudays at Big Bear, riding Mt Hood during Spring Pass, in Sweden for Kimbo Sessions, rolling around the Mid West with Andy Perry for Tell a Friend Tour, or lapping Sunshine Quad at Sugarbush. Now, he's here over Zoom for 2 hours on St Patrick's Day. Oh the places you'll go.Thank you, Dan (in general and for coming on the podcast). Enjoy folks!@TwoPlankerPodhttps://www.instagram.com/twoplankerpod/Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/4DoaAVYv69xAV50r8ezybKApple Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-planker-podcast/id1546428207YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvAYQSF4s3bsC887ALAycg@TallTDanhttps://www.instagram.com/talltdan/@arsenicanywherehttps://www.instagram.com/arsenicanywhere/Shop Arsenic:https://www.arsenicanywhere.com/ Show Notes: 0:00:00 Introducing Tall T Dan 0:00:30 6th annual Down Rails and Double Kinks event, origin story 0:04:40 Importance of community events growing up, Community in skiing 0:09:10 Getting into Filming 0:12:10 Origin of - (33) Arsenic, Tall T, Cashcrop logo, Only trick Lip on Blind 2, Starting a company at school 0:29:50 Being surrounded by some of the best riders in the world 0:39:30 Crews, YMR, Hg Skis, WTRP videos 0:53:25 The fit 1:00:55 Creative process, Most sold 1:08:35 Fashion, Athletic training 1:17:20 Going Full time Arsenic, Not quitting 1:24:40 Viewer questions

In this episode, we sit down with ON3P athlete Forster Meeks. Tune in for our discussion about The Hood Crew, Zootspace, his new wine label Model Citizen Wines, getting his own pro ski, crushing cans at Mt Hood, and more. @TwoPlankerPod https://www.instagram.com/twoplankerpod/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4DoaAVYv69xAV50r8ezybK  Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-planker-podcast/id1546428207  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvAYQSF4s3bsC887ALAycg  @ForsterMeeks https://www.instagram.com/forstermeeks/ Model Citizen Wines https://www.modelcitizenwines.com/

Part 2: In every story we tell on this show, there is an element of the miraculous, someone who defies the odds and lives through a seemingly impossible situation in the wild, but we don't all see miracles the same way. For some, a miracle is falling off a cliff and being lucky enough to get caught by the branches of a welcoming tree. Or, running from a raging forest fire when, just in time, a rainstorm saves the day. But for others, miracles, aren't about luck or random natural occurrences. They are acts of divine providence. For Mary Grimm, coming so close to death in the mountains and making it back was exactly that.  This season of Out Alive is brought to you by Stillhouse, the official spirit of adventure. Stillhouse makes award-winning bourbon, vodka, and whiskeys that come in unbreakable 100% stainless steel cans… because the good times go where glass can't follow. Learn more at stillhouse.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices