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Tag: Mt Hood Ski Bowl

Ship of Fools

Ship of Fools

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Rick Bolger
Photo above shows how the season makes April Fools out of many skiers: We line up to buy overpriced tickets for a white ribbon of death in early December, but by the end of March we’re ready to ... Read More
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 Rick Bolger
Good…snow piling up in the Cascades, Mt Hood Ski Bowl OR grabbed 8″ today alone, 100% trails open…snow piling up in the upper midwest; Caberfae Peaks MI got 14″ overnight…... Read More
News Roundup

News Roundup

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 Rick Bolger
Happy New Year and hope you enjoyed some time off! Thanks to all of you who are back on board after our usual Christmas hiatus…while we were away, good news out of the Pacific NW is that Mt. Hoo... Read More
2/27/18 Western Swing

2/27/18 Western Swing

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 Rick Bolger
As promised, a quick tour of the western ski regions…photo above from our buddy Ronnie yesterday at Snowbird UT, which I suppose is kinda obvious. The Bird claimed to receive 11″ overnight... Read More
2/28/17 -- Powder and Ice

2/28/17 — Powder and Ice

February 28, 2017February 28, 2017 Rick Bolger
28 February 2017 — Shout out to Terry Peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota, they’re hosting the South Dakota Special Olympics for their Annual Area Games Alpine Ski event today and tomo... Read More
News Roundup 1/17/17 -- Give my love to Rose

News Roundup 1/17/17 — Give my love to Rose

January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 Rick Bolger
17 January 2017 — trails slowly re-opening in the Tahoe region as patrol inspects and alleviates any avalanche danger; conditions are nothing less than amazing. Boreal has dug out, they’re... Read More
News Roundup 12/7/16 -- Extra Special Thanks to all our WWII Veterans & Families Today

News Roundup 12/7/16 — Extra Special Thanks to all our WWII Veterans & Families Today

December 7, 2016 Rick Bolger
7 December 2016 — In honor of Pearl Harbor Day with special and sincere “thank you” to those who gave so much…and while not trying to sound flippant, Mt Hood Ski Bowl was figur... Read More
News Roundup 11/17/16 - Take a run on the Wild side

News Roundup 11/17/16 – Take a run on the Wild side

November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 Rick Bolger
17 November 2016 – Big money resorts east and west, north and south struggling to get any traction in this unusually warm weather. So look to community-operated Wild Mountain in Minnesota, hasht... Read More
Ready or not...

Ready or not…

October 6, 2016January 27, 2017 Rick Bolger
Photo courtesy Sarah Brunson/US Ski Team 6 October 2016 — Girl’s volleyballers at Southington High School in Connecticut — that’s home to modest Mount Southington ski area &#... Read More

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