Mount Hood Meadows
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| Location | Mount Hood, Oregon |
| Nearest city | Government Camp, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45°19′44″N 121°39′45″W / 45.32889°N 121.66250°W |
| Top elevation | 7,300 feet (2,225 m) |
| Base elevation | 4,523 feet (1,379 m) |
| Skiable area | 2,150 acres (8.7 km2) |
| Runs | 87 |
| Longest run | 3 miles (5 km) |
| Lift system | 11 chairlifts |
| Snowfall | 35 feet (11 m) |
| Website | skihood.com |
Mount Hood Meadows is one of the largest ski resorts in the U.S. state of Oregon and the largest ski resort near Mount Hood. It is located about 67 miles (108 km) east of Portland, and 35 miles (56 km) from Hood River along Oregon Route 35. It has both Alpine and Nordic ski areas and offers night skiing, lessons and equipment rentals. There are no overnight accommodations at Mount Hood Meadows itself, but a number of hotels and motels nearby offer shuttle services to the resort.
In 1964, Mount Hood National Forest announced that a feasibility study was underway for a new ski area on the east side of Mount Hood. A group of Hood River businessmen, incorporated as Hood River Meadows, Inc., had raised $3,500 to finance the study. The group included Jack L. Baldwin of Cooper Spur Ski Area, L. R. Steeves, Dr. J. Allan Henderson, and Roland B. Leavens, among others.
On February 28, 1966—after more than two years of publicity—the Forest Service accepted a bid from another group including John Gray, and former Mount Hood Skibowl shareholders William Rosenfeld, Russell McJury and Shepard Wilson. The permit was for two ski lifts, one T-bar lift, a rope tow, and a day lodge. The first runs were cleared late summer 1966 and the Forest Service built the two mile entrance road from Bennett Pass. Highway 35 was in the midst of a four-year straightening project to remove the quaint, tight curves and make winter snow removal practical. Until it was finished mid-1968, skiers had to drive through Hood River to reach the ski area. The winter of 68/69 was one of the deepest snow falls on record, almost burying sections of the Blue Chair.
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