Oregon Hikers

My buddy and I go through a verbal checklist when we carpool: "SKISBOOTSPOLES." Etc.

But there's a reason I own two helmet and two goggles, etc.

The worst was going out of town for multi-day ski traverse and forgetting a prescription medication.

They're all over my front and back porch.

This is a related phenomenon: https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/interactive-map-coldest-day-year-across-united-states#:~:text=Most%20prominently%2C%20the%20portion%20of,its%20seasonal%20minimum%20in%20January. This reminds me of how amazed I was to have moved so far north (...

My hike yesterday https://www.oregonhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=31153 got me thinking about how uncrowded our trails currently are, in spite of the calm, balmy weather and lack of snow on trails. It's a shame that people aren't out hiking as much as they do in the warmer months. There are p...

I'm a skier during the winter, and El Nino has been kicking our butts recently. I've managed once half-day each of backcountry Nordic skiing (in the middle of a rare cold snowstorm), alpine touring (on ICE above Timberline Lodge) and at Meadows (soft groomers). Given the limited or dangerously icy c...

That's so cool! How are you accessing this LiDAR info? I've noticed that, on Cal Topo (which I use constantly), some areas are frustratingly low-resolution. For instance, I hiked up the Bonanza area, I was fascinated by the very high, very steep clearcut along the MHNF boundary: Screen Shot 2023-12-...

adamschneider wrote: ↑

December 5th, 2023, 9:00 pm

Aimless wrote: ↑

December 5th, 2023, 7:47 pm

What with the abundant warm rain and multiple days of warm temperatures I'm waiting to see what has happened to the snow levels this week

-Local skiers

teachpdx wrote: ↑

November 20th, 2023, 8:37 am

Timberline Lodge is easily accessible from PDX via public transit.

Totally! It's a cheap and pretty low-stress way to get up there.

Here's a trip report from 9 (!) years ago. I am getting so old.

Good plan! Two things to think about: You may not have heard that glacier creek crossings are easier in the morning: the water flows are lower in the morning, before daytime heat really starts melting water. So if there is a crossing that looks particularly deep and fast, it can be helpful to camp o...

Gaiters:
My partner brought hers and so she got to be justifiably smug about it all.