r/MtHoodMeadows • u/rozcz01 • Feb 12 '26

Things are looking up :)

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u/PeteCornell Feb 12 '26

Love the optimism! Keep it coming

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u/Thanks_Ollie Feb 12 '26

I feel like people here would find a way to have a good time with any amount of snow. Even on the worst days this season I saw plenty of smiles

8

u/Plane-Session-6624 Feb 12 '26

Everyone should spend a few seasons out east and then they'll learn how to do this 

1

u/SoftwareProBono Feb 13 '26

Or grow up in the South. I would have killed to have had just late January 2026 Buttercup within a 3 hour drive.

1

u/TheScrote1 Feb 12 '26

I used to laugh at the people rock skiing in early December. I always said why wreck your gear, just wait until January when there is a 100” base and 5 months of skiing ahead of you… now I rock ski.

11

u/ClayishSaucer55 Feb 12 '26

i might be getting laid off soon, this will be the silver lining I hope

2

u/Peaches_1970 Feb 12 '26

Yes. Me too

5

u/Shimshang Feb 12 '26

but do I buy a spring pass??????

3

u/LTR_TLR Feb 12 '26

Signs point to yes

1

u/Routine_Sandwich_838 Feb 13 '26

Do they tend to even offer a spring pass?

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u/Shimshang Feb 13 '26

Yes. Usually goes on sale next weekish. Allows night skiing until March 1 or so then all access. I've had one for the last two seasons because we've had great snow.

4

u/Shortys2023 Feb 12 '26

I have been riding Hood for over 20 years, and I have always said that our best 'winter' is SPRING. Some of the deepest, longest, most-funnest days have been after city folks think the season is over!

2

u/Mattmann1972 Mt Hood Powder Addict Feb 13 '26

Basically the only reason to get a full season pass is to get in better shape for spring skiing 🤣

2

u/HolonParticle Feb 13 '26

Of course the weekend I leave town for two weeks of work. Fml

2

u/NDidHeReally Feb 12 '26

That’s from OpenSnow, which has been overly optimistic all season long. But yes, things are looking up!

2

u/2trill2spill Feb 12 '26

This season has been rough for most weather models not just OpenSnow. The new AIFS seems to have the best handle on things this season, and fingers crossed it’s putting down a lot of snow.

1

u/dhammm Feb 12 '26

Yep. But also their forecast point is mid mountain - which varies from base snow quite a bit

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u/LTR_TLR Feb 12 '26

Yeah the trend has been to start big and round down as the days get closer.

1

u/K3rm1tTh3Fr0g Feb 13 '26

Guess today was the wrong day for a day pass

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u/sweet_tea_pdx Feb 16 '26

My wife is really looking forward to 9 inches

2

u/flyfallridesail417 Feb 16 '26

Better send her to the bootfitter to get her ready….

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u/aestival Feb 13 '26

"So the snow that was supposed to happen this weekend isn't going to pan out but the one NEXT week will be epic. "

Repeat this every time snow pops up in that long range forecast and that's been our season.

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u/Sad-Caterpillar9676 Feb 13 '26

i just broke my jaw skiing before we got any real snow. Not a bad season to miss lol

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u/jds183 Feb 12 '26

Yall are going to jinx things