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Crews suspend search for missing snowboarder on Mount Hood
The search for a snowboarder who was reported missing on Mount Hood has been suspended after three days.

Search for missing snowboarder on Mount Hood will continue Thursday
Searchers worked throughout the day Wednesday in an effort to locate missing snowboarder Ryan Mathers on Mount Hood.

1 climber dead, another rescued after fall on Mount Hood
A climber died and another was in critical condition Monday night after falling on Oregon's tallest mountain.

Four Mount Hood rescues last week highlight increased dangerous activity since pandemic
Four rescue missions took place on Mt. Hood in just the past week. Portland Mountain Rescue said that rescues have increased as more people have opted to partake in mountainous winter recreation in the last decade.

Snow prompts closures along Mount Hood, cuts off access to some ski slopes
It was too snowy access the slopes at some of Northwest Oregon's best-known downhill ski areas on Tuesday, as extreme weather prompted the Mt. Hood Meadows, SkiBowl and Timberline ski areas to close for the day. U.S. Highway 26 was closed to traffic for a nearly 20-mile stretch.

Extreme weather closes Oregon freeways, roads, prompts calls to stay home
Wind and snow conditions are so extreme that many snow plow drivers can not see the roads well enough to plow them. In Eastern Oregon, Interstate 84 was intermittently closed and reopened through the afternoon, and the interstate was closed through the Columbia River Gorge
Mount Hood ski resorts charging full-speed into winter
Early season dumps are providing resorts such as Mt. Hood Meadows the opportunity to open more terrain as demand for recreation soars during the holiday season.
Parkdale’s little bit of lavender paradise
Not only is lavender one of the loveliest and most fragrant flowers, it’s also one of the most useful.
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Survey shows considerable glacier loss in the mountains of Oregon
About 30% of Oregon's named glaciers have been lost since the 1950s.

How Dangerous Are The Northwest’s Volcanoes?
The Pacific Northwest is home to a number of active volcanoes. How dangerous are they?