2025-26 Indy Pass Debuts With Wild 250-Resort Guarantee
The locally-oriented ski pass, which offers two days of access to each partner hill, is guaranteeing access to at least 250 downhill and cross-country ski areas for the 2025-26 season.
2024 Ski Resort Upgrades Ranked: Which Were Hits and Which Flopped?
We rank the major 2023-24 North American ski resort upgrades in order of their overall effectiveness, and we highlight the strengths and weaknesses of each initiative.
Mount Hood Express Six-Pack: A Much-Needed Upgrade for Oregon’s Most Overworked Lift
Mount Hood Meadows’ first six-pack may not be the most “in your face” upgrade, but the new lift brings several crowd flow, comfort, and resiliency enhancements to the resort’s most crowded terrain pod.
What’s New at Every Destination Ski Resort: 2023-24
Over the past few years, ski resorts have absolutely exploded with new investments. And this upcoming season is perhaps the craziest one yet—across the North American ski scene, more than 30 major ski resorts are in for some sort of serious upgrade.
Mount Hood Meadows Joins Indy Pass
This Mount Hood resort becomes the third Indy resort in Oregon and the fourth biggest resort on the entire pass.
One-Third Of Resorts Earn the Same Score for Mountain Aesthetic. It’s Time for a Splitter.
We’re splitting our ‘8’ score for Mountain Aesthetic into two, with most resorts seeing a score change as a result.
Video Review: Mount Hood Meadows
An in-depth video review of Mount Hood Meadows, a ski area located on the southeastern flank of Mount Hood, Oregon.
A Run Down the Extraordinary Mount Hood Meadows Super Bowl
A run down the expert Super Bowl zone at Oregon’s Mount Hood Meadows. This high-alpine area is rarely open and takes more than an hour of hiking to reach.
State of 2021-22 Ski Resort Operating Plans, Opening Dates, and Updates
In the wake of the rapidly spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, several resorts have added new mask mandates. No outdoor capacity restrictions have been reinstated as of yet.
Mountain Review: Mount Hood Meadows
Mount Hood’s largest ski resort boasts diverse terrain and a reasonably large footprint. High-alpine areas are subject to extremely variable openings.