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How to be a ski bum at Mt. Hood in the summer time

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Daver_BC
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So i know you can stay in the parking lot and camp out, and pretty much use public showers at the camp grounds near the lake, but how are you supposed to pay for lift tickets? a seasons pass is like 800 dollars. Can you just hike to the park everyday or what.
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Apr 29 2009 2:08AM
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powderhound100
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I can't really contribute, but a friend and I will be up there for awhile sleeping in the van. If your there the whole summer maybe its possible to be a liftee or something?
Apr 29 2009 2:17AM
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gnarrr
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in the thread that i made people said you could and theres already a bunch of people who do hike.
Apr 29 2009 2:18AM
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noparking
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if you want to ski trying getting a job there... doing anything. season pass with be close to 900. hiking depending on snow/rocks might take up to 30min to an hr from the parking lot.
Apr 29 2009 3:38AM
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Daver_BC
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word. so does the majority of skiers hike to the park every day?
Apr 29 2009 12:10PM
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El_Barto.
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i heard that they were kickin people out for not havin passes
Apr 29 2009 12:12PM
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s.bishop
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id say work lifts or something at just enough hrs to get a pass, and youll have cash for food and stuff then too.  i worked fulltime at my mtn this winter and got 2 days a week to ski, but some ppl only work like 2 or 3 days a week. i havent been to hood though.
Apr 29 2009 12:21PM
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Bepo
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don't get a job there, that wastes time you can be skiing. work a full time job for like 2 weeks before, make like $1000, and then buy a season pass.
Apr 29 2009 12:21PM
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Snowgoner
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this.
Apr 29 2009 12:35PM
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Z_rob
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just go fishing, its great there
Apr 29 2009 12:35PM
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AlexMartini
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camping costs money if you dont find a dope random ass spot (you can only camp in the lot for a few nights at a time, long termers get kicked out), tickets are mad expensive but you can get a job at timberline lodge and they give you a ticket for each day you work, public park is dope
Apr 29 2009 2:11PM
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Z_rob
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or you can sleep in your van like Amartini!
Apr 29 2009 2:20PM
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Upgrayedd
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Check the Oregon Regional Forum - there have been a few threads discussing the details.
Apr 29 2009 2:22PM
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shrEddie
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alot of people (seemed mostly like grungy hesh snowboarders haha)   just clip tickets from people who are leaving.  Like around 12:30 or 1 alot of racers and other people leave because the snow gets slower, so you can snag someones in the parking lot then ride the lift for an hour or two and then after 3 you can hike as long as you want.
Apr 29 2009 2:41PM
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skibum193
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camp at the air strip. shower in trillium lake. hiking up can be sketch (getting kicked out after hiking sucks). although you could probably tour up out of bounds as if you are going to ski another part of the glacier then dip in bounds
Apr 29 2009 2:59PM
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Upgrayedd
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Ding Ding! - Use the groomed climbers trail, it is not a bad hike.  I don't think the danger of getting kicked out is that high, my brother and I hiked every Saturday last year summer (pdx locals) and only got kicked out once.

At least you don't have to walk down.
Apr 29 2009 3:38PM
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Dntel.
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we should all band together and make a village of steezly gentlemen somewhere in the hood backcountry, and then just live off of gaper meat and use their tickets. PM me if you're down.
Apr 29 2009 3:57PM
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garygohard
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Apr 29 2009 4:00PM
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Upgrayedd
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If you aren't supposed to eat gapers, why are they made out of meat?
Apr 29 2009 5:14PM
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pjbauer
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i applied at windells but i missed the application cut off it sucks
Apr 29 2009 6:01PM
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mac.N.steeze
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that would be dope if we just got an ns village in hood
Apr 29 2009 7:28PM
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dresserski
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wow a ns village sounds way chill, i was wondering what the deal was with hood
Apr 29 2009 7:29PM
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shanemcfalls
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if you are going to hike, make sure you hike to the lookers far right. keep a sharp eye though because the public park crew occasionally sweeps the park checking for tickets.
Apr 29 2009 8:13PM
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powderhound100
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if they would check your ticket and you don't have one. Then what? you just get sent down or is it a bigger deal
Apr 29 2009 8:20PM
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Upgrayedd
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When they caught me and my brother, we just rode down to the parking lot.  Technically, I guess they could charge you with trespass, but I really don't think the park crew wants to do that - they are all a good group of guys.
Apr 29 2009 9:17PM
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meltonsnow
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they were really crackin down on people bummin tickets in the parking lot last summer.  your best bet is just to save up and throw down for a pass. 
Apr 29 2009 9:51PM
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skibum193
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besides paul wall. that guy is a fuck. he was head of park crew two and three summers ago. dunno about last year but he can suck a fat dick
Apr 29 2009 10:54PM
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Cant-Er
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yeah i remember seeing a bunch of threads about hood with tons of great info a while back.

so if you searchbar mt hood i'm sure you'll find a ton of threads with helpful info.
May 4 2009 1:25AM
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Upgrayedd
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Wes is head of the park crew now - I don't know him that well, but he has always seemed to be super cool.
May 4 2009 2:12PM
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skihood
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For all of you thinking of working at tline. Its to late to apply. Unless you know some people who know some people
May 4 2009 2:30PM
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screamin_seamen
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bean pack your car with goods post up at trillium lake and clip tickets
May 4 2009 3:10PM
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