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Timberline vs. Meadows

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The_RaginAsian
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T-line is sick, if anyone asked me which resort had the best parks I would say its T-line. But, Meadows has some pretty fun stuff right now. Check it out, this video is from March 2nd, and the parks are lookin better now.
Mar 14 2013 8:43PM
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coldcuts69
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I have no input in this thread because I live in maine, but that was a great edit!
Mar 14 2013 8:53PM
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stupendous-man
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Tline has the best parks on hood no doubt. Downside is that it's flat. There are a few steeps, but you have to know your way around and they are short. Its also the highest on hood and generally gets the most pow.

Meadows parks can be fun, but generally suck (bummer cause they could be awesome with the nike funding). Way more terrain to shred though, and steeper.
Mar 14 2013 9:13PM
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BeefiestExpert
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I enjoy T-line alot.
Mar 14 2013 9:19PM
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AGOF
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i love a lot of meadows jibs, but their jumps just kill it for me.
Mar 14 2013 9:32PM
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level_juan
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tline has way better park and is super fun, but meadows, especially if you know it well, has way better terrain. also meadows has a lot of fun tree shots and side hits on cascade
Mar 14 2013 9:34PM
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Nate.Dog
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Shredows is where it's at!
Mar 14 2013 9:38PM
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The_RaginAsian
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Tommy Blasts




Mar 14 2013 9:52PM
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whateverman
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So sick
Mar 14 2013 10:19PM
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stupendous-man
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No love for skibowl?
Mar 14 2013 10:54PM
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*ninja*
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Im going up to meadows next week. i wud go to tline but my cousins have pases to meadows so i have to go there. still pumped though.
Mar 14 2013 11:02PM
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The_RaginAsian
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The terrain is sick at skibowl. I like a lot of the stuff on upper bowl, and you can always find some good snow in outback. The rope tow is real fun too, you can get so many laps on that thing.
Mar 14 2013 11:23PM
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The_RaginAsian
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the jumps last weekend weren't too bad. nice and floaty, but nothing the size of paintbrush.
Mar 14 2013 11:24PM
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cope+
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Less crowded at Tline
Mar 14 2013 11:25PM
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Nate.Dog
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they tore everything down and are rebuilding rose city and park place, hopefully they up the size and manage the speed a bit better, Rose always has crazy speed issues, either to fast or wayyy to slow
Mar 14 2013 11:26PM
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stupendous-man
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Word bowl ropetow is so fun to lap for a couple hours when tline closes.
Mar 14 2013 11:28PM
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El_Barto.
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Upper bowl is the only thing i ski at hood. Meadows looks like it has some good spots but im happy at skibowl
Mar 14 2013 11:31PM
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El_Barto.
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Insane skiing. The back to back to back flips at 4:30 was nutty
Mar 14 2013 11:44PM
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AGOF
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well of course ski bowl is the shit, fusion pass is awesome, also i love the accesibility for cliffs
Mar 14 2013 11:45PM
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stupendous-man
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gotta love them speedy lifts too. I love being first down upper bowl on a pow day and hucking the cliffs under the chair.
Mar 14 2013 11:57PM
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Saga.
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love timberline for the park because theres hardly anyone there and you just hot lap the quad chair right there. plus almost all the features are intermediate sized so makes an average rider have a good day when they can hit basically everything on the mountain.

I have also had a lot of fun at meadow. the forest terrain park over on HRM that has a lot of smaller stuff and is on that longer flatter run is really really fun too.
Mar 15 2013 12:31AM
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TRAP_CHEF
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The super man front at 3:25 holy shit
Mar 15 2013 12:48AM
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SHHAARROON
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T line all the way!
Mar 15 2013 2:52AM
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The_RaginAsian
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yeah. the crowds at meadows can get crazy on some days. Tline is cheaper too
Mar 15 2013 12:51PM
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MACK.
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best thing to do
but a meadows pass for the winter then buy a spring pass to tline
Mar 15 2013 10:06PM
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BeefiestExpert
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Only if there was some type of super fusion pass were you get all three resorts.
Mar 16 2013 1:45AM
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DwreckRoy
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That'd be sick! But until then the Fusion Pass is the best combo on Hood. Tline for park, Skibowl for pow, and the rope tow at Skibowl is insanely fun.

Sounds like Tline just took a hit on their parks with the head park groomer Kyle Bradley moving away this past week. He is what has always made the parks, especially the big jumps, proper.
Mar 20 2013 7:16PM
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Session
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The problem with this is that while Ski Bowl has sick terrain. It can be real hit or miss as far as snow quality/quantity is concerned.
The money ticket is Meadows full pass combined with a Ski Bowl night pass, and T-Line spring pass.

Buy one less faggy overpriced sweatshirt and you can have all this.
Mar 22 2013 12:00PM
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ALMIGHTYSOSA
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I never been to Meadows so i cant really say anything about it. I love timberline! I like how mellow it is and there parks are always looking sick. Skibowl is also a nice combo too. I need to make it out to Meadows sometime
Mar 24 2013 10:37PM
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Caveman.
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After doing the Meadows pass/Skibowl night pass/T line spring pass for 3 years now I am going to do a Fusion next year. The drive from Portland to anywhere on Hood is long and boring and the extra 40 minute round trip to Meadows just isn't worth it to me. Sure Meadows does have some fun terrain in Private Reserve and some fun windlips on Cascade and Vista, and the bowls can be fun too.
Overall though, I don't think Meadows is worth the extra cost or extra drive time. I also don't appreciate the ever rising ticket and pass prices. Yes I know they added RFID gates, and a new Stadium chair but none of that stuff enhanced my ski experience, only required a higher price tag to use it. Meadows does get good snow but also gets lots of wind and ice.

Yes, Ski Bowl is lower and gets more rain and less snow. It also gets much less wind and fewer people. Any place you decide to ski on Hood will be affected by wind, rain, and adverse weather conditions. I am fortunate in that I can pick the days I ski and I have skied some amazing days at all 3 ski areas.

I can cut 40 minutes off my round trip drive and still ski great snow, I might as well get a cheaper pass that allows me a longer season to 2 ski areas. Seems like a pretty sweet deal to me. I will probably buy a lift ticket or 2 to Meadows for the good days
Apr 17 2013 12:34PM
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seanahue.
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Noooooooooo! Devastating, hopefully there will be some up and comers from cutters camp to fill the void... Has their already been a noticeable difference since he left? I heard PCMR just fired their head cat driver as well, get him on the phone stat!
Apr 17 2013 12:55PM
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MrBriggles
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Meadows parks and customer service are some of the worst in the industry, the terrains sick tho (as tommy will show you). Tline is fun as fuck in the spring time!
May 1 2013 9:29PM
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Session
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I'm not sure what people expect from Meadows as far as customer service. PDX thinks that Meadows needs to bend over backwards to suck their dick.
They spin lifts, and open the terrain when its safe. What else do you need?
May 3 2013 1:56PM
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imakestickerz
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this so much. i was a lifty there all season. i don't know what those people expect from us.
May 3 2013 8:36PM
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level_juan
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hell yeah, especially hitting the bigger jumps at park place then cutting over to forest park makes such a fun run.
Aug 2 2013 11:23PM
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MACK.
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THIS!! except the park crew gets mad at you for going under the rope
Aug 3 2013 1:02AM
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level_juan
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really? that sucks. i've seen all the signs about not doing it but the park crew always seems chill when it happens.
Aug 3 2013 2:35PM
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imakestickerz
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the park crew does it too. its mostly management that makes them put the signs up. just ski with the park crew and its fine
Aug 13 2013 9:57PM
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Noddard
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Meadows is soooo siiiiick, you guys should all go there.... I'll suffer through the fusion.... seriously go to meadows. Seriously...
Sep 6 2013 10:49PM
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howlongcanausern
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how do you figure 40 minutes?

t-line is 6 miles from govy, meadows is 9
Nov 21 2013 11:19AM
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Caveman.
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All it takes is one ever so cautious Oregon driver a few cars in front of you to make that 9 miles a 20+ minute drive. Extra 20 minutes there and 20 minutes back equals extra 40 minutes round trip.
Nov 21 2013 8:37PM
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phiberawptik
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Get there early, leave early. Avoid it all.
Nov 22 2013 2:48PM
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OregonDead
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Meadows will have cheap tickets and terrain parks this weekend. May I suggest you all give it a try?
Nov 22 2013 2:59PM
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Caveman.
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Done that the past 3 years. Meadows is a fun mountain, I can have fun other places though. I plan to ski it on some deep days this year. I really carry no brand loyalty to any ski areas, I just like to ski and plan to avoid the ant hills whenever I can.
Nov 22 2013 3:19PM
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