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Skiing near Portland, Oregon

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SKIWAGEN
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Im thinking about going to school near Portland next year. I definitely want to be close to skiing though. Is there atleast a mediocre ski area near portland? Or is everything a few hours away?
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Feb 16 2014 3:11PM
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chicken
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portland is way too trendy now, they try too hard. Everyone moved back to Seattle like 3 years ago.
Feb 16 2014 3:17PM
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snowdon
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Mt Hood is about an hour from Portland
Feb 16 2014 3:17PM
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SKIWAGEN
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I looked on Google Maps, and it said Mt Hood is about 2 hours from Gresham, which is were the school is. Is that like
the closest?
Feb 16 2014 3:21PM
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eheath
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Gresham is eastern portland, meaning it should be closer to hood.

The PDX airport is about an hour or so depending on how fast you drive, Gresham will be 10-15 mins closer but I'd still assume about an hour to drive to hood.


And no, there aren't any other mountains anywhere close. Mount Hood has Ski Bowl, Timberline and Mt Hood Meadows.

mt bachelor is about 3-4 hours away.
Feb 16 2014 3:25PM
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stupendous-man
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mt ashland
Feb 16 2014 3:25PM
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snowdon
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Are you roller skating from Gresham to Hood? There's no way it's 2 hours, that's just bad information there. Yes it is the closest.
Feb 16 2014 3:26PM
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imakestickerz
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mt hood is your only option. but its fucking awesome. well worth the drive. try to avoid weekends if you can
Feb 16 2014 3:42PM
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baaangthat
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gresham to t-line parking lot is like 45 minutes in summer weather, 35 minutes to ski bowl parking lot
Feb 16 2014 4:58PM
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stupendous-man
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but really, not sure how you got 2 hours. MHCC is 59 minutes from hood according to google maps

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Feb 16 2014 5:09PM
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iggyskier
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I live in downtown PDX. It is 1hr to Ski Bowl. 1hr 15min to Timberline. 1 hr 25 to Meadows. Gresham is about 20 minutes closer.
Feb 16 2014 5:11PM
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SKIWAGEN
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Thanks for the helpful responses everyone! Stoked to know Hood is that close.
Feb 16 2014 5:16PM
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Seanlynch11
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When I went to windells last summer my flight had to land in Portland. It's a good 45 minutes away from Mt Hood but it's worth it. Mt Hood is one of the nicest mountains in the country.
Feb 16 2014 6:32PM
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