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Timberline, USA - Oregon
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Timberline summary
The venerable Timberline at Government Camp at the 6,600 foot level of Mt. Hood (11,235 feet) has a 3,590 vertical and 1,430 skiable acres. The best World Cup national teams train at Timberline, in the summer. The resort has the longest ski season in North America. It has summer snow and closes around Labor Day for maintenance and then Timberline reopens for almost a whole year.
Resorts close to Timberline include:
Mt Hood Meadows (3 km),
Cooper Spur (9 km),
Mt Hood Ski Bowl (9 km),
Hoodoo Ski Area (106 km),
White Pass Village (145 km),
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Trails (Pistes): 35 |
Halfpipes: 1 |
| Summit: 2603 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 30% Int: 60% Adv: 10% |
Terrain Parks: 1 |
| Vertical Drop: 1125 m |
X-Country: - |
| Lifts: 6 (6 chair lifts) |
Snowmaking: - |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: - |
Slopeside accom.: Y |
| Restaurants: 4 |
Acres of ski: 1000 |
| Bars: - |
Nearest Airport: Portland |
| Nearest Train: Portland |
Info phone: +15032723311 | Timberline Resort Info Website |
Visitor Reviews of Timberline
Ron from UNITED STATES writes:
Ever since Timberline opened Jeff they seem to think 'since we've opened up so much more terrain we only need to run 2 lifts (Jeff and Molly most days) and we can still charge the same as if we were running all 6!'. Last year rode Timberline 12 times, never once saw the Mile or Palmer open. 2 times Pucci was open, 1/2 time Norman was closed. One time we were stuck on Jeff for 2 hours in the open with 30+ mph wind around 20 degrees and had to repel off. They got the repel rope hung up on the chair and my nephew 1/2 way down had to climb back up to the chair snowboard and all! Nice! They offered us some hand warmers for our near frost bite conditions. Raised a fuss and they gave us each a voucher for a free meal at the Cafe. There are a lot of flats between runs with choke points and the noobs get stuck there all the time, and since they wont open pucci all the noobs are over chokin the trails on Jeff. When pucci's not running can't access the terrain unless you want to hike out. I'm seriously hoping they fixed the bleed out trail from the bottom of pucci to Jeff in the off season, would make a HUGE difference. Been riding Tiberline for 10 years+, depending on how many lifts they run (bruno doesn't count), it's directly proportional how good the day will be. Seems to me they should proportion ticket prices, just in the interest of fairness, cuz you never know until your there how many lifts they will actually run, the morning chair report online or snowphone is almost always wrong. Regardless, last year they had almost 900" of snow:)
2008-11-06 |
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