Snowboard all summer at Mt. Hood
Snowboard in the summer. What? Can it be true? No way! Well for all of you stuck in the Midwest you probably never think about hitting the slopes during the summer. Well I guess that can’t be true, because if you are a die hard like I am, you are probably thinking about how to get back on your snowboard as soon as the season ends. Well, guess what? You can snowboard in the summer, and you should. Located in Oregon, Mt. Hood is one of the only places in the US where you can get your snowboard gear out and hit the slopes during the summer.
I have to admit that I have never been to Mt. Hood for a summer session, but man I would love to go. For those of you who want to excel and take snowboarding to the next level, there are a few different camps that run all summer. Check out Windells Camp, or High Cascade Snowboard Camp. People have different feelings on both of the camps, however I am sure you can’t go wrong with either one. How can you? You are going to be snowboarding in the summer. What can be bad about that?
Either way, if you are in the Midwest and think that you can’t snowboard during the summer months, your nightmare has ended. Get yourself out to Oregon and hit up Mt. Hood. As for me, I also need to man up and take the plunge. I have been thinking about it for years, and I just need to make the jump and do it. For now, I am going to stick to my guns and keep showing you ways to board the Midwest all day, everyday!
If you have ever experienced Mt. Hood in the summer or the winter, please leave us with your story. Hopefully you will inspire the rest of us to get out there!
July 12th, 2010 at 11:16 AM
Let’s do it!
July 12th, 2010 at 10:31 PM
Schmail…s I’m in buddy. Put it on the calender for Summer 2011. We will rock it out!! Do you know anyone else that might be interested in going to Mt. Hood or meeting out there?
July 12th, 2010 at 10:42 PM
Put me on the mailing list… Can’t promise that I can go because I’m trying to get up to Bohemia for a long weekend and also out west for a week.
My friend Brad and I hit up Mt. Hood for Memorial Day weekend in 2007. (I never did a full review of the trip, but blogged it briefly, here).
Memorial day is the last weekend they’re open to the public, the rest of the time they are kind of closed for various camps, although they do sell a limited number of day passes which I think you need to buy in advance.
July 13th, 2010 at 7:33 PM
David, Thank you for the extra info! I will put you on the list for next summer also, and please put me on your list for a trip to Bohemia if you are taking passengers. I would really like to go there!
Where are you planning on going out west? There are so many good places to go, and I have to get back out there this winter. This is almost #1 on my list. It has been to long!
I will have to look into the Summer passes to Mt. Hood some more. Do you know anyone else that might be interested in going on a trip like this??
July 19th, 2010 at 2:41 PM
Bohemia is a must for me, I’ve never been. Probably if they’ve had decent snowfall MLK weekend in January or President’s day in February. This would be a long weekend sort of trip. I will be running a caravan with anyone who wants to go. It should be cheap.
For out west, we have typically gone in February but I think we are probably going to try later in the season around Easter holiday.