By Devin Kelly, for The Mountain Times Every Friday afternoon in downtown Sandy, something vibrant takes root. Tents pop up.

The urban sprawl of Portland may dominate the northwest corner of Oregon, but just 50 miles southeast lies a pristine ...

Thousands of skiers train at Mount Hood’s Palmer Snowfield, the only place in North America with summer skiing, boosting local business and community.

Winter, spring, summer, or fall, Mount Hood has it all. There are almost just as many things to do at Mount Hood in the winter as in the summer, and it will give you a completely different experience.

The snow continues to melt in the mountains, and now most all high-elevation trails in the Central Oregon Cascades are ...