All Things Snowrider in PDX and OR

Friends & Mountain Folk,

Saturday, September 17. Timberline Lodge Salmon River Canyon parking lot aka the Climber’s Lot. 9:00am.

Save the date and arrive on time because we’re kicking off the inaugural Salmon River Canyon Cleanup on Mt. Hood. Here are some things you should know and bring:

1. This will not be like a walk in the park or on the beach. The terrain is challenging and the distance covered roughly one mile.
2. Pack your own lunch and plenty of water.
3. Be prepared for iffy if not rotten weather though of course we’re hoping for glorious sunshine.
4. Bring your own leather gloves. Leather is key as it’s not easily pierced by sharp metal objects.
5. Wear sturdy footwear with boots being the best bet.
6. Recyclable garbage bags will be provided.

If you plan to attend please send us an email to snowriderpdx@gmail.com and include the names and number of participants. Space this year is limited to 50 adults. The 1st annual Salmon River Canyon Cleanup is a partnership between The US Forest Service, Timberline Lodge, Next Adventure, Snowrider Project PDX and the AMR Reach & Treat Team. We hope to see you Saturday, September 17th at 9am!

Michael G. Halle | Snowrider Project PDX

How ’bout you?

Yesterday Snowrider Project volunteers Ciea Palmer, Eric Jeffcoat and myself took a HUGE step towards completing the long talked about and too often log-jammed Mt. Hood PSA project. We spent much of the day on the south side of Hood with the US Snowboard Team:

Conditions weren’t optimal and the Windells superpipe was pretty hagged but we made due with what we had as did the riders naturally. The wind was just shy of howling most of the day and temps in the high 50′s.

Hannah Teeter, 2006 Olympic gold medalist, Tommy Czeschin, 2002 Olympic team member, and freestyle head coach Mike Jankowski were gracious and allowed us to interview them. We also shot some b-roll of team members training in the Windells pipe.

We’ll make no promises though we’re reasonably certain the 30 or 60 second spot we produce should be ready by late summer or early autumn. Great work everyone and big thanks go to the US Snowboard Team, Timberline Lodge, Windells and the US Forest Service Zig Zag Ranger District!

Cheers,

Michael