Many of the roads in Eastern, Southeastern, and Central Oregon (state highways) are also experiencing a lot of snow and ice. If you are traveling to the west side of Oregon, I-5 near Eugene has also been a trouble spot. according to ODOT: ...
A myriad of Winter Storm Warnings and Ice Storm Warnings cover all of northwestern Oregon, with a Blizzard Warning in effect for the Columbia Gorge as ferocious winds of 50-70 mph combine with 7-12 inches of snow. Both the heavy snow and freezing rain will lead to treacherous travel and ...
We’ve been fooled before with the promise of snow. But by Saturday, January 13, temperatures had fallen into the 20s and winds had picked up. Moist air from the coast met freezing arctic air right over Portland. It often seemed to be snowing sideways, and it piled up in drifts against...
It was the first of several storms expected to roll across California over the next week. The current system is expected to be warmer and wetter, while next week’s storms will be colder, lowering snow levels in the mountains, said Hannah Chandler-Cooley, a meteorologist at National Weather ...
s outposts. Above the treeline, I found snowfields as the highest road in the state reaches practically all the way to the peak. The eastern face of the mountain falls away precipitously to the Alvord Desert, almost 5,000 vertical feet below, and the view you take in will leave you as...
features â mountains, forests, waterfalls, rivers, beaches and lakes, including Crater Lake National Park, Multnomah Falls, the Painted Hills, the Deschutes River, and the Oregon Caves. Mount Hood and Mount Bachelor also draw visitors year-round for skiing and other snow activities.[...
Crater Lake is one of the most iconic natural landmarks in Oregon but there are many things to do in Crater Lake National Park besides dipping your toes in the deepest lake in the USA. There are 90 miles (150 km) of trails for hiking and in the winter you can go snowshoeing here ...
With February’s wet three-fer of snow, ice and rain, you may wonder how the National Weather Service arrives at one precipitation measurement. This week, for instance, weather observers noted that 4.62 inches of precipitation had fallen in Portland this month, helping to saturate the soil and...
During the Pleistocene, so much water was tied up in glaciers and snow, that sea levels were more than 300 feet below those of today. This exposed wide continental shelves along Oregon's coast. The glaciers in the Montana area dammed up a series of large valleys that filled with fresh ...
Skiing in Mount Ashland Ski Resort, Bend, Oregon USA Annual snowfall: 300+ inches/762+ cm Skiable terrain: 200 acres/0.80 km² Levels: 5% beginners, 20% intermediate, 25% advanced and 50% experts Vertical Drop: 1150 feet/350 m Average Temperature: 25ºF/-3.88ºC Mount ...