Author: Myles Caputo

Table of Contents What a Season! I would like to start off this final newsletter of the 24/25 winter season by thanking each and every one of you for being such an integral part of another successful season at Mt Hood Meadows! Without our dedicated team, (and a little help from mother nature bringing us 461″ of snowfall this season!), we would not be able to provide our loyal customers with the memorable experiences they come to the mountain to enjoy. To our team members from the lowest parking lot…

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Table of Contents Spring Event Schedule Last Blue Rah Suits & Boots Rail Jam Pond Skim The Last Blue-Rah: April 19th Suits and Boots: April 26th End of Season Rail Jam: April 26th Double Mountain Pond Skim – May 3rd  End of Season Party – May 4th (Details below) End of Season Party! Sunday, May 4th, 2024: 9:45am – 2:30pm Busses Arrive @ 9:45 9:45-10:15 – Rental Checkout 10am – 1pm – Lifts (Buttercup and MHX) 11:30- 1:30 – Lunch / Bar Buffet in Schuss Cafeteria Area, beer/wine carts (outside if…

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Table of Contents April April is a bitter-sweet time at the mountain as the last full month of 24/25 season has commenced. Roads start to clear up, traffic usually mellows out for us Portland-siders, variable snow surfaces are the norm, you may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one that knows there’s still a lot of fun to be had at ‘Your Mountain Home’. Check out the Spring Event schedule below to see what’s in store for the remainder of the 24/25 ski season! Spring Event Schedule…

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Table of Contents Spring Event Schedule Brew Fest Info Banked Slalom Info Mazot Fest Info Suits & Boots info Pond Skim Info Days are getting longer, nights are getting warmer, it’s starting to really feel like spring around here. You get a shiver in the dark, it’s raining in the park but meantime, there’s still a lot of good times on tap at your mountain home. Mark your calendars for these upcoming events you’re not going to want to miss! Spring Brew Fest: March 22nd Full Sail Banked Slalom: April…

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Table of Contents CAT Bus Schedule – Important Update Pride Day on The Mountain Join us for Pride Day on March 2nd from 9 am-4 pm at Mt. Hood Meadows! This is a day on Mt. Hood to celebrate all things pride at Your Mountain Home with our sponsors Migration Brewing and 503 Distilling. We will have a family-friendly party going on in Vertical, as well as beer and cocktails, raffles and more A Message From the Ticket Booth There are lots of perks working at Mt Hood Meadows, one…

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Table of Contents Tenure Recognition Program We are excited to have started a new and ongoing program this season which will recognize our long tenured team members. We kicked it off with a special recognition dinner on the evening of February 3rd where team members who have been with us for 15 years or longer were recognized and celebrated for their ongoing contributions. I don’t know but I’ve been told, you never slow down, you never grow old when you work at a wonderful place with wonderful people. Enjoy the…

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Table of Contents Find the lyrics winner! Congratulations to Brandon from Food & Bev for finding this weeks lyrics! Shout out for being the first team member to sing the lyrics in HR, thanks for keeping the stoke alive Brandon! Meadows EAP It’s normal to feel a little burnout after the holidays, we offer an EAP to help mitigate the mental stress associated with these feelings. Mt. Hood Meadows is partnered with Uprise Health, a mental health care provider.  Offering a wide range of services, (including, but not limited to)…

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Table of Contents Safety Corner: Mindful Movement SAFETY CORNER: MINDFUL MOVEMENT We’re always on the move at work – pushing, pulling, lifting, carrying, bending. Whether flipping a spatula, moving a ski rack, or tightening a bolt, using our bodies to get things done is essential. This doesn’t always go the way we hope. Of 55 reported employee injuries this season, around 40% had “Movement” as the root cause. These are almost all preventable injuries. The “Movement” category doesn’t include slips on ice or falls on slope. It also doesn’t include…

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Table of Contents Huge thanks for showing out for FISH food bank On Tuesday the 17th, we witnessed our biggest Provide to Ride event ever! Thanks to the incredible generosity of our guests and community, the benefit for Hood River’s FISH Food Bank generated an outstanding 9,100 pounds of food donations and $38,726 in proceeds from lift ticket sales. While past events have seen excellent support, this year broke all records for both food and monetary contributions. Guests could participate by either bringing 24 cans of food or two hams in exchange for a free…

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Table of Contents One month in – 24/25 season One month in and with well over 100 inches on record already, we hope everyone is having as great of a start to the season as this year’s snowfall! Thank you to all our Team Members who continue to show up with a smile and make our guests experience the best that in can be. We couldn’t do it without you! Slope Grooming Operators of the Month Graveyard Operator of the Month Rue Haight Rue was selected because she has really…

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