WHere is the good riding in Oregon
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SpencerA
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I guess I should of worded it different. Who has the good snow still? Hood is so low that its lookin pretty bare since last weekend. Does Bachlor still have a good base? Never rode Adams nor St Helens but I know they both are higher elevations. Want to get in a few more rides this season before I summerize the sleds.
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good at bach.still snow at wanoga
Marble was great last friday. 
summerize? That is just crazy talk. It's only march, more pow will come. 80" base at bach.
Soon as I take the studs off tomorrow it will dump. Always does. 
Bump for Northern Oregon riding thread 
I grew up in Northern New Mexico. Did a ton of great riding in SW Colorado. Finally, after several years, got the sleds up to Portland. They're a couple of older MountainMaxes. Looking to play in powder & meadows...boondocking too. However, I am not into any crazy highmarking or cliff jumping.
Mid 30s here. Not sure how to get back into sledding...especially in Oregon. I don't know any sledders here. Do I join a club? (which one)
If I really get into it again, I'll be looking to upgrade my sled. Until then, where would you send me to get my Yamahas worked on? (Don't want to blindly pick a place...and find out later that although they might sell a snowmobile or two, they're just not into sledding...vs...boating & ATVs, etc)
-Nathan
I grew up in Northern New Mexico. Did a ton of great riding in SW Colorado. Finally, after several years, got the sleds up to Portland. They're a couple of older MountainMaxes. Looking to play in powder & meadows...boondocking too. However, I am not into any crazy highmarking or cliff jumping.
Mid 30s here. Not sure how to get back into sledding...especially in Oregon. I don't know any sledders here. Do I join a club? (which one)
If I really get into it again, I'll be looking to upgrade my sled. Until then, where would you send me to get my Yamahas worked on? (Don't want to blindly pick a place...and find out later that although they might sell a snowmobile or two, they're just not into sledding...vs...boating & ATVs, etc)
-Nathan
You just show up at the popular snow parks on Saturday morning. There is always people there putting together a group of people who have never met each other. Frog Lake on Mt Hood is a good place to start. You'll figure it out from there.
It depends on the park as far as overnight camping.
I woundn't even bother with mt hood unless you like traffic, crowds and riding trail, you don't actually ride on the mt just the neighboring hills. Your closest and best riding would be mt adams or st helens. Hoodoo is okay once you know where to go, at first glace it doesn't seem like much and has had poor snow conditions last two years but has a big lot(ray benson snopark) for overnighting and a nice warming shelter. Bachelor area has overnight camping at wanoga and Edison, wanoga turns into kind of a clusterF on the weekends, like a busy boat ramp in the summer, if you know what I mean..
I woundn't even bother with mt hood unless you like traffic, crowds and riding trail, you don't actually ride on the mt just the neighboring hills. Your closest and best riding would be mt adams or st helens. Hoodoo is okay once you know where to go, at first glace it doesn't seem like much and has had poor snow conditions last two years but has a big lot(ray benson snopark) for overnighting and a nice warming shelter. Bachelor area has overnight camping at wanoga and Edison, wanoga turns into kind of a clusterF on the weekends, like a busy boat ramp in the summer, if you know what I mean..
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SpencerA
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We're planning on a trip to bend this year to ride. Is Wanoga the park that all the crosscounty skiers use also? I heard things can get pretty heated on the weekends at one of the parks between the two parties. Which park do you suggest going to?
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wanoga is cool.
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SpencerA
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Is there any snowparks you suggest we avoid?
Wanoga is fine but I prefer to get up early and park at dutchman or vista.
vista butte is a push-out on the side of the road about 4 miles shy of Dutchman (Bachelor). Get there early as well on the weekend and no over night parking. If you're looking to stay the night Wanoga and Edison are your two options...Edison being my choice but you need to know where to ride out of there or you'll end up doing circles.
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avoid Virgina/swampy.snobby xc skiers have all that area now and they might beat on you with a ski pole if you pull in there.
