Aubrie Dascomb, 4, of Lake Oswego is about to get her first snowboard lesson from Kathi Williams, ski and snowboard coach at Mt. Hood Meadows, at the ski resort's downhill introductory slope at ...

On clear days, you can see snowy Mount Hood, the highest mountain in Oregon (at 11,239 feet), from Portland. Mount Hood is the region's prime skiing area, with numerous powdery downhill and cross ...