Year Round Riding

Oregon is unique, in that, along with Washington and a few other states, the opportunity exists to snowboard year-round, although you’ll need to earn your turns.  Heavy maritime snowfalls and somewhat mild summers allow Oregon’s glaciers and snowfields to remain skiable into the fall, although that it’s becoming much more challenging to find good snow in the era of climate change. That said, quite a few people around the Pacific Northwest have found the joy of skiing and riding year round, and have started continuous skiing and snowboarding streaks by making turns somewhere at least once each month.  Below are links to trip reports documenting the adventures I’ve enjoyed while making turns throughout the year.

 

• Month 228 – November 1, 2024 – Mt Bachelor
• Month 227 – October 1, 2024 – Mt Hood, Palmer Snow Patches
• Month 226 – September 1, 2024 – Mt Hood, Palmer Snowfield
• Month 225 – August 2, 2024 – Mt Bachelor Patches
• Month 224 – July 22, 2024 – Mt Hood, Snowdome
  
• Month 223 – June 23-25, 2024 – Mt Rainier, Fryingpan Glacier Environs
  
• Month 222 – May 26, 2024 – Willamette Pass
  
• Month 221 – April 23, 2024 – Diamond Peak, Various Aspects
  
• Month 220 – March 18, 2024 – Mt St Helens, Swift Creek
• Month 219 – February 25-29, 2024, Tam McArthur Rim
  
• Month 218 – January 7, 2024 – Redtop Mountain
• Month 217 – December 2, 2023 – Willamette Pass
• Month 216 – November 20, 2023 – Mt Hood, Southside
• Month 215 – October 26, 2023 – The Twins
• Month 214 – September 2, 2023 – Mt Hood, Palmer Snowfield
• Month 213 – August 2, 2023 – Mt Hood, Zigzag Snowfield+
• Month 212 – July 2-3, 2023 – Diamond Peak, Various Aspects
• Month 211 – June 7, 2023 – Mt Adams, Avalanche Glacier Headwall
• Month 210 – May 12, 2023 – Hoodoo Dusk Patrol
  
• Month 209 – April 4, 2023 – Willamette Pass Dusk Patrol
  
• Month 208 – March 1-2, 2023 – Tam McArthur Rim
• Month 207 – February 26-28, 2023 – Tam McArthur Rim
  
• Month 206 – January 28, 2022 – Willamette Pass
• Month 205 – December 2, 2022 – Tombstone Pass
• Month 204 – November 2, 2022 – Willamette Pass Dusk Patrol
• Month 203 – October 2, 2022 – Mt Hood, Zigzag Snowfield+
• Month 202 – September 2, 2022 – Mt Hood, Zigzag Snowfield+
• Month 201 – August 5, 2022 – Mt Hood, Zigzag Snowfield+
• Month 200 – July 7-8, 2022 – Diamond Peak, Various Aspects
  
• Month 199 – June 26-28, 2022 – Mt Rainier, Fryingpan Glacier Environs
• Month 198 – May 25, 2022 – Belknap Crater
• Month 197 – April 15, 2022 – Tombstone Pass 
• Month 196 – March 1, 2022 – Tam McArthur Rim
• Month 195 – February 25, 2022 – Willamette Pass
• Month 194 – January 24, 2022 – Mt St Helens, Swift Cr
• Month 193 – December 1, 2021 – Mt Bachelor
• Month 192 – November 19, 2021 – Mt Hood
• Month 191 – October 1, 2021 – Mt Hood, Southside
• Month 190 – September 1, 2021 – Mt Hood, Palmer Snowfield
• Month 189 – August 1, 2021 – Mt Hood, Zigzag Glacier
• Month 188 – July 2, 2021 – Mt Hood, Zigzag Glacier
• Month 187 – June 6, 2021 – Mt Bachelor
• Month 186 – May 13, 2021 – Mt McLoughlin, North Bowl
  
• Month 185 – April 21, 2021 – Lakeview Mountain
  
• Month 184 – March 3, 2021 – Mary’s Peak
• Month 183 – February 3, 2021 – Tombstone Pass
• Month 182 – January 16, 2021 – Maiden Peak
  
• Month 181 – December 4, 2020 – Mt Hood, White River Canyon
• Month 180 – November 20, 2020 – Tombstone Pass
  
• Month 179 – October 6, 2020 – Mt Bachelor
• Month 178 – September 5, 2020 – Mt Hood, Zigzag Glacier
• Month 177 – August 1, 2020 – Middle Sister, Interglacier
• Month 176 – July 19, 2020 – Diamond Peak
  
• Month 175 – June 3, 2020 – Mt Scott, North Bowls
• Month 174 – May 9, 2020 – Diamond Peak, North/South Bowls
• Month 173 – April 19, 2020 – Willamette Pass
• Month 172 – March 1-4, 2020 – Tam McArthur Rim
• Month 171 – February 16, 2020 – Tombstone Pass
  
• Month 170 – January 4, 2020 – Willamette Pass
• Month 169 – December 7, 2019 – Willamette Pass
• Month 168 – November 2, 2019 – Mt Hood, Palmer Snowfield+
• Month 167 – October 5, 2019 – Mt Bachelor
• Month 166 – September 2, – Mt Hood, Zigzag Glacier
• Month 165 – August 3, 2019 – Mt Hood, Zigzag Glacier
• Month 164 – July 17-19, 2019 – Mt Shasta, Hotlun-Wintun Ridge
  
• Month 163 – June 2, 2019 – Mt Jefferson, West Rib
• Month 162 – May 3, 2019 – Hoodoo Dusk Patrol
• Month 161 – April 28, 2019 – Hayrick Butte
  
• Month 160 – March 3-6, 2019 – Tam McArthur Rim, Three Creeks Huts
• Month 159 – February 14, 2019 – Willamette Pass
• Month 158 – January 29, 2019 – Mt Thielsen, Northwest Bowl
• Month 157 – December 6, 2018 – North Sister, Villard Glacier
• Month 156 – November 16, 2019 – Mt Hood, Palmer Snowfield+
• Month 155 – October 7, 2018 – Mt Hood, Palmer Snowfield
• Month 154 – September 2, 2018 – Mt Hood, Zigzag Snowfield
• Month 153 – August 1, 2018 – Mt Hood, Zigzag Snowfield
  
• Month 152 – July 7, 2018 – Diamond Peak, NW & East Bowls
• Month 151 – June 3, 2018 – Mt Washington, North Bowls

  

• Month 150 – May 22, 2018 – Mt Jefferson, West Rib
• Month 149 – April 12, 2018 – Willamette Pass
• Month 148 – March 19-22, 2018 – Tam McArthur Rim
  
• Month 147 – February 4, 2018 – Willamette Pass
• Month 146 – January 14, 2018 – Three Fingered Jack
• Month 145 – December 3, 2017 – Crater Lake
• Month 144 – November 18, 2018 – Willamette Pass
• Month 143 – October 8, 2017 – Mt Bachelor, Cirque Bowl+
• Month 142 – September 23, 2017 – Mt Washington, Northwest Bowl
  
• Month 141 – August 1, 2017 – Middle Sister
• Month 140 – July 9-11, 2017 – Mt Rainier, Fryingpan Glacier Environs
• Month 139 – June 7, 2017 – Mt Jefferson, West Rib
  
• Month 138 – May 13, 2017 – Willamette Pass May Pow
  
• Month 137 – April 24, 2017 – Willamette Pass
• Month 136 – March 1, 2017 – Tam McArthur Rim
• Month 135 – February 25, 2017 – Willamette Pass
  
• Month 134 – January 2, 2017 – Willamette Pass
• Month 133 – December 10, 2016 – Willamette Pass
• Month 132 – November 4, 2016 – Mt Washington, North Bowl
• Month 131 – October 17/19, 2016 – Mt Bachelor
• Month 130 – September 4, 2016 – Mt Hood, White River Snowfield
• Month 129 – August 1, 2016 – Middle Sister
• Month 128 – July 16, 2016 – Mt Hood, Southside
• Month 127 – June 4, 2016 – Mt Bachelor
• Month 126 – May 1, 2016 – Black Crater
• Month 125 – April 17, 2016 – Mt Bachelor
• Month 124 – March 13, 2016 – Willamette Pass
• Month 123 – February 29, 2016 – Tam McArthur Rim
• Month 122 – January 16, 18 & 24, 2016 – Willamette Pass
• Month 121 – December 4, 2015 – Crater Lake
• Month 120 – November 4, 2015 – Mt Hood Southside
• Month 119 – October 4, 2015 – Mt Bachelor
• Month 118 – September 6, 2015 – Mt Hood, Palmer Glacier
• Month 117 – August 2, 2015 – Mt Hood, White River Glacier
• Month 116 – July 11, 2015 – Mt Bachelor
• Month 115 – June 5, 2015 – Mt Adams, Avalanche Glacier Headwall
• Month 114 – May 9, 2015 – South Sister, Prouty Glacier Headwall
• Month 113 – April 11, 2015 – The Twins
• Month 112 – March 7, 2015 – North Sister, South Bowl
• Month 111 – February 14, 2015 – Mt Thielsen, SW Bowl+
• Month 110 – January 3, 2015 – Willamette Pass
• Month 109 – December 28, 2014 – Willamette Pass
• Month 108 – November 15, 2014 – The Twins
• Month 107 – October 5, 2014 – Mt Hood, White River Snowfield
• Month 106 – September 1, 2014 – Mt Hood, White River/Palmer Snowfields
• Month 105 – August 3, 2014 – Mt Hood, Crater Rock
• Month 104 – July 10 2014 – Diamond Peak, Northwest/East Bowls
• Month 103 – June 1, 2014 – Middle Sister, West Ridge, Hayden Glacier
• Month 102 – May 16, 2014 – Mt Washington, West Bowls
• Month 101 – April 9, 2014 – Hoodoo Dusk Patrol

  

• Month 100 – March 17, 2014 – Mt Hood Backcountry
• Month 99 – February 17-20, 2014 – Tam McArthur Rim
• Month 98 – January 1, 2014 – Three Fingered Jack
• Month 97 – December 8, 2013 – Hoodoo Butte
• Month 96 – November 11, 2013 – Three Fingered Jack, North Bowls
• Month 95 – October 20, 2013  – Mt Washington, North Bowl
• Month 94 – September 1, 2013 – Mt Hood, Palmer Snowfield
• Month 93 – August 4, 2013 – Mt Hood, Zigzag Glacier
• Month 92 – July 6, 2013 – Three Fingered Jack, Northeast Bowl
• Month 91 – June 15, 2013 – Diamond Peak, Eastside Bowls
• Month 90 – May 9, 2013 – Mt Jefferson, South Face
• Month 89 – April 28, 2013 – Maiden Peak
• Month 88 – March 3-6, 2013 – Tam McArthur Rim
• Month 87 – February 2, 2013 – Mary’s Peak
• Month 86 – January 17, 2013 – Mt St Helens, Swift Creek
• Month 85 – December 15, 2012 – The Twins
• Month 84 – November 21, 2012 – Mt Hood Backcountry
• Month 83 – October 7, 2012 – Palmer Glacier, Mt Hood
• Month 82 – September 3, 2012 – Zigzag Glacier, Mt Hood
• Month 81 – August 13, 2012 – Illumination Saddle, Mt Hood
• Month 80 – July 2, 2012 – Mt Washington, North Bowls
  
• Month 79 – June 13-14, 2012 – South Sister, Clark Glacier
• Month 78 – May 11, 2012 – Mt McLoughlin, Southeast Face
• Month 77 – April 29, 2012 – Three Fingered Jack, Southeast Bowl
• Month 76 – March 24,  2012 – Tombstone Pass
• Month 75 – February 27-March 1, 2012 – Tam McArthur Rim
  
• Month 74 – January 7, 2012 – Willamette Pass
• Month 73 – December 17, 2011 – Three Fingered Jack, South Ridge
• Month 72 – November 20, 2011 – Tombstone Pass
• Month 71 – October 8, 2011 – Illumination Saddle, Mt Hood
• Month 70 – September 1, 2011 – Illumination Saddle, Mt Hood
• Month 69 – August 6, 2011 – Eliot Glacier & Snowdome, Mt Hood
• Month 68 – July 1, 2011 – Broken Top, Southwest Ridge
• Month 67 – June 10-11, 2011 – Hayden & Renfrew Glaciers, Middle Sister
• Month 66 – May 28, 2011 – Crater Lake
• Month 65 – April 29-30, 2011 – Tombstone Pass
• Month 64 – March 1-3, 2011 – Tam McArthur Rim (Three Creek Huts)
• Month 63 – February 17, 2011 – Willamette Pass (Deep Powder)
• Month 62 – January 7-8, 2011 – Tombstone Pass
• Month 61 – December 16, 2010 – West Peak/Pulpit Rock
• Month 60 – November 27, 2010 – Tombstone Pass
• Month 59 – October 27, 2010 – Hoodoo Dawn Patrol
• Month 58 – September 6, 2010 – Illumination Rock, Mt Hood
• Month 57 – August 1, 2010 – Diamond Peak, Bear Creek
• Month 56 – July 10, 2010 – Eliot Glacier/Snowdome – Mt Hood
• Month 55 – June 5, 2010 – Hoodoo Dawn Patrol
• Month 54 – May 28-29, 2010 – Broken Top, South Ridge
• Month 53 – April 18, 2010 – Tombstone Pass
• Month 52 – March 7-9, 2010 – Tam McArthur Rim (Three Creeks Huts)
• Month 51 – February 13, 2010 – Hoodoo

  

• Month 50 – January 2, 2010 – Mt Hood Ski Bowl
• Month 49 – December 30, 2009 – Hoodoo
• Month 48 – November 14, 2009 – Hoodoo Dawn Patrol
• Month 47 – October 3, 2009 – Mt Hood, Palmer Glacier
• Month 46 – September 7, 2009 – Mt Hood, Palmer Glacier
• Month 45 – August 8, 2009 – Mt Hood, Palmer Glacier
• Month 44 – July 13-14, 2009 – Fryingpan Glacier, Mt Rainier
• Month 43 – June 13, 2009 – Mt Bachelor/Cinder Cone
• Month 42 – May 24-25, 2009 – South Sister (via Green Lakes)
  
• Month 41 – April 2009 – Heather Canyon
  
• Month 40 – March 28, 2009 –  Private Reserve (Meadows)
• Month 39 – February 16, 2009 – Tombstone Pass
  
• Month 38 – January 20-23, 2009 – Whistler Blackcomb
  
• Month 37 – December 16, 2008 – Tombstone Pass
  
• Month 36 – November 5, 2008 – Cinder Cone (Bachelor)
  
• Month 35 – October 18, 2008 -Mt Hood, Palmer Glacier
• Month 34 – September 1, 2008 – Mt Hood, Palmer Glacier
• Month 33 – August 2, 2008 – Mt Hood, Palmer Glacier
• Month 32 – July 25, 2008 – Snowdome/Langille Glacier, Mt Hood
• Month 31 – June 8, 2008 – Bachelor Dawn Patrol
• Month 30 – May 31, 2008 – Hoodoo Butte
• Month 29 – April 29, 2008 – Willamette Pass Dusk Patrol
• Month 28 – March 8, 2008 – Mt Bachelor
• Month 27 – February 2-4, 2008 – Whistler Blackcomb
• Month 26 – January 27, 2008 – Hoodoo
• Month 25 – December 15, 2007 – Tombstone Pass
• Month 24 – November 4, 2007 – White River Snowfield, Mt Hood
• Month 23 – October 20, 2007 – Ski Bowl, Mt Hood
• Month 22 – September 1, 2007 – Palmer Glacier, Mt Hood
• Month 21 – August 11, 2007 – Palmer Glacier, Mt Hood
• Month 20 – July 1, 2007 – Hogsback/Crater Rock, Mt Hood
• Month 19 – June 2, 2007 – Mt Scott
• Month 18 – May 12, 2007 – Diamond Peak
• Month 17 – April 28, 2007 – Hoodoo Dawn Patrol
• Month 16 – March 16, 2007 – Mt Bachelor
• Month 15 – February 18, 2007 – Mt Hood Meadows
• Month 14 – January 27, 2007 – Tombstone Pass
• Month 13 – December 2, 2006 – Tombstone Pass
• Month 12 – November 12, 2006 – Tombstone Pass
• Month 11 – October 28, 2006 – Mt Hood Palmer Glacier
• Month 10 – September 4, 2006 – White River Snowfield, Mt Hood
• Month 9 – August 12, 2006 – Mt Hood, Palmer Glacier
• Month 8 – July 14, 2006 – Mt Hood, Snowdome/Langille Glacier
• Month 7 – June 16, 2006 – Tumalo Mountain
• Month 6 – May 13, 2006 – Mt Hood,  Zigzag Snowfield
• Month 5 – April 2006 – Mt Bachelor
• Month 4 – March 2006 – Mt Bachelor
• Month 3 – February 5, 2006 – Willamette Pass
• Month 2 – January 14-15, 2006 – Mt Bachelor
• Month 1 – December 5, 2005 – Willamette Pass