PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Starting January 2024, Mt. Hood climbers will be required to have permits to climb above a 9,500-foot elevation. Climbing permits, which will be available online, will cost $20 ...

The trees parted to a meadow of purple wildflowers. The glaciated silhouette of Oregon’s tallest mountain pierced the skyline, surrounded by swirling clouds. There it was: the breathtaking peak of ...

Many of the glaciers and snowfields on Mount Hood are named after explorers and mountaineers, including Newton Clark, Elijah “Lige” Coalman, Henry Coe, Thomas Eliot, Rodney Glisan and Joel Palmer.

Mount Hood's famous Timberline Trail traverses canyons, rivers, forests and alpine areas on a 40-mile circuit around Oregon's tallest mountain. Mount Hood is home to some of the most stunning ...

MT. HOOD Ore. (KPTV) - Around 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, dispatchers responded to a 911 call from two elderly hikers in the Ramona Falls area. While making their way back down the trail after ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Northwest Avalanche Center has issued an avalanche warning for Mount Hood, the west slopes of the Washington Cascades and the Stevens and Snoqualmie passes until 6 p.m., ...

MOUNT HOOD, Ore. — A man was critically injured and had to be airlifted to a Portland hospital after he slipped and fell about 700 feet while climbing Mount Hood. On Saturday, around 7:45 a.m., the 55 ...

Snow days are few and far between in the Willamette Valley, but up on Mount Hood it’s not hard to find them. If you want to play in the snow on the mountain, your best bet is to stop by a sno-park: a ...