Mountains

Snow levels could drop to between 1,000 and 2,000 feet over the weekend, with the possibility of a rain/snow mix below 1,000 feet, including the Willamette Valley floor and Southwest Washington lowlands.

The management plan revision could determine how national forests in northeastern Oregon could be used, from grazing and logging to wilderness protections and wildfire restoration.

After 135 historic years on Mt. Hood, Cloud Cap Inn is getting a new $230,000 roof. New decks, shutters and windows are planned for the future.

A new exhibition showcases the Mazamas, one of the oldest mountaineering groups in the country that began popularizing mountain climbing about 130 years ago.

A winter storm arrives Tuesday, bringing high winds and heavy snow to the Pacific Northwest mountain passes. Then, a cold front will hit late in the week with snow potentially reaching the Willamette Valley floor.

Researchers in the Northwest are studying dirty snow – and how cleaner snow could someday help with water resources around the world.

Scientists are seeing new signs that magma is moving deep within the Three Sisters volcanic complex in Oregon’s Cascade Range, but there are no signs of imminent eruption.

Four rescue missions took place on Mt. Hood in just the past week. Portland Mountain Rescue said that rescues have increased as more people have opted to partake in mountainous winter recreation in the last decade.

Up and down the I-5 corridor, people noticed something odd when they looked to the east this summer: bare rock where snow and ice should be.

Fifty dollars bought one woman a piece of Northwest mountaineering history. And, she’s sharing it.