If you like reading things, continue onwards.
If you havent, its definitely worth a visit.
Where else can you shred perfect parks in July?
Weve been out to Hood in the summer before but this was our first time here in the winter.
We were not disappointed.
We were pleasantly surprised.
When we arrived the mountain was crawling with racers, flocking like ants to an empty wine bottle.
Unperturbed we headed down to the park.
Although much of the mountain was rather wet and sticky the park was freshly groomed and ready to rip.
We fed off their stoke and had an awesome afternoon playing on Timberlines creative hits and jibs.
Thanks for the stoke boys!
The park crew was hard at work keeping everything groomed and fun all day long.
Day two opened with what some marketing departments might call marginally sub-optimal conditions.
Translated that means freezing rain and sleet.
What do you do when life gives you lemons?
Make the photo guy learn how to do backflips of course!
We headed out behind the pool and threw together a sketchy booter.
Five tries and one massive faceplant later I finally stomped my first backflip.
I can now honestly rate Timberline five stars out of five for backflip-ability.
After some hasty shoveling I hurried the guys into hitting it as the sun set behind the mountains.
This decision would come back to haunt me, as we started shooting before smoothing out the run in.
It looked a lot bigger from the drop in but un-phased I pushed off.
I hauled, backseat into the jump, trying desperately to stand up and regain control.
Ive learned my lesson and now Im content to leave the skiing to the pros.
Why I stay behind the camera
In the evening we headed over to Mount Hood Ski Bowl.
Renowned for its night skiing, Ski Bowl also contains some fun looking terrain.
We were consoled with beautiful views of Mount Hood as we skied soggy groomers.
We’re in Tahoe now, getting set to shred Sierra at Tahoe in the morning.
Stay tuned for more of of our highlights from the road along with a recap from Sierra at Tahoe!
