Hoodoo (ski area)
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| Location | Santiam Pass, Oregon, U.S. 44°24′32″N 121°52′19″W / 44.409°N 121.872°WCoordinates: 44°24′32″N 121°52′19″W / 44.409°N 121.872°W |
| Nearest city | Salem 95 miles (150 km) northwest Eugene 80 miles, southwest Sisters 20 miles (50 km) east |
| Vertical | 1,035 feet (315 m) |
| Top elevation | 5703 ft (1738 m) |
| Base elevation | 4668 ft (1423 m) |
| Skiable area | 806 acres (3.26 km²) |
| Runs | 32 |
| Longest run | 1 mile (1.6 km) |
| Lift system | 3 quads, 1 triple, 1 double, 1 magic carpet |
| Snowfall | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Snowmaking | No |
| Night skiing | Friday-Saturday |
| Web site | Hoodoo.com |
Hoodoo is a ski resort near the summit of Santiam Pass on U.S. Route 20, in the central Cascade Range of Oregon, U.S. The ski area operates on federal land through agreement with Willamette National Forest on Hoodoo Butte, a volcanic cinder cone.
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[edit] History
The ski area was built in 1938[1] by a group funded by Ed Thurston of Bend, Oregon. The group wanted to build on Three Fingered Jack but could not secure funding for a road. There was a hotel at the base that burned. In the 1960s, it was purchased by Hoodoo Ski Bowl Developers, Inc. They built the Manzanita chair.
Hoodoo was acquired by Chuck Shepard of Coburg, Oregon in 1999. Since then, Hoodoo has built the Hodag, the lodge, the Autobahn, and replaced the green and red double chairlifts with quad chairlifts.
[edit] Skiing
Hoodoo has a 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) full service lodge. Hoodoo's flagship Green lift—a fixed grip quad chair—services the entire hill providing access to all 806 acres (3.26 km2) and 1,035 feet (315 m) of vertical. Green is a 2001 replacement for the old double chair. The Ed chair, named after Hoodoo's founder, Ed Thurston, replaced the aging Red lift in 2001. The Manzanita triple chair serves the bowl, terrain park, and is open for night skiing. The Hodag lift was built in 1999. The beginner area consists of a double chair (named Easy Rider), magic carpet, and a carousel and are isolated from other terrain.
The tube hill, called the Autobahn, is on the northwest flanks of Hayrick Butte. The 800-foot (240 m) long runs are serviced by a handle tow.[2] Hayrick Butte has a handle tow servicing the 800-foot (240 m) long tube lanes.
Hoodoo offers RV camping on the south side of the parking lot.
[edit] References
- ^ "Welcome to Hoodoo Ski Area!". http://www.hoodoo.com/. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "Autobahn Tubing Park". http://www.hoodoo.com/autobahn/. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
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