AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Oregon's Mt. Hood Meadows shuts down for summer as Grasshopper Fire tears through 87,000 acres
A legendary Oregon ski resort known for holding snow even in midsummer has closed for the rest of the season after a wildfire forced a Level 3 evacuation, capping a brutal year that already cut its ski season short. Mt. Hood Meadows, perched on Mount Hood about 70 miles east of Portland, announced Tuesday that […] The post Oregon's Mt. Hood Meadows shuts down for summer as Grasshopper Fire tears through 87,000 acres appeared first on American Almanac .
A legendary Oregon ski resort known for holding snow even in midsummer has closed for the rest of the season after a wildfire forced a Level 3 evacuation, capping a brutal year that already cut its ski season short. Mt. Hood Meadows, perched on Mount Hood about 70 miles east of Portland, announced Tuesday that it would not reopen this summer. The Grasshopper Fire, a lightning-caused blaze first reported at 7:41 p.m. on July 23, triggered a Level 3 "go now" evacuation order that left the resort no choice but to lock its gates and hand its parking lot over to firefighters. By Friday afternoon, the fire had scorched nearly 87,000 acres and sat at roughly 20 percent containment. More than 1,800 personnel, 45 firefighting crews, 135 engines,…Open
AI:The Grasshopper Fire, a lightning-sparked blaze that has scorched approximately 87,000 acres, has forced the legendary Mt. Hood Meadows resort into an indefinite summer shutdown. Following Level 3 "go now" evacuation orders and the destruction of six homes and fifteen other buildings, the resort—renowned for maintaining midsummer snow—has converted its parking lot into a staging area for over 300 firefighters. This operational collapse marks a second major blow to the resort this year after an already shortened ski season due to low snowpack. As Oregon faces a massive drought covering 96 percent of the state, the 2026 wildfire season has already surpassed previous records with over 2.3 million acres burned. Despite executive orders and…Open