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