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
There have been 183 new wildfires, including eight large ones, across the U.S. since Saturday, the National Interagency Fire Center reported on Sunday.
A 49-year-old man and his adult son now face a federal grand jury indictment, and the father faces new charges, after allegedly kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service employees at gunpoint in a remote Northern California forest. Joseph Charles Henrichsen and his son Phoenix Henrichsen, 23, were indicted on two counts each of kidnapping a federal […] The post Federal grand jury indicts father and son who zip-tied Forest Service biologists and held them hostage for 15 hours appeared first on American Almanac .
A 49-year-old man and his adult son now face a federal grand jury indictment, and the father faces new charges, after allegedly kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service employees at gunpoint in a remote Northern California forest. Joseph Charles Henrichsen and his son Phoenix Henrichsen, 23, were indicted on two counts each of kidnapping a federal employee in connection with a July 16 standoff at a trailer near Gumboot Lake in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, roughly 150 miles north of Sacramento. The elder Henrichsen faces three additional charges: assaulting a federal employee with a deadly weapon, brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, and assault on a federal officer. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of…Open
More than 30 large wildfires are burning across Oregon, Washington, and Idaho after a mid-July lightning barrage ignited blazes that have collectively scorched nearly one million acres, and firefighters are losing ground on several fronts. The National Interagency Fire Center raised the country to Preparedness Level 5, its highest tier on a five-point scale, on […] The post Lightning-sparked wildfires consume nearly one million acres across the Pacific Northwest appeared first on American Almanac .
More than 30 large wildfires are burning across Oregon, Washington, and Idaho after a mid-July lightning barrage ignited blazes that have collectively scorched nearly one million acres, and firefighters are losing ground on several fronts. The National Interagency Fire Center raised the country to Preparedness Level 5, its highest tier on a five-point scale, on July 18, just days after a series of dry thunderstorms swept across the Pacific Northwest and threw thousands of lightning bolts into tinder-dry forests. That designation, FOX Weather reported , remains in effect until wildfire activity and demand for crews, aircraft, and equipment decline nationwide. As of Monday, 21 fires were burning in Oregon alone, with 10 new fire starts and…Open
President Trump is trying to downsize the U.S Forest Service and eliminate wildfire and smoke research as the American West is facing a potentially epic summer fire season.