Oregon’s rich snowsport history is full of larger-than-life characters and ski areas in dramatic settings. It’s a history that begins with Norwegian and Swedish loggers, arriving in the early 1900s with their cross-country skis, and spans the heyday of alpine skiing in the 1950s and 1960s to present-day snowboarders and freeriders. Along with each area’s history and statistics, we asked insiders to offer tips on how to ski and ride their local resort.
The historic Columbia River Highway is one of the country’s most scenic, with expansive views of the Columbia River, waterfalls cascading from basalt cliffs, the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel and its Doscovery Center.
Track Town, USA brings together the legend of Steve Prefontaine, Ken Kesey and Bill Bowerman with a spate of cultural venues that rivals any big city.
While vestiges of the Heppner Flood remain everywhere, the small rural town at the foot of the Blue Mountains is channeling the luck of the Irish with a Celtic history that remains today. Its St. Patrick’s Day celebration is great shillelagh and shenanigans.
By summer, I had settled on the most ambitious of all fantasies—to take trail horses on a two-day binge in wine country. In Oregon’s famed Pinot noir region lay a vast wilderness for exploration. Surprising chapters of a bigger story would emerge from that wilderness.
Fall brings gorgeous vistas from the coast to Steens Mountain and up to the Wallowas. Take a visual journey across the state with us.
The McKenzie River Highway is home to hot springs, cold swimming, fishing and some of the best mountain biking for those who are ready for a little technical riding.
Columbia River Bar Pilots put their lives—and millions of dollars of commerce—into play each day as they jump aboard commercial vessels trying to navigate the turbulent mouth of the Columbia River and a narrow channel where inches are the difference between success and failure.
Along the Rogue and McKenzie rivers across the past hundred years, the famed Oregon drift boat was born and refined. From yesterday’s bathtubs with oars to today’s sleek custom models, this vessel has become synonymous with Oregon rivers.
