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It’s time to stock your firewood and wax your skis, because Oregon has above-average chances for a snowier winter than normal in 2024-25.
A winter weather advisory has been issued for around a foot of snow on Oregon’s Cascade mountain passes this weekend. The advisory lasts from 5 a.m. Saturday into 11 a.m. on Sunday.
The trail was envisioned in 1959 by Samuel N. Dicken, a University of Oregon geography professor, approved in 1971 by the Oregon Recreation Trails Advisory Council and developed and managed by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department as part of the state park system of Oregon. [1] The official coastal guide gives a length of 382 miles (615 km).
Salt Creek Falls was formed when glaciers receded during the last glacial period, and water from newly formed lakes upstream carved a valley through the forest.A main glacier in the Salt Creek valley seems to have deepened this canyon well below the level of the stream's tributaries, leaving those side valleys towering high above the bed of Salt Creek. [5]
In the winter, the highway to Todd Lake is closed due to snow. However, the trails around Todd Lake are very popular routes for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. The closest road access is from the Mount Bachelor Nordic Center or Dutchman Sno-park, which are both near Mount Bachelor ski area, approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of the lake.
Oregon has a wide range of temperatures, though the extremes are rare. [3] The highest was recorded on July 29, 1898, in Hermiston, Oregon, and again on August 10, 1898, in both Pendleton, Oregon and Redmond, Oregon, and once more on June 29, 2021, at Pelton Dam. All are east of the Cascades, when the temperature reached 119 °F (48 °C). [6]
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