Blast of Arctic air forces Hoodoo to close for day.Byline: The Register-Guard Cold temperatures and high winds led operators to close Hoodoo Mountain Hoodoo Mountain is a stratovolcano-like tuya in Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia, in the Pacific Northwest region of Canada. It is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, which includes over 160 active volcanoes and is part of the Stikine Volcanic Belt, which is an Resort on Friday. The ski area near Santiam Pass Santiam Pass (el. 4817 ft.) is a mountain pass in the Cascade Range in central Oregon in the United States. It is located on the border between Linn and Jefferson counties, about 18 mi (29 km) , which hopes to be back in business today, experienced afternoon temperatures of minus 6 degrees, without accounting for the wind chill factor wind chill factor Wilderness medicine An index used to adjust the actual air temperature to express the intensity of cooling expected from a cold environment as a function of the ambient temperature and wind speed; the WCF is a measure of the effect of air , and winds of 51 mph on Friday, officials said. The Hoodoo Butte Hoodoo Butte is a cinder cone in the Cascade Range of northern Oregon, located near Santiam Pass just west of the Cascade Crest. A ski area, also named Hoodoo, is located on the northwest through northeast flanks of the cone, and the summit area includes the topo station of a chairlift weather station recorded a low temperature of minus 7 degrees and a top wind speed of 58 mph on Friday. Such extreme temperatures pose safety risks to skiers and snowboarders and can damage chairlifts and other equipment, officials said. Temperatures were somewhat milder at Willamette Pass Ski Area Willamette Pass is a ski area located in the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests in the Cascade Range of Oregon. The summit elevation of the ski area is 6683 ft (2037 m), and the total vertical rise from the base is 1563 ft (476 m). , which reported an afternoon temperature of 10 degrees and winds of 5 to 10 mph. The National Weather Service called for continued cold weather at both ski areas and in the Cascades with no significant temperature increases until next week. The weather is being caused by a cool northerly flow pattern and a mass of Arctic air moving through the Columbia River Gorge, meteorologist Kirsten Elson said. The forecast for the Eugene-Springfield area called for highs in the 40s today and lows of 15 to 20 degrees. Elson said there was little chance the area would see snow or other precipitation. - Lewis Taylor |
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