For many of Bend’s skiers and snowboarders, this winter’s weather conditions have been nothing short of dizzying. The typical mild winter associated with this year’s El Niño weather pattern was
Discovering a Glacier and What It Means for Local Water
In honor of the Water Issue, a local glacial scientist talks about the recent discovery on South Sister Late in the summer of 2020, a team of glacier experts, including Anders Carlson and Aaron Hartz, discovered a new glacier on South Sister in the Oregon Cascades. Finding a new glacier in Norway is no big deal, says Carlson, an Oregonian and the president of Oregon Glaciers Institute but finding one in the Oregon Cascades is noteworthy. To Carlson, it s a sign of how little time we spend investigating our own backyard.
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SALEM â A new analysis finds that Oregon has now lost nearly 30% of its named glaciers since the mid-1900s.
The findings by the recently founded Oregon Glaciers Institute were displayed this month at the American Geophysical Unionâs fall meeting. Author Aaron Hartz says the study marks the beginning of an ongoing glacier monitoring program. Oregonâs glaciers were first mapped in the 1950s by the U.S. Geological Survey.
âWe know that the glaciers have changed quite a bit since then,â said Hartz, whose institute formed this year to conduct science and public education around glacier loss.
Most of Oregonâs named glaciers are found on Mount Hood and South Sister in the Cascades.
Central Oregon Avalanche Center looks to expand By Mark Morical, The Bulletin
Published: December 21, 2020, 6:00am
Share: Snow covered Mount Hood, a volcano in the Cascade Mountains in Oregon popular for hiking, climbing, snowboarding and skiing, despite the risks of avalanche, crevasses and volatile weather on the peak. (Dreamstime/TNS)
BEND, Ore. A hefty early season snowpack in the Central Oregon Cascades has many skiers and snowboarders eager to explore the backcountry this winter.
And due to the COVID-19 pandemic and increased parking restrictions at ski resorts like Mt. Bachelor, more and more folks are expected to seek the solitude, freedom and fresh powder that the backcountry provides.