Winter ski season begins in Oregon with improved COVID-19 guidelines

After ski resorts cut short last winter’s ski season to limit the spread of the coronavirus, they will now begin to slowly reopen the slopes starting this week.

Last March, several large ski resorts had to cease operations to comply with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s “Stay Home, Save Lives” order. It included canceling all events and gatherings with 250 people or more. That led to an abrupt end to the ski season. But now, ski resorts will begin reopening, and some will require online reservations in order to come up.

Mount Hood’s Timberline Lodge will be one of the first ski resorts welcoming back guests, with plans to operate their chair lifts starting Wednesday.