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In the Pacific Northwest, ski resorts set aside spots in their parking lots for vans and R.V.s, creating overnight communities of skiers and riders. One writer toured three Oregon resorts to test the scene.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Oregon authorities say they have found the body of a missing snowboarder buried in avalanche debris in a creek at the Mt. Hood Meadows ski resort. Resort ski patrollers located 30-year-old Ryan Mather's body in Heather Canyon on Friday and recovered the body on Saturday, Hood River County Sheriff Matt English said in a statement.
Search and rescue teams are combing areas of the Mt. Hood Meadows ski resort Wednesday looking for a 30-year-old snowboarder who failed to return after a day on the mountain.