Liftoff at Mt. Ashland – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News
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Liftoff at Mt. Ashland By Andy Atkinson Dec 07, 2018 05:23 PM A A 40 View all photos Mt. Ashland’s ski season kicked off Friday with a crowd. More than 700 people hit the slopes to celebrate the start of the season, according to ski area’s General Manager Hiram Towle. In observation of “Day Onesie,” as the nonprofit ski area calls its opening day, skiers and snowboarders wearing one-piece snowsuits paraded around the mountain and were given first chairlift honors. All four lifts at the ski area are operating, though officials advise skiers and snowboarders to be aware of early season conditions this weekend, which includes potentially unmarked hazards. As of Friday, the mountain had collected 34 inches of snow, including 13 inches in the past week. Normal hours on the mountain are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays. Call 541-482-2897 or see mtashland.com. A pair of skiers were excited to be the first to load onto the Windsor chairlift at Mt Ashland’s opening day Friday morning. MtAopening34.JPG MtAopening33.JPG MtAopening28.JPG MtAopening37.JPG MtAopening38.JPG MtAopening36.JPG MtAopening11.JPG MtAopening12.JPG MtAopening30.JPG MtAopening08.JPG MtAopening14.JPG Andy Atkinson{ }A snowboarder slides down Upper Dream at Mt Ashland’s opening day Friday morning. MtAopening29.JPG MtAopening15.JPG MtAopening42.JPG MtAopening25.JPG MtAopening23.JPG MtAopening48.JPG MtAopening04.JPG MtAopening49.JPG Skiers wearing onesies head up the Sonnet Lift to begin the snow season at Mt Ashland’s opening day Friday morning. Andy Atkinson / Daily Tidings{ }Mountain manager Hiram Towle does a live feed on his phone welcoming snow riders to Mt Ashland’s opening day Friday morning. MtAopening06.JPG MtAopening43.JPG MtAopening32.JPG Andy Atkinson / Mail TribuneA snowboarder slides down Upper Dream at Mt Ashland’s opening day Friday morning. MtAopening16.JPG sFriends and guests showed up to Mt Ashland’s opening day Friday morning wearing onesies. MtAopening41.JPG MtAopening22.JPG MtAopening13.JPG MtAopening20.JPG MtAopening47.JPG MtAopening31.JPG MtAopening45.JPG MtAopening50.JPG MtAopening05.JPG MtAopening24.JPG Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune{ }Skiers wearing onesies head up the Sonnet Lift to begin the snow season at Mt Ashland’s opening day Friday morning.