Timberline

Fun in the Summer

I had the opportunity to ski Timberline in July 2007, and it was a lot of fun. There's basically only one run open, but 1500 ft of vertical on a 50-something degree day in late July is a pretty good time, if you ask me.

The snow is slushy, of course, but not bad, especially before 10am or so (the lifts open at 7am). The race lanes are salted better than the public lane, and once those open up later in the morning the conditions are even better.

The parks are the real draw here, I think. The public park was too big for me at this point, but it had a ton of rails and bunch of decently-sized jumps. There's also a public halfpipe.

Timberline is definitely worth a visit in the summer if you're within a 3-4 hour drive.