It pains me to write this review - I have been ski...

It pains me to write this review - I have been skiing at My. Hood Meadows for 25 years and have been either an employee or passholder for the majority of the last 20. This season has been an absolute low point in my skiing experience at Meadows. EVERY weekend for the past 8, there has been a mechanical or infrastructure problem. Lifts are breaking down regularly; my 9 year old was stuck on Heather for 30 minutes last weekend and each of our family members have experienced similar mechanical breakdowns on Mt. Hood Express, Easy Rider, and Hood River Meadows this season. My wife was stranded at the bottom of Hood River Meadows for 40 minutes because the power went out and NO ONE HAD fueled the APU (generator) on the lift. We experienced a 2hr bus line to get back to HRM after all the lifts closed because of weather because we were turned back by ski patrol when we tried to walk back to our car. On a day when there were 400 High School racers packed into the North Lodge (What is the established capacity by the Fire Marshall?) The fire alarm was going off and NOTHING was being done by staff. The main lot is full by 8 a.m. regularly and when the weather is bad, loong lift lines are the norm. Meadows added more parking this season, but did not add capacity to the resort. More people without added capacity = suck.

My recommendation - look elsewhere. At this point, with mechanical issues EVERY WEEKEND, I'm concerned about the safety for my family. On another note, we headed to Cooper Spur one weekend to escape the crowds (which Meadows owns) and after an hour and a half, the lift had a mechanical failure and closed...