Re:Good choice, Linus! (Score 0)

ok, i'm gonna pick nits, please forgive me. mt. hood meadows is a but more than 55 minutes, more like 75. closest you will get to 55 is summit ski area or ski bowl, both of which are pretty lame skiiing (snowboarding in my case). a happy medium is timberline lodge (linked previously wrt the shining), which is about 10 minutes uphill from skibowl/summit, and i think is the best skiing/$$ in Oregon. if you are a skiier Linus, enjoy.