Andrew Gast, general manager of the Mt. Ashland Ski Area, had hoped that this Saturday would be opening day for skiing this season, but he admitted defeat on Thursday, despite the latest snowstorm. Things are now day to day, while he, a couple hundred employees and untold numbers of skiers wait for more snow.
A new policy being inaugurated this winter at the Mt. Ashland Ski Area to limit uphill access, used mainly by backcountry skiers and snowboarders, is being challenged by some but is being defended by ski area managers.
With more than $1 million in improvements and more night skiing, Mt. Ashland Ski Area is ready to launch its 60th season of winter sports.More events are also planned at the nonprofit resort. Opening day is Saturday, Dec. 9, if the area receives enough snow.
Ashland’s Oak Knoll Golf course will be closed all through December for a variety of maintenance needs, the city of Ashland has announced.From Dec. 1 to 31, all nine greens, the clubhouse and the driving range will be closed with no public access.
If it wasn’t clear before Saturday, it is now: The Southern Oregon University football team is rejuvenated under first-year coach Berk Brown and his new staff, and the biggest building block yet, an upset of the No. 5-ranked team in the NAIA, is in place.
Southern Oregon has been at its best down the stretch, climbing up the Frontier Conference standings with wins in four of its last five games. Foiling No. 5-ranked College of Idaho’s title chances would be the cherry on top of a successful start to the Raiders’ new era. SOU and C of I kick off the regular-season finale at 1 p.m. Saturday at Raider Stadium.
Rich Fairbanks will discuss both contemporary and indigenous management practices during a Friday night talk, “History and Ecology of Fire in the Monument,” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Ashland Food Co-op Community Classroom. On Saturday, Fairbanks will lead a hike on the Green Springs Mountain Loop Trail.
No. 11-ranked Carroll (Mont.) turned Southern Oregon over on downs 8 yards short of the end zone in the final minute to escape with a 21-13 Frontier Conference win Saturday afternoon at Raider Stadium.
The 15th annual Monster Dash Run for Education attracted hundreds of runners to Lithia Park on Saturday, in spite of chilly conditions. This year’s run, produced again in collaboration with the Ashland Kiwanis Club, is expected to raise more than $40,000 for Ashland schools.
Southern Oregon and Carroll (Mont.) have produced more classics than any other Frontier Conference pairing since the turn of the century, but matchups in recent years lacked the extra kick of mutual significance. This week at Raider Stadium, that key ingredient is baked in.
Southern Oregon University has partnered with a local low-cost health care provider to operate its student health center next year.
More than 2,000 community members gathered over the weekend for Southern Oregon University’s 31st annual powwow. The event, hosted by the school’s Native American Student Union at the Lithia Motors Pavilion, is known as the largest student-led event on campus. The event spanned both Saturday and Sunday, with grand entries Saturday afternoon and evening and again mid-day Sunday.
Interim City Manager Sabrina Cotta and Emergency Management Coordinator Kelly Burns made the case to Ashland City Council on Monday that the demands of homelessness services have reached beyond the capacity of city staff.
Curtain Call: Playing at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Thomas Theatre on select dates now through May 12, “Smote This” weaves a web of stories and tangents about an undocumented Black teen growing up during a time of racial unrest, an immigration crisis and the drug war.
Ask Strider: This week, Strider comforts a woman nearing retirement. Did she do the wrong thing by following her heart instead of her bank account?
Alan Journet: By consistently voting against our health and environment, state Rep. Kim Wallan of Medford earned zero on the Oregon League of Conservation Voters 2023 Scorecard.
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