- Snow Bunny
Snow Bunny is a small snow play area located coord|45.287493|-121.728156|display=title in
Mount Hood National Forest on the south face ofMount Hood inOregon ,USA , about 65 miles (103 km) east of Portland.
Inner tubing,toboggan ing and other snow sports are on a maintained 20–30 foot hill of snow, popular with children and young families.It was established in 1952 as Mount Hood's first snow play area for children. cite book
title = Mount Hood: A Complete History
id = ISBN 0-930584-01-5
author = John Foerste "Jack" Grauer
publisher = self published
date = July 1975
pages = 48 ]Snow Bunny's elevation of 3816 ft (1163 m) [ cite web
url = http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1167048
title = Feature detail report: Snow Bunny Lodge
publisher =United States Geological Survey
work =Geographic Names Information System
accessdate = 2008-01-20 ] makes it a popular trailhead for cross country skiers (nordic skiing ),snowshoe rs andsnowmobile rs.It is located along the
Mount Hood Scenic Byway , about 2 miles (3 km) east of Government Camp on U.S. Route 26, near the junction with theTrillium Lake road (NFS 2656) and East Leg Road which connects to Timberline Highway, near the junction withOregon Route 35 . [See Google maps for coord|45.287493|-121.728156|display=inline|type:landmark|name=Timberline East Leg Road] Neither forest road is plowed making them popular winter sports choices.Inner tubing and other sliding is usually possible from Thanksgiving through Spring Break. The concession operates winter weekends and most school holidays. When operating, no personal sliding equipment is permitted. The fee covers unlimited day use. [ cite web
url = http://www.mounthoodinfo.com/recreation-activities-winter.php
title = The Village at Government Camp: Recreation and Activities
accessdate = 2008-01-21 ] A Sno-Park permit [ cite web
url = http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/DMV/vehicle/sno_park_permits.shtml
title = Oregon Sno-Park Permits
publisher =Oregon Department of Transportation
accessdate = 2008-01-21 ] is required to park. [ cite web
url = http://www.tripcheck.com/Pages/SPmthood.asp
title = Mount Hood Sno-Parks
publisher =Oregon Department of Transportation
accessdate = 2008-01-21 ]History
The "East Leg Timberline Road"—the road through Snow Bunny—was the original road to
Timberline Lodge since its construction in 1936.In 1949,Timberline Highway opened and obsoleted winter use of East Leg Road and theTimberline Lodge garage at its foot at Hwy 26.In 1952, George W. Jackson led about 150 volunteers fromEast Side Commercial Club to convert the garage to a snow lodge intended as a safe place for children away from congested and dangerous ski areas.The lodge openedFebruary 1 1953 with meals, a children's playroom, and warming rooms on weekends during snow months. During the week, it was available for youth groups. The lodge was abandoned and torn down in the early 1980s.References
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