SPOUT SPRINGS SKI AREA
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Spout Springs Ski AreaSpout Springs Ski Area is a former ski area near Tollgate, Oregon, in the Blue Mountains, within the Umatilla National Forest. The ski area, which opened in the 1940s, offered beginner and intermediate terrain, served by two fixed-grip double chairlifts. It is adjacent to Oregon Route 204, midway between Weston and Elgin. Spout Springs closed after the 2017–2018 ski season due to the actions of the USFS. The USFS designated the parking lot to be "multiuse" and insisted that snowmobilers be allowed to park in the ski area parking lot. The owners were not able to obtain insurance which was required under their special use permit and the area was not able to open. The USFS revoked the permit due to non-operation and the matter is currently under litigation. Various efforts to purchase and reopen the area have been unsuccessful. In July 2022, the Umatilla National Forest released a “Request for Expression of Interest” for someone to manage and operate Spout Springs. The Forest Service announced that it received more than a dozen proposals from parties interested in doing so, but as of late 2024 no new operator had been announced, and the ski area remained closed.
Umatilla National ForestThe Umatilla National Forest, in the Blue Mountains of northeast Oregon and southeast Washington, covers an area of 1.4 million acres (5,700 km2). In descending order of land area the forest is located in parts of Umatilla, Grant, Columbia, Morrow, Wallowa, Union, Garfield, Asotin, Wheeler, and Walla Walla counties. (Columbia, Garfield, Asotin, and Walla Walla counties are in Washington, while the rest are in Oregon.) More than three-quarters of the forest lies in the state of Oregon. Forest headquarters are located in Pendleton, Oregon. There are local ranger district offices in Heppner and Ukiah in Oregon, and in Pomeroy and Walla Walla in Washington.
Oregon Route 204Oregon Route 204 (OR 204) is an Oregon state highway running from OR 11 in Weston to OR 82 in Elgin. OR 204 is known as the Weston-Elgin Highway No. 330 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is 41.89 miles (67.42 km) long and runs east–west.
Comparison of North American ski resortsNo description available.
Tollgate, OregonTollgate is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. It lies between Weston and Elgin on Oregon Route 204. The area was first homesteaded by David J. Woodward. After co-forming the Summerville and Walla Walla Road Co., Woodward purchased land near the headwater of Lookingglass Creek (later dammed in 1922 to create Langdon Lake). A road leading east from the city of Milton and the city of Walla Walla, Washington to the city of Summerville and the Grande Ronde Valley crossed Woodward's property. Woodward installed a toll gate across this portion of the road and charged travelers a fee for access through the gate. The toll road was frequently used as a means to move farm products from Union County to Umatilla County and Walla Walla County. In 1915 Umatilla County, working with other local counties, became interested in improving the toll road. These counties formed the Blue Mountain Highway Association. Among the group's goals was to gravel the road and abolish the toll. Woodward resisted abolishing the toll and the committee moved to create a new route which bypassed the Woodwards land. In 1922 this new route was completed and called the Weston-Elgin Highway, which later became Highway 204, which still runs by the Langdon Lake. In 1940 a postoffice was established and would continue serving the community until 1954. Today mail for the Tollgate community is routed through a post office in Weston. The Spout Springs Ski Area and Andes Prairie, which is the only designated sledding and winter camping area in the Blue Mountains, also are within the community. Langdon Lake has remained a private lake and has limited access to the public.
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Black Sand Basin Hot SpringsBlack Sand Basin is one of a grouping of geothermal hot springs and geysers located in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The spring is too hot to use as a mineral bath as its scalding 200 °F (93 °C) or hotter water has proven to be fatal. In the winter, a marked ski trail runs from the Old Faithful Visitor Center to Black Sand Basin
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