24th Annual New Year's Eve Extravaganza

New Year’s Eve at Skibowl is always the biggest party on Mt. Hood with music, a slope side beer garden, and the 24th annual fireworks extravaganza at midnight, and lifts in operation till 2 am. This year, the celebration will be expanded to include a popular afternoon rail jam and a pre-fireworks Torchlight Parade down the Lower Bowl. The Pyramids and Prophecy Rail Jam, sponsored by Atmosphere Clothing, will take place from 1-3pm with awards from 4-5pm in the Beer Stube.  Entertaining for spectators and exciting for participants, all riders will compete for great gear and prizes. The Torchlight Parade will feature members of the Mt. Hood Ski Race Team, the “home” ski team, along with Government Camp community leaders. Skiing together in formation, they will dramatically illuminate the darkened Lower Bowl. The parade along with the fireworks display will be visible from the Skibowl base area, which is  just a few steps from the parking lot.   However, another popular place to viewing site is from the Historic Mid-Mountain Warming Hut. If you aren't a skier or rider, you can enjoy the night with Cosmic Tubing from 7 pm - 12 am at the Skibowl Snow Tube Park. There is no charge for the fireworks display, but parked cars will require a Sno-Park permit.  Guests often walk from town or ride the Collins Lake Resort shuttles. Skibowl is America’s Largest Night Ski Area, with 34 lit runs and two fully lit terrain parks.  Skibowl also offers more black diamond runs than any other resort in Oregon and is the closet ski resort to Portland.