The Mount Shasta Ski Park offers tubing on weekends, weather permitting, and there’s no problem with enough snow these days. Nine feet of snow and counting has fallen this month.

Snowfall in recent days at Mt. Shasta Ski Area has been measured in feet. And the tubing is great.

Three feet of snow fell in the 72 hours ending Tuesday afternoon, bringing the monthly total there to about 9 feet, according to the ski area’s online snow report.

Known for its downhill skiing, the ski area has offered tubing for about a decade. The tubing hill, located near the park’s lodge, features side-by-side lanes about 300 feet long.

The hill is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends, weather permitting. Cost is $12 for ages 5-12, $25 for ages 13 and older, for two hours of tubing, including tube rental. Riders must be at least 5 years old and able to carry their own tube. Riding double is not allowed.

It was snowing heavily at the park on Tuesday, with up to 16 inches of snow expected to fall there that day. Chains or all-wheel drive were required on vehicles.

The park is located at 4500 Ski Park Highway, McCloud, Calif., about 86 road miles from Ashland. More information is available at skipark.com or 530-926-8610.

Sportsmen’s show set to run Friday-Sunday at Expo

The 24th annual Sportsmen’s & Outdoor Recreation Show is set to run Friday through Sunday at the Jackson County Expo, featuring exhibitors, attractions and vendors.

The show highlights products, service and information about boating, camping, fishing, hunting, cycling, kayaking and more, including recreational and all-terrain vehicles.

The show is scheduled for noon to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Admission is $8, $1 for children ages 6-11. Seniors 65 and older will be admitted free from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday.

The Kids Adventure Zone includes a climbing wall, live trout pond, archery range and laser shooting range.

The Expo is located at 1 Peninger Road in Central Point. More information is available at bimart.com/sportshow.

BLM foresters to host field trip, discuss plan to address dying trees

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is hosting a public field trip on March 1 in the Applegate Valley near Ruch to see ongoing conifer mortality in Southwest Oregon. Agency foresters will discuss their plan to address the widespread problem.

According to the agency, more trees died between 2015 and 2019 in Southwest Oregon than in the previous four decades. Increasing tree mortality is leading to concerns about increased fire danger and public safety issues.

To help address the problem, the BLM is proposing to log dead and dying trees from up to 5,000 acres in the area over the next five years. The work would focus along roads, near homes and in locations where fire managers will have the best opportunities to stop fires while they are small.

The field trip will run from 11 a.m. to about 3 p.m. For more details and to register, contact Todd Bowen at 541-618-2365 or BLM_OR_MD_Safety_EA@blm.gov. For more information about the project to remove dead and dying trees, visit eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2027249/510.

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