KATU - Outdoors - Destinations

Rim Drive closes at Crater Lake

Crater Lake officials have announced the annual closure of Rim Drive and the North Entrance due to anticipated ice and snow.

Skibowl to open on Saturday

This is the earliest opening for Skibowl since 1994, according to Hans Wipper, operations manager of the mountain.

Meadows opens six lifts

Mount Hood Meadows opened for the ski season on Wednesday - one of the earliest starts in its entire 42-year history.

Multnomah Falls, Oregon

Outside magazine's best ski resorts

Outside magazine's November issue scopes out the best ski resorts in North America, from Alaska to Vermont.

Nevada tourism launches new winter ad campaign

The Nevada Commission on Tourism has launched a new winter ad campaign it hopes will lure winter enthusiasts to northern Nevada and the ski slopes around Lake Tahoe.

Fall along the Salem Waterfront

Siuslaw River

New state park opens in Oregon

Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Area is located just north of Wallowa Lake, adjacent to the Old Chief Joseph Gravesite and Cemetery.

What's new at ski destinations

The November issue of National Geographic Adventure magazine is recommending 11 ski destinations from Oregon to Maine.