Woohoo! You made it!

Below you’ll find some info for your visit.

  • Snow -Park Permits

  • Food & Bev info

  • In the Lodge

  • Wedding Day Tidbits

  • Friday Nov. 7th

  • History of the Silcox Hut

SNO-PARK PERMITS

If you’re driving your own vehicle to Timberline, you will need to purchase a Sno-Park Permit. They are available for 1 day, 3 days, and for a full season.

​You can buy a permit at:

  • You can purchase Sno-Park Permits at any open ticket window or inside the Wy’East Day Lodge at the Guest Services Desk.

  • Permit ag​ents​ issue all types of permits.

  • Get an annual permit online at DMV2U​ - includes printable interim permit to use immediately.

​❄️ Annual Sno-Park Permit (November 1 - April 30) - $25*

❄️ 3-Day (consecutive) Sno-Park Permit - $9*

❄️ Daily Sno-Park Permit - $4*

food & bev info

at the lodge

Ram’s Head Bar

It’s a casual restaurant and bar on the second floor of the lodge. It’s David and my go-to when we visit.

  • Menu: Pretzel, sandwiches, soups, people ordering absurd hot chocolates

  • Breakfast Bar 6:00am - 9:00am (Complementary + Coffee)

  • Lunch & Dinner 11:00am - 11:00pm

Cascade Room

Never been but it’s apparently the “nicest” raunt in the lodge. Reservations are needed (links below).

Breakfast: 8:00am - 11:00am Saturdays & Sundays

Lunch: 12:00pm - 2:00pm Saturdays & Sundays

Dinner: 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Blue Ox Bar

Little pizza & beer spot in the belly of the lodge.

  • Menu: Pizza, meatballs, salad, beer & cocktails

  • Open Fridays - Sundays

  • Lunch & Dinner 11:00am - 8:00pm

Y'Bar

Après ski vibes in the day lodge.

Menu: Caesar, Tacos, Turkey sammie, Mac & cheese & such

  • Open Fridays - Sundays

  • Lunch & Dinner 11:00am - 8:00pm

in govt camp

Government Camp is a little town 15 mins down a windy road from the lodge. If you’re looking to get out, this is the spot.

Huckleberry Inn

Popular little breakfast spot. Menu

Charlie’s Mountain View

We go for the bar but there is also a restaurant side. It’s def a dive. Menu

The Ratskeller

Pizza, burgers, bar & buck hunter. Menu

Mount Hood Brewing Company

Same people who run operations at Timberline so you’ll see a lot of repeats. Guess what? They serve pizza & beer here. Menu

gay wedding details

venue + logistics

The ceremony & fiesta will take place at the Silcox Hut which is about a mile up the mountain from Timberline Lodge.

  • Guests will be transported by snowcat to/from Timberline Lodge to the Silcox Hut. (~20 min trip each way)

  • The snowcats can hold up to 16-20 people at a time and there will be scheduled trips. We’ll get you organized into expedition parties. Or feel free to snowshoe up the mountain...

  • This will be an evening affair so don’t worry if you can only spend one night. You’ll have time to check in, freshen up and catch the snowcat up to the hut. Be sure to arrive at the lodge by the 4pm check-in time.

  • We anticipate there will be snow! At least that’s the whole idea. Except for the trip in the snowcat all of the core activities will be inside. It will be cozy.

  • One of the two of us is hoping for a cigar / scotch moment outside in the snow (if you’re into that).

  • Kale + David will be staying in Timberline Lodge from Nov 7th-10th but there won’t be any formal activities outside of the shindig on the 8th. That said, we may coordinate a drink or something fun much closer to the date.

Hey, silly! We know that things might change between now and November, so, if there’s any reason you think you may not be able to attend we ask you let one of us know. It’s no problem but given the venue, we’re limited on space. We appreciate your understanding.

gifting

You brining your effervescent personalities to a volcano is all the generosity we could ask for.

But, if those Benjamins are burning 🔥 a hole in your pocket and you’re so inclined, feel free to make a donation to support The Respect for Marriage Act.

for those history buffs

Silcox Hut, located at 7,000 ft. elevation about a mile above Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood, was built in 1939 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Works Progress Administration (WPA). The CCC was a voluntary government work relief program that ran during the Great Depression. Many of these CCC workers had assisted with building Timberline Lodge a couple of years prior, so they were familiar with building the hut in a similar rustic style that incorporated large amounts of stone. The structure was originally built as a warming hut to serve skiers, mountain climbers, and any other visitors to the Timberline area. In the main room is an L-shaped counter that was built out of logs and used as a concession stand. Placed inside Silcox Hut is a special bronze plaque that is dedicated to Ferdinand A. Silcox, who was Chief of the Forest Service from 1933 to 1939. Silcox promoted construction of large public recreation facilities on national forests and advocated for areas like Timberline Lodge.

Silcox Hut also held the upper point of the Magic Mile chairlift. Although the Magic Mile lift was removed in 1962, Silcox Hut represents several notable and historical achievements. The Magic Mile lift was the first chairlift built using steel towers and the second ever chairlift in the United States. The construction of this lift was no small feat, evidenced by the fact that Crown Prince Olav of Norway came to speak at the chairlift’s dedication.