Portland

Greasebus Featured on Outside Magazine's Blog

Greasebus — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:54:32 +0000

Greasebus Fleet Takes Form

Greasebus — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:23:38 +0000

Today we purchased two new buses to add to the Greasebus armada. We are very excited to get these beasts back to Portland and start in on the conversions. I drove one down from Seattle, which was pretty simple, but Pete is still on the road, driving the other one back from Missouri. I think he's probably somewhere in Colorado right now, but don't know for sure. These buses will head up to the Olympics to provide shuttle service to the masses of people that will be up there and then one bus will head down to Seattle. From there it'll start the Summit / Stevens Pass service, which we are very excited for. Keep an eye out for these wonderful machines somewhere in the Pacific Northwest.

Lost and Found

Greasebus — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:11:28 +0000

10 pounds of Macaroni and cheese found on the bus. This thing is seriously heavy. Who left this on the bus!? You can claim the bowl it came in, but the mac & cheese will soon be gone. Finders eaters.

Sunny & Clear

Greasebus — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:49:00 +0000

Beautiful weather up here today. Don't worry, we'll be adding the February dates any second. Keep your eyes peeled.

Greasebus heads to the Dirksen Derby

Greasebus — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:49:00 +0000

Last weekend we took the bus to Bend to check out the Dirksen Derby Banked Slalom fundraiser. Molly from Evo made this fun video, check it out...

Happy Thanksgiving

Greasebus — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:33:00 +0000

This year the Greasebus is thankful for being featured on ESPN.com. Thanks to Jesse Huffman for stuffing this turkey into cyberspace.

Click the image to read the full story...

Wind Chill

Greasebus — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:16:00 +0000

Today we got all the way up to Meadows only to find they were still on lockdown due to high winds. The only "lift" running was the magic carpet but regardless you couldn't see ten feet in front of you. On the way up to the hill i counted eight downed trees that had been toppled by the high winds. On the Meadows access road Chris and i had to get out to actually clear out a pine tree that had shattered onto the roadway. After an hour of hanging in the parking lot the group decided to head back to Portland. For the first time in Greasebus history we made a full trip with zero snowboarding. It was an adventure though and the bus did a great job of plowing through the snow, over ice and trees, while battling the powerful head-winds.

One of the many downed trees on Mt Hood today.

YoBeat's Greasy Video

Greasebus — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:40:00 +0000

Our friends and media partners over at Yobeat.com have created a great little video chronicling the evolution behind the Greasebus project. Thanks to Brooke and Jared for putting this together...

Clif Bar comes on as official energy bar sponsor

Greasebus — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:40:00 +0000

Just like the Greasebus, you too can be powered by organic soybeans, just grab a sample Clif Bar next time you ride the bus. Clif Bar has been supporting our greasy adventures long before the Greasebus was invented. They're always down to help a good cause that promotes alternative methods of transportation. With them on board we're able to keep our ticket prices low as well as feed you a little something on the way to and from the hill. Just picture this, it's 3:30 after a long day of snowboarding, your clothes are damp, you're tired and hungry with an hour and then some between you and a home cooked meal, all of a sudden the driver of the Greasebus hands you a Crunchy Peanut Butter Clif Bar to tide you over, now that right there is worth ten bucks in and of itself!

Mike Parziale and Luke Mathison during the winter of 2006/07 Save Our Snow Tour with Clif Bar.

On the road again

Greasebus — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:37:00 +0000

Today the Greasebus made it's first run of the season up Mt Hood. It's great to be back in action and amazing how much snow there already is up there. This year we're working with a lot of schools, clubs and teams which is going to hinder the public service of the bus a bit, at least for now. We're looking to get a second bus so we can have one devoted to the private groups and the other devoted to the public 7 days a week.

Alexa Kokinos launching into the 2009 - 2010 season. America!