In this week's episode we feature Matthew Drake, CEO of Mt Hood Meadows. Matthew's father, Franklin Drake, founded Mt Hood Meadows, which opened in January of 1968 with two chairlifts, a T-bar and two rope tows. There are no 11 lifts and 85 named runs. Mt Hood Meadows is one of only a handful of ski areas in the U.S. that have operated for 50 years under the same ownership and are still privately owned.
