Explore Oregon Podcast: Columbia Gorge permits axed, future of outdoor rec, icy waterfalls

In the latest edition of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness wraps up the latest outdoors news before heading out on the state's best snowy waterfall trips.

In the first half of the episode, Urness hits on the end of timed entry permits for the Columbia Gorge's waterfall corridor, Oregon's snowpack jumping to 108% of normal with more on the way and the future of outdoor recreation business.

In the second half, Urness talks about his favorite trips to snow-covered waterfalls.

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Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 15 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Podcast. Urness is the author of “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” He can be reached at zurness@StatesmanJournal.com or 503-399-6801. Find him on Twitter at @ZachsORoutdoors.

This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Podcast: Columbia Gorge permits axed, outdoor rec, icy waterfalls