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Yes, you can snowboard in the summer. And you don’t have to go to the ends of the earth to do it. Just buy a plane ticket to Portland, Oregon, and get yourself to Mt. Hood, a little over an hour’s drive from the airport. Hit the slopes at Timberline Lodge, where you can also rest your head ($135 a night for a “chalet small” in August; timberlinelodge.com). The lodge, whose exterior is featured in the 1980 film The Shining, is mid-way to the summit, and you’ll be grateful for the spectacular view of the mountain when you’re sitting on the outdoor patio, nursing a beer after a long, hard day of riding. Depending on the amount of snow left over from earlier seasons … Details