Mt. Bachelor, OR = A Bright Spot for the PNW:

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This video shows some of the recent goodness at Mt. Bachelor, OR

It’s no secret that it’s been a rough winter for the Pacific Northwest (PNW) in general.  Some SnoTel locations in Northern Washington are showing 10% of average snowpack as of February 25th, 2015.

Mt. Bachelor ski resort in Oregon continues to be the bright spot in the Pacific Northwest.  They now have a 94″ snowpack at mid-mountain and they’ve gotten 175″ of snow this season.

Bachelor has the deepest snowpack in the PNW and is in the top 10 deepest snowpacks in the USA.

View from Mt. Bachelor last weekend.  photo:  Danny Kuettle
View from Mt. Bachelor last weekend. photo: Danny Kuettle

They got 9″ of new snow this past week and it rode smooth.  

Bachelor’s has the highest elevation skiing in the PNW and it shows.  That high elevation helps them avoid rain and hang onto snow.

Mt. Bachelor last weekend.  photo:  Danny Kuettle
Mt. Bachelor last weekend. photo: Danny Kuettle

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