5 Local Tips on How to Maximize Enjoyment of a Mt. Bachelor, OR Powder Day Mt. Bachelor, OR can get insane storms that often leave behind many feet of fresh powder. That’s why so many powder lovers move to Bend. They do everything they can to make it up for every good powder day of the season. Working a job that they have to be at until 2:00pm to ensure they can ski up every […] Featured Article Jack Lafeman | November 17, 20160 Likes 1 Tweet 1 Comment
Lead Guide of Oregon’s Cat-Ski Mt. Bailey Killed in Avalanche On a season that has been very tragic for avalanche deaths in the backcountry, this one is sure to stand out. Cat-ski Mt. Bailey released this statement on Facebook yesterday: “It is with great sadness that we must announce we have lost our legendary lead guide Rick “Oz” Oswald. Oz was involved in an avalanche incident on March 22 2016 while […] Avalanche Jack Lafeman | March 24, 20160 Likes 5 Tweets 11 Comments
Mt. Hood Meadows Conditions Report 3-17-2016: Full Blown Bottomless Powder Storms really set things off in Oregon recently. El Nino March hit the West Coast hard, and Oregonians have been taking full advantage of the storms. Overnight it snowed 24”+ at Mt. Hood Meadows, making for the BEST powder day of my life. The snow was so deep that you actually had to slow down a little bit. If you skied […] Conditions Report Jack Lafeman | March 17, 20160 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
Willamette Pass, Oregon Mega Powder Day Photo Tour If you hadn’t heard, Oregon has been getting hammered. After a couple of really low snow years followed by a couple of sub-par seasons it is more than welcomed. Dear El Nino, you’re welcome to say hello to us in Oregon any time. Willamette Pass is one of the many un-appreciated small resorts in the Pacific Northwest. You can ski […] Conditions Report Jack Lafeman | January 21, 20160 Likes 2 Tweets 1 Comment
Mt. Bachelor, OR Conditions Update: 6-Feet of Snow in 6 Days It has been a crazy week of snow at Mt. Bachelor and at ski areas across Oregon. Perhaps the snowfall that didn’t come down last year is finally here. Either way, this El Nino is doing much better for Oregon than what was predicted. The skiing conditions have been incredible during these last five days. In the last six days […] Conditions Report Jack Lafeman | December 14, 20150 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
New Ski Resort in Utah, Cherry Peak, Opens December 21st The new ski area in Utah that is opening for the first time this winter season has announced their opening date. They will be opening on Monday December 21st, 2015. Cherry Peak has been busy over the last few days. They have been grooming their trails, and they have also been blowing snow. Today they announced that their season opening […] Industry News Jack Lafeman | December 4, 20150 Likes 2 Tweets 0 Comments
Two of the Most Legit Small Ski Areas in Oregon OPEN This Weekend: Anthony Lakes & Ferguson Ridge Two more Oregon ski resorts are opening up this weekend! In Oregon only Mt. Bachelor and Timberline Lodge are open daily. Mt. Hood Meadows was open last weekend, and might be open this weekend. They have not made an official announcement. Anthony Lakes near Baker City, Oregon and Ferguson Ridge in Joseph, Oregon will be kicking off their ski seasons this […] Industry News Jack Lafeman | December 2, 20150 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
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