Mt. Bachelor, OR Conditions Report: No One Out Mt. Bachelor has now been open with full operation for five days. During midweek they are running the Pine Marten, Skyliner, and Sunshine Accelerator lifts. They certainly don’t need any more lifts open, as it feels like a ghost town up there.ย It snowed a skiff overnight, which actually helped the snow surface a lot! Places that have been completely […] Conditions Report Jack Lafeman | December 1, 2015 0 Comments
Mt. Bachelor, OR Official Opening day Conditions Report: Sunshine and Powder Pockets Mt. Bachelor is now open for the 2015/2016 winter season. While there is some fresh powder on the ground, it is early season and there are still a lot of obstacles.ย The Pine Marten Lift had some good powder pockets in the trees and on the sides of some runs. However, everything above the treeline is windblown. The ice is […] Conditions Report Jack Lafeman | November 27, 2015 1 Comment
Mt. Bachelor, OR Opens Tomorrow! Mt. Bachelor officially kicks off the 2015/2016 ski season on Friday November 27th. Pine Marten, Skyliner, Sunrise, and Sunshine Accelerator will be open from 9:00am-4:00pm. Mt. Bachelor got 11” of fresh snow out of the last storm, meaning that there is sure to be some solid skiing out on the mountain tomorrow. The snow is light and dry, and we […] Industry News Jack Lafeman | November 26, 2015 0 Comments
Mt. Bachelor Conditions Report and Mountain Update: Snowing Hard Today Mt. Bachelor is open with a pre-Thanksgiving terrain park. It is snowing hard right now. Hopefully everything will come together on Friday and more terrain will open. Early season stoke is high at Mt. Bachelor. Currently the mountain is just operating the Sunshine Accelerator Lift from 9:00am-4:00pm. Mt. Bachelor was hoping to open additional terrain beginning tomorrow(Wednesday November 25th), however […] Conditions Report Jack Lafeman | November 24, 2015 0 Comments
Mt. Bachelor, OR Opens 4 Days Early Tomorrow! Mt. Bachelors ski season will kick off 4-days earlier than originally planned. Mt. Bachelor is opening on Saturday November 21st, 2015. This was just announced without any warning this afternoon. They will be running the Sunshine Accelerator Lift until further notice, with a pre-Thanksgiving terrain park.ย Lift tickets are $35.00 for adults, and $25.00 for youth, teens, and seniors. If you […] Industry News Jack Lafeman | November 20, 2015 0 Comments
Ski Season Starts in Oregon: Timberline Lodge and Mt. Hood Meadows Open this Weekend! Timberline Lodge Ski Area will be the first ski area in Oregon to open for the 2015/2016 ski season. They plan to operate Bruno Lift from 9:00am-4:00pm Saturday and Sunday. “Weather and conditions permitting, we are hoping to have a limited opening with Bruno on Saturday & Sunday, 9-4. In the event of an opening, early season conditions will exist. […] Industry News Jack Lafeman | November 19, 2015 0 Comments
Oregon Ski Season is Off to a Great Start: Conditions Report and Photo Tour For those who have been willing to hike for it, Oregon’s ski season has been going since late-October. Now, it’s time to start thinking about Resort openings, and who has the snow to make it happen.ย Mt. Bachelor now shows 15” on the base snowstake. They are planning to open on Wednesday November 25th if conditions allow. There is some […] Conditions Report Jack Lafeman | November 17, 2015 0 Comments
Mt. Bachelor, OR Conditions Report: Less Baseshots, More Faceshots! No these photos are not re-posts from a powder day last winter. Opening day is rapidly approaching at Mt. Bachelor and things are looking good. Since Monday, an additional 4” of snow has fallenย on Mt. Bachelor, making a BIG difference in the quality of skiing on Cinder Cone. The word is getting out. There were a lot of tracks coming […] Conditions Report Jack Lafeman | November 12, 2015 0 Comments