Biking
Conditions Report
Report for Saturday, July 12, 2025
Last summer, I took my two boys to Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, to attend its Bike Camp for Kids.
They had a blast and assumed we would do the same thing every year.
Unfortunately, our busy summer schedule didn’t allow it this year, but we did take advantage of a recent opportunity to spend one epic day riding in the Bike Park.
My boys couldn’t wait to get to the mountain, so we left early in the morning and ended up first in line for the 10:00 a.m. opening.
We took the 1,360-foot Pine Marten Lift all the way to the top and took Lava Flow for our first run.
Lava Flow is a classic first run as it is a blue-rated freeride trail and provides a great warm-up. It is also appropriately named as Mt. Bachelor was primarily formed from lava flows rather than explosive eruptions, which is why it has smooth slopes instead of a rugged crater like some other volcanos in the Cascade Range. Its volcanic origins are also what gives it that classic cone shape and make it such a great spot for skiing and mountain biking.
Our next move was loading the Little Pine lift to do one of the favorite runs from last year—Blade Runner—a technical blue trail.
Then it was back to the top of the mountain for a lap down Cone Run—another blue freeride trail—which ended up being the favorite trail of the day.
We stopped for lunch at Scapolo’s, located in the mid-mountain Pine Marten lodge for some delicious cheeseburgers with fantastic views of the surrounding mountains.
After lunch, it was more fun with another lap on Cone Run and more down Way Out, DSM, and Last Chance.
Thankfully, the higher alpine environment provided relief from the 90-degree weather lower down, but soon we were hot, sweaty, dusty, and ready to call it a day.
We sprayed down our bikes at the bike wash station and loaded up to head back to our rental in Sunriver.
So much gravity, speed, berms, adrenaline, jumps, and joy.
I’m sure my boys will beg to do the bike camp again next summer.
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