Winter Weather Headed For The PNW | 10-18″ of Snow Forecasted For Oregon As we move towards the weekend, a strong storm system is expected to drop snow on the PNW from early Friday Morning through Saturday Afternoon. 10-18″ of Snow are forecasted in Oregon. Powder turns are on tap at Mt. Bachelor this weekend. NOAA Has Issued Winter Storm Warnings For: Oregon Washington NOAA Has Issued Winter Weather Advisories For: Oregon Washington […] Weather Chris Wallner | February 2, 2017 0 Comments
Mt. Bachelor’s New Cloudchaser Lift Is Schelduled To Open Tomorrow For The First Time EVER Mt. Bachelor, OR will open their new high speed quad lift, Cloudchaser on Friday, December 16th, 2016. The opening of this lift will add 635 acres of lift-served terrain, making Mt. Bachelor the fifth largest ski area in the United States. The ski area received 10″ of fresh snow overnight and 19″ in the past 24 hours, so needless to […] Industry News Chris Wallner | December 15, 2016 0 Comments
NOAA: Winter Storm Warnings for the West | Up To 30″ of Snow In the Forecast A winter storm is about to smother the Western U.S. with snowfall today – Friday. Up to 30″ in forecasted in Wyoming. Mt. Bachelor, OR has received 45″ of snow in the past week and the forecast is calling for anywhere from 17-27″ of snow throughout today into tomorrow! Mt. Bachelor just opened the NORTHWEST terrain, as seen in the […] Weather Chris Wallner | December 14, 2016 0 Comments
Great Star Wars Parody: Snow Wars… Mt. Bachelor Strikes Back “It’s a dark time for the local ski bum. Between global warming, corporate powder, and taking selfies, fresh tracks and face shots seem more elusive than ever. But, a new hope sits on the horizon. A forecast for an epic dump overnight brings the local ski bums to gather at the local ski shop/ bike shop/ coffee house/ hipster bar to bask in the stoke of the impending schralpage…” So begins Snow Wars: Mt. Bachelor Strikes Back, the killer Star Wars parody brought to you by 88 […] SnowBrains | May 4, 2015 0 Comments
Oregon Man Dies in Ski Accident at Mt. Bachelor A Deschutes County sheriff’s officer says 29-year-old Peter Sky died in a skiing accident at Mount Bachelor on Thursday, April 30. Sgt. Ronny Dozier said Sky was skiing with a friend Thursday afternoon when he lost control and hit a tree. Sky, from Bend OR, was reportedly an experienced skier and was wearing a helmet at the time. Despite first aid efforts by citizens, the Mount Bachelor Ski Patrol and Bend Fire Department medics, Sky […] ameliatraynor | May 1, 2015 0 Comments
While Most of the PNW Struggles, Mt. Bachelor is Just Fine Due to Its High Elevation It’s no secret that the Pacific Northwest of the USA is having a challenging snow year. They’ve gotten some quality snow cycles and some vicious rain events. Enough rain to temporarily close ski resorts and wash away more snow than anyone would like to talk about. Most ski resorts in the PNW are struggling to stay open this year and some have closed, waiting for more snow. Through all of this Mt. Bachelor ski resort in Oregon is doing fine. Bachelor just opened their Northwest Chair (their best chair) for the season last week and […] SnowBrains | January 27, 2015 0 Comments
Weather Forecast: April Still Delivering Snow! Winter has continued to make a comeback in April. There are two separate storms currently making their way across the United States.The Tahoe region got upwards of two feet from mother nature’s April Fools joke. Mt. Bachelor also received several feet of snow in the same storm cycle. Colorado and Utah are experiencing the tail end of a storm that moved into the region […] Weather SnowBrains | April 3, 2014 0 Comments
7” of Snow @ Mt. Bachelor Overnight & 18ºF | Legit Powder Day at Bachelor Today Today is a legit powder day at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon. They got 7” of new snow at mid-mountain overnight and the temperature is 18F currently. Bachelor is still open daily 9am – 2pm until Sunday, May 26th. We’re hoping to get some ski/board shots from Bachelor later today/tomorrow morning. We’ll keep ya posted. Pine Martin Express & Skyliner Express will […] Weather SnowBrains | May 22, 2013 2 Comments