Mt. Bachelor, OR, Report: 300″ Snowfall So Far and Beautiful Bluebird Days Report from February 20-21, 2025 The end of this week at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, showcased a clear view of the mountain’s annual snowfall, which has already exceeded 300 inches. Beyond a ton of snowfall this year, it is critical that much of the snow has stuck around at Mt. Bachelor. Mt. Bachelor’s formidable base currently sits at 125 inches, with […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | February 23, 2025 0 Comments
2 Backcountry Skiers Killed by Avalanche Near Bend, OR Two backcountry skiers lost their lives in an avalanche near Bend, Oregon, on Monday. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office recovered the bodies on Tuesday after an extensive search and rescue operation in the area known as Happy Valley. The avalanche occurred at 6,700 feet on a south-facing slope between the Bend Watershed and Broken Top, a popular backcountry destination. The slide […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 19, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Bachelor, OR, Report: Holiday Storm Weekend Report from February 17, 2025 Mt. Bachelor in Oregon somehow kept numerous lifts running during a storm that delivered punishing 80+ mile per hour winds. The wind during this storm system seemed to come from every direction: west, east, and down the mountain. Standing outside the Pine Marten Lodge I was nearly blown over with every gust. It would not […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | February 18, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Bachelor, OR, Report: The Joy of the Storm Report from February 14, 2025 Spending Valentine’s Day at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, always feels right. This year, the day brought a very powerful storm, beginning in the wee hours. By the time the resort opened, there were already three to six inches of fresh snow. The parking lots quietly filled and stoke was incredibly high—as were the winds, exceeding 80 […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | February 15, 2025 1 Comment
Mt. Bachelor, OR, Report: Bluebird with Blower Powder Report from February 9-10, 2025 After a glorious (and grueling) week of nonstop storms at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, Sunday and Monday provided a glimpse of the famed Central Oregon sunshine. After a week that delivered feet of snow to hungry powder chasers, these days were an opportunity to capitalize on great visibility and views of the surrounding volcanoes. Related: Mt. Bachelor, […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | February 11, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Bachelor, OR, Conditions Report: Monoski Spring? Report from May 7-8. 2024 Spring is a beautiful time to try new things, including trading two planks for one. Monoskis are seldom seen on the slopes these days, but occasionally, you might see someone making it look good. A few weeks ago at Mt. Bachelor, OR, I saw someone shredding the Northwest Express lift line on a single plank […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | May 10, 2024 2 Comments
Mt. Bachelor, OR, Conditions Report: Winter Conditions, Spring Hours Report from April 26-27, 2024 Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, is a special place at the end of April: it can still feel like winter. Although the resort was operating on “spring hours” (8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.) this weekend, it was snowing the entire time we were present. It’s hard to agree with the resort’s assessment that spring had already arrived. […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | April 29, 2024 0 Comments
Mt. Bachelor, OR, Resort: Ringing in the New Year and Hoping for Snow Report from 1/1-2 at Mt. Bachelor/Bend and 12/31 at Mt. Hood. Ringing in the beginning of 2024 at Mt. Bachelor bodes for a good year to come. A group of six of us traveled from Portland, OR, and Seattle, WA, to Bend, OR, to celebrate together for the first two days of the new year in my hometown. We were […] Nicky Blumm | January 11, 2024 0 Comments
Skiing the PNW – The Best Months to Ski Oregon and Washington Skiing in Oregon and Washington can be incredible – volcanoes and glaciers allow for skiing year-round, moisture-filled snow sticks to steeper faces, 10,000′ to 14,000′ mountains rise up from sea level making for some seriously long descents, and the area receives hundreds of inches of snow annually. So when is the best time to ski in this area of the […] Conditions Report Jenah MacGrain | October 3, 2023 0 Comments
Central Oregon Avalanche Center Expands to Forecasting 4 Days a Week This Season The Central Oregon Avalanche Center (COAC) is looking to expand its operation as more skiers and snowboarders head into the backcountry this season. Mt. Bachelor is requiring parking permits this season and Bend has been seeing a steady increase in population which will cause inexperienced backcountry skiers and snowboarders to head into the Central Oregon backcountry. Currently, the COAC does […] Avalanche Dominic Gawel | December 10, 2020 2 Comments
Mount Bachelor, OR Report: STILL Rad Today Report from January 13, 2020 Visibility was at an all-time low today! However, the snow was sooooooo goooood that you didn’t need to see where you were going if you had enough speed! It was a ‘point and shoot’ kind of day… AGAIN! We headed up the mountain road early this morning and Sierra was nice enough to let us […] Conditions Report Chad Walker | January 14, 2020 0 Comments
Usher in Winter With All Your Friends at 10 Barrel Brewing’s Pray For Snow Parties Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Even though it’s only October, if you have skiing and snowboarding on the mind, it’s OK. You’re not crazy and you’re not alone. In fact, 10 Barrel Brewing knows just how to help. They’re hosting “Pray for Snow” parties at their brewpubs in Boise, Idaho on 10/26 and Bend, Oregon on 11/9. Grab […] Industry News Mike Lavery | October 25, 2019 1 Comment
Friday Fun: Top 9 Ski Resort Breweries in the United States of America Having a good brewery in your ski town is key. If you have a good brewery in town, you worship it. If you don’t, you long for one. USA Today put together there list of the best ski resort breweries in the USA and Bend, Oregon’s Dechutes Brewery took top honors. Bend is located adjacent to 9,068-foot Mt. Bachelor ski resort and its 463 inches of average annual snowfall. After a solid powder day, […] Friday Fun SnowBrains | September 20, 2019 10 Comments
Top 5 Ski Towns in North America: What makes a great ski town? For us its a combination of the skiing, nightlife, and extra recreation. Towns that offer not only great mountains but also endless fun. We put together a list of mountain towns that we think offer the best of everything. North America is lucky enough to be loaded with tons of great mountain towns each […] Backcountry Jake Rubnitz | March 8, 2018 4 Comments
Promising Young Californian Surfer Suffers Life-Threatening Head Injury Whilst Snowboarding A young up-and-coming Laguna Beach, CA surfer who was moving up the competitive ranks at amateur surf contests is in a medically induced coma after suffering a near-fatal head injury while snowboarding in Oregon, reports ocregister.com. Brayden Belden’s snowboarding accident happened on Feb. 20, and he was airlifted from the mountain to a hospital in nearby Bend. Doctors hurried to stabilize […] Steven Agar | February 28, 2018 0 Comments
Bend, Oregon = Highest Brewery per Capita in USA + 463” of Snowfall per Year “Among cities in beer-crazy Oregon, Bend now has the most craft breweries per capita. Some locals have started calling this ‘Beer City USA.’ More breweries are opening soon.” – Seattle Times Bend, Oregon has 17 breweries, one great ski resort (Mt. Bachelor), & a population of 80,000. That’s a brewery for every 4,205 humans in Bend. According the the Seattle Times quote above, this gives bend the highest micro-brewery per capita in the nation and the title of ‘Beer City USA.’ This makes Bend an extremely attractive place to visit for all of us snow/beer freaks out there. It doesn’t hurt that Mt. Bachelor averages 463” of snow each winter, either… […] Featured Article SnowBrains | December 12, 2017 17 Comments
John Spriggs Arrested in Bend, Oregon for Burglary and Assault Early yesterday morning, Bend police department were dispatched to a domestic disturbance call in an apartment complex on Northwest Riverside Boulevard. The report came from a neighbor who heard a physical altercation occurring in the nearby apartment and upon the arrival of the police they found that there had indeed been a quarrel. The suspect, John Spriggs, was an invited guest to the […] Backcountry Dylan Cautela | March 16, 2017 9 Comments
Mt. Bachelor’s “Big Wave Challenge” | Coming on April 25th Gerry Lopez, aka Mr. Pipeline, found a love for snowboarding after his big pro surfer days. He moved to Bend, Oregon and made Mt. Bachelor his home mountain. Each year, he throws a unique snowboarding competition at Bachelor that he calls “The Big Wave Challenge.” If you’re in Oregon next weekend, you’ll want to come out and check this even out. Mt Bachelor […] SnowBrains | April 16, 2015 0 Comments
21″ of Snow Forecast for Mt. Bachelor Next 3 Days | Bachelor Has the Most Snow in the PNW Mt. Bachelor ski resort in Oregon has already gotten 101″ of snow at mid-mountain this winter. They have gotten more snow than anywhere in the Pacific Northwest this winter. Not bad. NOAA is currently forecasting Bachelor to get 21″ of snow in the next 3 days. This storm should give Bachelor enough snow to get their legendary Northwest chair open for the season. The Northwest chair is where you wanna be at Bachelor on a powder day. The Summit chair […] Weather SnowBrains | December 10, 2014 1 Comment
Gerry Lopez Big Wave Challenge @ Mt. Bachelor, OR This Saturday: Mt. Bachelor ski resort in Bend, OR is hosting their 4th annual Gerry Lopez Big Wave Challenge. Just in case you didn’t know, Gerry Lopez is also known as Mr. Pipeline. Yeah, he’s the guy that first mastered the nastiest, most gorgeous barrel wave in the world. He’s also been a potent innovator in the surf industry as far as surfboard design, style, and attitude is concerned. You can think of him as […] SnowBrains | April 24, 2014 1 Comment
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