Which Ski Resort is the Surfiest? | “Mr. Pipeline”, Gerry Lopez, Votes for Mt. Bachelor, OR [this article is sponsored by Mt. Bachelor, OR] Gerry Lopez is known as “Mr. Pipeline”. What did Gerry do to deserve that nickname? Oh, not much. He was just the best to ever surf pipeline, won the Pipeline Masters back-to-back years in the 70s, was “Waterman of the Year” in 1999, and stated Lightning Bolt Surfboards which was the first […] Sponsored | February 26, 2016 2 Comments
Top 10 Deepest Snowpacks in North America: El Nino has been good to Western North American snowpacks. As per normal, the West Coast is dominating this list with only one ski resort in the Top 10 being outside the West Coast. Props to Wolf Creek for raking in the snow this year. California, Oregon, Washington, B.C., Alaska. This is where the big snow falls and this is […] SnowBrains | February 17, 2016 0 Comments
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, 2015 0 Comments
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. 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. 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
Winter Weather Advisory for Central Oregon | 5-9″ of Snow, 1,500′ Snow Levels NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory that is forecast to drop 5-9″ of snow forecast in 24 hours and snow levels dropping as low as 1,500-feet. Mt. Bachelor ski resort opened 4 days early on Saturday and this storm should help them get more terrain open this week. .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 24, 2015 0 Comments
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