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. 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
NOAA: Winter Weather Advisory for Oregon Tonight | 5-12″ of Snow Forecast Next 16 Hours NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Oregon’s Cascade Mountains that calls for 5-12″ of snowfall in the next 16 hours. “Cascades will receive heavy snow tonight.” – NOAA Portland, OR today NOAA is calling for 5-12″ of snow throughout the Oregon Cascade mountains between 8pm tonight and noon tomorrow. * ACCUMULATION…5 TO 12 INCHES…WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 18, 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. 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
NOAA: Biggest Storm Since 2014/15 to Hit Oregon This Weekend | 25′ Waves, 60mph Winds, 20″ of Snow NOAA is forecasting the biggest snow storm since 2014/15 to slam into the Cascade mountains of Oregon this weekend bringing 25-foot waves to the coast, 60mph winds, and 20-inches of snowfall to the mountains on Sunday and Monday. …BEST SNOW POTENTIAL SINCE LAST WINTER FOR THE CASCADE PASSES AND FOOTHILLS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY… – NOAA Portland, OR NOAA is forecasting […] WeatherBrains | November 13, 2015 13 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 fallen 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
Mt. Bachelor, OR Conditions Report: A Powder Day Without the Crowds Base building snow has arrived at Mt. Bachelor, OR and there are only 15 days until the lifts start spinning at Mt. Bachelor (assuming the weather cooperates). When I arrived at Bachelor today, the amount of snow on the roadside was very little. The only promising sight was some good looking tracks coming off of Cinder Cone. Traversing over towards […] Conditions Report Jack Lafeman | November 9, 2015 0 Comments
This Photo is from Yesterday in Oregon… Early season stoke has begun in Oregon. It snowed in Oregon yesterday and apparently somewhere in the high Cascade Mountains it snowed enough to enjoy some serious powder skiing like this. Odds are it took quite a bit of effort to get this shot. Nice work. The forecast is suddenly looking better for Oregon ski areas. NOAA is saying “New […] Weather Jack Lafeman | October 27, 2015 0 Comments
Oregon & Washington Got Snow! | Photo Tour: Some of the higher Oregon ski areas are reporting some snowfall from last night. Mt. Bachelor, Mt. Hood Meadows and Timberline Lodge all show a slight dusting of snow at their base areas. Anthony Lakes is also reporting that they got snow, and they have snow in the forecast later this week. Even though the forecast for enough snow to […] Industry News Jack Lafeman | October 26, 2015 2 Comments
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