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Mt. Bachelor, OR, Report: 300″ Snowfall So Far and Beautiful Bluebird Days

A Coda Phoenix monoski at the top of Northwest in the foreground; the Three Sisters and Broken Top in the background. | Photo: Nicky Blumm

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 […]

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Nicky Blumm | February 23, 2025
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Mt. Bachelor, OR, Report: The Joy of the Storm

An injured chair waits at the base of the Outback Super Express, with the sun shining through the storm. (PC: Nicky Blumm)

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 […]

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Nicky Blumm | February 15, 2025
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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 […]

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Nicky Blumm | May 10, 2024
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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. […]

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Nicky Blumm | April 29, 2024
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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
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2019/20 North American Ski Season Officially Ends

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Yesterday, the 2019/20 North American ski season officially came to a close. Timberline, Oregon is known for having the longest ski season in North America. Their traditional winter season typically starts early November and finishes Memorial Day weekend. Their summer season then starts back up early June and continues through Labor Day, and sometimes even longer. This season, Timberline opened […]

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Taylor Stephan | August 31, 2020
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Top 5 Biggest Ski Areas In The Pacific Northwest

Mt. Bachelor, OR. photo: jeffery murray

The Pacific Northwest is a land of lush evergreen forests, that receive a ton of precipitation with a marine west coast climate. The areas ski resorts gets some of the most snowfall in the U.S. with Mt. Baker, Washington getting the most snowfall in North America last year with 866″. The area is dominated by the Cascade Mountain Range which is […]

LadyBrains | November 16, 2017
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Mt. Bachelor, OR Open For Free Walk Up Jib Park This Weekend After Early Season Snowfall

Mt. Bachelor, Oregon will be open this weekend with an early season walk up Jib Park for free at the West Village Base as well as lift access to mid mountain to view the snow. Mountain biking will be closed until the snow melts, however next week may see warmer temperatures and no one knows how long the snow will last. […]

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LadyBrains | September 22, 2017
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Mt. Hood, OR Conditions Report: July 5th & 6th Summer Skiing

What did you do over the 4th of July weekend? Whatever patriotic activity you participated in, you could have gone to Mt Hood instead. You can ski and ride the Palmer glacier, or even climb the 11,240 foot (3426 m) peak in the Oregon Cascades all summer long. The weather was just perfect: sunny, mostly clear and not too warm. The snow stayed in decent shape until about noon before it turned too soft for the ski racers that make up the majority of the people on the mountain. […]

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Guest Author | July 8, 2014
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Timberline Ski Resort OPENS This Weekend | Details & Photos

Timberline Lodge ski resort on Mt. Hood, OR will be Open this weekend. They got big snow the past week and after closing just last month in September they are reopening on Friday – Sunday with 2 lifts from 9am – 3pm. Timberline was hardly closed at all this year… “Recent storms have dumped over 2 feet of great early season snow above Timberline, giving us enough coverage to fire up the lifts and get the season started! We are […]

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