Mount Bachelor, OR, Starts Season 2 Weeks Earlier Than Planned Mount Bachelor, Oregon, has announced that it will be starting the season two weeks earlier than initially planned. Thanks to recent snowfalls and efforts by the snowmaking team and mountain operations, the 2024-25 season at Mount Bachelor will kick off on Friday, November 15. It marks the earliest Mount Bachelor has opened in 26 years. Related: All the Latest Updates […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 11, 2024 0 Comments
Avalanche Forecaster Nick Burks Killed in Avalanche Near Anthony Lakes, OR At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, an avalanche accident occurred on the north side of Gunsight Mountain (8,342′) in the Elkhorn Mountains near Anthony Lakes, Oregon. Nick Burks, an avalanche forecaster with the Northwest Avalanche Center and a part of the snow safety team at Mt. Hood Meadows ski area, was killed due to trauma sustained in the […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 7, 2024 0 Comments
The Top 5 Small Ski Areas in Oregon: Skiing wise, Oregon still remains under the radar. Most skiers and snowboarders from out of state have heard about Mt. Bachelor and Mt. Hood. While most people just call it Mt. Hood, the mountain is actually home to five different ski areas. Most people have heard of it because of the summer skiing offered on the Palmer Snowfield. Oregon has […] Featured Article Jack Lafeman | September 18, 2020 18 Comments
Top 5 Biggest Ski Areas In The Pacific Northwest 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 5 Comments
5 Local Tips on How to Maximize Enjoyment of a Mt. Bachelor, OR Powder Day Mt. Bachelor, OR can get insane storms that often leave behind many feet of fresh powder. That’s why so many powder lovers move to Bend. They do everything they can to make it up for every good powder day of the season. Working a job that they have to be at until 2:00pm to ensure they can ski up every […] Featured Article Jack Lafeman | November 17, 2016 1 Comment
Mt. Hood Meadows Conditions Report 3-17-2016: Full Blown Bottomless Powder Storms really set things off in Oregon recently. El Nino March hit the West Coast hard, and Oregonians have been taking full advantage of the storms. Overnight it snowed 24”+ at Mt. Hood Meadows, making for the BEST powder day of my life. The snow was so deep that you actually had to slow down a little bit. If you skied […] Conditions Report Jack Lafeman | March 17, 2016 0 Comments
Willamette Pass, Oregon Mega Powder Day Photo Tour If you hadn’t heard, Oregon has been getting hammered. After a couple of really low snow years followed by a couple of sub-par seasons it is more than welcomed. Dear El Nino, you’re welcome to say hello to us in Oregon any time. Willamette Pass is one of the many un-appreciated small resorts in the Pacific Northwest. You can ski […] Conditions Report Jack Lafeman | January 21, 2016 1 Comment
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
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