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Ice Season: Central Oregon Glides Into The Future
Roughly 71 hours and 58 minutes before most adult hockey pickup games in Bend, a ritual ensues. Phone alarms go off, cars pull to the side of the road, ski […]
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Bend, Oregon: The Launchpad for Young Skiing and Snowboarding Talents
The mountains aren’t just a playground; they’re launchpads for world-class athletes. For Bendites, much of that credit goes to our local resort, Mt. Bachelor. It boasts an insanely long season, […]
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Mt. Bachelor – Over 60 Years in the Making
Bill Healy brought Central Oregon ski dreams to life. Healy’s vision was realized as a Bachelor Butte, renamed Mt. Bachelor, opened December 19, 1958, with one Poma lift and two rope tows for weekends and holidays only.
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Bend’s Ski Tune Masters
These Bendites get your sticks in top shape for a slippery season on snow. You know the feeling. There you are, cross-country skiing along the first leg of the Tangent […]
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Mt. Bachelor – More Than a Winter Destination
Mt. Bachelor offers a wide range of activities year-round, including skiing, snowboarding, Nordic skiing, backcountry skiing, terrain parks, annual events, sunset dinners, mountain biking, hiking, zip lining, disc golf, and mountain fuel.
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Graham Zimmerman Climbs to Protect the World’s Highest Mountains
Graham Zimmerman is an alpinist known for establishing dozens of new routes and first ascents up the world’s highest peaks, while also leveraging his platform for good as a climate advocate and author.
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How to be Avalanche Safe in the Backcountry Near Bend
There are different types of avalanches and in the Central Cascades, many come from new snow forming either storm slabs or wind slabs. Storm slabs are soft, cohesive layers of snow that break off from the layer of snow beneath. Wind slabs are created when snow accumulated by wind forms a stiff layer prone to breaking off from the layer below.
