We found deep powder on Mt. Bailey, too many hippies at Umpqua hot springs and almost-corn on Mt.Thielsen.
Skiing
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California and Southern Oregon: Blasting Wind and a Surprise Storm
The Volcano Tour kicked off with some unexpected setbacks but no shortage of adventure.
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Cascade Volcano Ski Tour – Seven Volcanoes in Nine Days
A ski touring road trip through the Cascades, from California to Washington
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Local Mono-Skier Ravi Drugan Wins Bronze at Winter X-Games in Aspen
Local mono-skier Ravi Drugan took third place in the monoski-cross at the Winter X-Games in Aspen. A Mt. Bachelor season pass holder and sponsored athlete of Oregon Adaptive Sports, Drugan became a double amputee after being hit by a train in 2004 at the age of 15. OAS helped him learn to ski again, and he […]
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Meissner Nordic to Halt Grooming, Citing Lack of Snow
We’re hoping for more of this, but until another storm blows in, Meissner may be a no-go. Though the Nordic skiing at Meissner today is reportedly good—15 degrees warmer than town, sunny and a few freshly groomed trails—today is likely the last day to ski the community trails until the next snowfall. Typically, Meissner Nordic, […]
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Meissner is Open for Skiing!
Meissner’s Nordic season officially kicked off on Dec. 14 (read about their new grooming machine HERE) and regular grooming has commenced on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Also exciting, and infinitely useful, is the new Grooming Report rubric on Meissner’s website. See what’s been groomed and plan your workout accordingly. Meissner Nordic—with new the addition […]
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Today’s Pine Party at Mt. Bachelor Canceled
Sad, but true. Not exactly sunny and warm up there, which is what Mt. Bachelor needed for the celebratory Pine Party (Pine Martin lift runs ’til 7pm, $20 4-7pm lift ticket, live music on the patio, etc.).From mtbachelor.com: FRIDAY PINE PARTY – CANCELLED due to snowy weather and powder returning to the forecast. If the […]
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Bend’s Laurenne Ross Crushing Alpine World Cup Circuit
In early March, Bend’s Laurenne Ross took second in a World Cup downhill race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany—her first ever World Cup podium! Crushing!This week the 24-year-old shredder is in Lenzerheide, Switzerland at the World Cup Finals. Races were canceled yesterday because of fog, but were expected to continue to today. An update from the US […]
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(Very Incomplete) Great Nordeen Results, 2013
Today’s start. Bend skiers Santi Ocariz (XC Oregon) and Ollie Burress (XC Oregon) took first and second, respectively, in the 30K freestyle race outside of Bend today. Ocariz finished in 1 hour, 3 minutes and 3 seconds, while Burress crossed the line less than a minute later in 1:04:16. Sam Cordell (Madshus/Mt. Borah) of Parkdale […]
