SATURDAY 11/10 BEND SNOW & AVALANCHE WORKSHOP SURVIVAL SKILLS Join the Central Oregon Avalanche Association on the COCC campus for a full day of speakers from around the country discussing topics ranging from risk and decision making to traveling safely through the backcountry. Beneficial to all levels of outdoor enthusiasts! 7am-7pm. Central Oregon Community College, […]
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2018 Broken Board Art Auction
A few selections from the 2018 Broken Board Art Auction.
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Stoked for Powder
Dirksen Derby is back for its 10th run
By the time they were in high school, Josh Dirksen and Jason McAlister were making the trek to Bend for fresh powder whenever they had the chance. “Every day off we were driving to Mt. Bachelor and riding the mountain,” said Jason McAlister. “Sleeping in our car for the weekend—and then back to Eugene for […]
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Unstoppable Stoke
Dirksen Derby continues to support snowboarder
When Tyler Eklund was paralyzed from the neck down in an accident at the 2007 Snowboard Nationals, the then-14-year-old didn’t know how many friends he had. As it turns out, he has at least 500—probably many more—who have shown support for him year after year. For the past eight years, these friends have come together […]
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TGIF: What to do in Bend 12/12-12/14
Christmas is fast approaching, so between frantic shopping, holiday office parities (ours is TONIGHT!) and other obligatory events, try to enjoy yourself. Here’s what we will be up to this weekend… friday 12 Dirksen Derby Kickoff PARTY—What has become the de facto early season snowboarder party, the 8th annual Dirksen Derby kicks off this evening […]
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Our Picks 12/10-12/18
thursday 11 Zepparella ROCK—Robert Plant’s new album, Lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar, is considered by critics a step away from his incendiary work with Led Zeppelin. However, despite his change of pace many fans won’t ever let the II, III, IV era die, including the ladies of Zepparella, a female tribute to the legacy of the […]
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Humble, but Hearty
Dirksen Derby continues to grow, but stays the same
When Josh Dirksen first started the Dirksen Derby, it wasn’t intended to be a world-class event; it really was just meant to be a low-key community gathering, something to raise some funds for Tyler Eklund, who sustained a spinal chord injury while snowboarding. But over the past eight years, the two-day event has boomed—attracting top […]
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Turbo-Charged Shredding
GO! A Snowboard Road Trip is a rowdy good time
The latest Patagonia-sponsored movie GO! A Snowboard Road Trip is gorgeous and jam-packed with big air and backcountry shred sequences shot in the American West; all set to a thoughtful, down-home, not-what-you’d-expect soundtrack (honky-tonk and hard-driving blues are a welcome relief from the endless glitch-hop and electronica so prevalent in modern snow films; seriously, if […]
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Our Picks 12/11 – 12/19
wednesday 11 Comedy Pet Theater PET SHOW—Dogs on scooters? Cats on ladders? This is better than YouTube! Gregory Popovich , the son of Moscow circus performers, hosts a colorful, energetic and truly silly and jaw-dropping vaudeville show. 7 pm, Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall, $25-$35. friday 13 Christmas Kayak BOATS—The most dedicated boaters in Bend […]