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Mt. Bachelor Receives Almost a Foot of Fresh Snow 

Overnight stormy conditions on the resort have resulted in almost 1 foot of fresh powder for skiers and snowboarders
Avatar photoBy Jesse Coronado

Mt. Bachelor received almost 1 foot of fresh snow this morning after a snowy and stormy night in the mountains.   This morning at 6:30am, ski patrol deployed explosives on the resort to clear softer, less compact snow to prepare for skiers later that morning.   “Patrol conducted avalanche mitigation work this morning and the resort opened to guests on time at 9am,” Presley Quon, communications […]

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Out to Dry

Can one below-average snowpack year make or break a high desert summer?
Avatar photo K.M. Collins

On the Lower Deschutes River near Warm Springs, Alysia and Elke Littleleaf recall the effects of the drought in 2015, brought on by low snowpack. Warm Springs had to go on emergency rations for home water usage, recalls the pair, owners of Littleleaf Fishing Guides. Alysia also recalls blooms of green and blue algae, black […]

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