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Shiny New Things

Need something new to do in the outdoors? Let these activity options give you some new inspiration for the New Year

Caitlin RichmondDecember 26, 2018May 4, 2025

Even though there isn’t actually a difference between 2018 and 2019 (or any other year) there’s something about seeing the new start of January 1 that gets people thinking about all the things they need to do differently for the new year. Not that you need to change anything about yourself—but if you want to […]

Culture

Meg Chun

Lifestyle meets lifestyle brand for this local business owner

K.M. CollinsNovember 21, 2018April 12, 2025

For Meg Chun, being near or on the water is a non-negotiable. As an Aquarius who grew up in Wisconsin, near the Great Lakes, her fascination with water was amplified when she began her teaching career in Hawaii and began participating in outrigger canoeing. The sport introduced her to her husband, Dave, and together they […]

Outside

Snow Runners

Local Nordic skiers gear up for Junior Nationals

JP SchlickFebruary 11, 2015February 21, 2025

In spite of the lack of snow and unseasonably warm temps that continue to limit the number of kilometers available for skiing around Bend, the season for local Nordic skiers at the Bend Endurance Academy (BEA) could not be going better. With several competitors qualified for the XC Junior Nationals to be held in Truckee, […]

Outside

Connecting the Dots

A second hut-to-hut system opens this winter

Phil BusseNovember 26, 2014December 30, 2024

Although backcountry skiing is a common enough activity in Central Oregon, until Shane Fox and a couple of his buddies—”ski bums who build stuff,” he explains—started Three Sisters Backcountry, the idea of more formalized and semi-permanent structures in the backcountry was a novel concept here. Moreover, even though dozens of skiers have trekked out into […]

Outside

Winter Mornings Just Got Better

Chicka chicka yeah! Meissner Nordic’s new groomer is radical.

James WilliamsNovember 28, 2013June 10, 2024

As recently as five years ago, during the beginning of, oh, say Obama’s presidency, nordic skiing at Virginia Meissner Sno-Park—home to Bend’s community ski trails—was hit or miss. Let’s be honest: Mostly, it was the grooming that was a miss. To tame the 40-plus kilometers of ski trails, the local ski club (formerly known as […]

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