Oregon Adaptive Sports
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New Adaptive Cycling Center Expands Access   

Oregon Adaptive Sports receives $63,747 to complete adaptive cycling center at Pine Nursery Park, becoming the third facility of its kind on the West Coast.
Avatar photoBy Jesse Coronado

A new adaptive cycling center, the third of its kind on the West Coast, is coming to Bend’s Pine Nursery Park.   Visit Bend’s Bend Sustainability Fund, which gets its money from the transient lodging tax imposed on visitors who stay in Bend short-term, is granting Oregon Adaptive Sports $63,747 to complete the center.   “It’s aligned with a lot of […]

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Pole Pedal Paddle

A scenic race showcasing Bend’s inclusive outdoor culture, from Mt. Bachelor to the Deschutes River
Avatar photo Keely Damara

Central Oregon is an outdoor enthusiast’s dream. Runners and athletes need only throw a stone and hit various athletic events, from races for runners and skiers, in the same weekend. But there’s a race that embodies the best that Bend has to offer, all wrapped neatly into one event. From skiing and running to kayaking […]

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Winter Picks

Plan your season around these events
The Source Staff

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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Active, Indoors or Out

With feats including scaling Smith Rock and increased participation in Pole Pedal Paddle—the program aimed at helping disabled people experience the outdoors is having its “best year yet.”
Judy Stiegler

Twenty years ago, a group of locals with a love of skiing and the outdoors had the idea to start an adaptive ski program for people with limited mobility. Jack Alexander, Kendall Cook and Colleen Dougherty may not have imagined that the seed they planted back then would grow into the program that exists today. […]

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Central Oregon Hunting and Fishing

National Wild Turkey Federation
Brian Jennings

Nineteen years ago Jeff DeLeon’s life took a major turn. A car accident paralyzed the military veteran from the waist down. Eric Keefer’s life changed in a similar way when he was paralyzed from an ATV accident. Both men, one a vet and the other not, have something in common. They love the outdoors and […]

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Oregon Adaptive Sports Athletes Race Pole Pedal Paddle

The 40th annual PPP expects 3,000 competitors
Brian Jennings

The annual Pole, Pedal, Paddle is a part of Bend’s outdoor DNA. Organized by the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation, this year’s multi-sport event—the 40th annual—will take place on Saturday, May 21. Last year the number of participants was down from previous years because of a lack of snow, resulting in a shortened Nordic event. […]

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Nicolas Yopp Retires

After a disappointing crash, he will miss this year’s Deaflympics
JP Schlick

It was Friday the 13th after all. Nicolas Yopp was freeriding off Outback Chair at Mt. Bachelor when an unexpected bump threw him just slightly off balance. A skier since as long as he could walk, Yopp is a championship racer and not easily thrown. But he was railing a GS turn at 60 miles […]

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Go Big!

Winter X-Games showcase local skiers
Avatar photo Phil Busse

A decade ago, Ravi Drugan was struck by a train; the injuries left him a double amputee. At the time of the accident, he was 15 years old and admits that he wasn’t yet the strongest skier. He was, however, immersed in ski culture. His dad had been skiing since he was two years old, […]

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