The 2022 ski season in Central Oregon is in full swing. As the snow continues to fall, winter-style events are on the docket, including the 19th Annual Great Nordeen Ski Race happening on Jan. 23. The event will feature both a Nordic ski and fat tire bike race leaving from Mt. Bachelor. The Nordic ski […]
Wanoga Sno-Park
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24-Hour Food
The challenges of feeding an endurance athlete
I scooped the golden pancake with a tiny camp spatula and placed it on a plastic plate. After being up for most of the night supporting my husband, Jim, who was doing a 24-hour mountain bike race, I was starving. The night dipped into the 30s, and I had huddled around our outdoor heater to keep […]
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Central Oregon’s New Groove
Singletrack trails open at Wanoga for booming “fat bike” culture
The day before Christmas Eve was a typical winter day: Dozens of kids careened down the sledding hills at Wanoga Sno-Park, screaming with excitement while parents snapped pictures. But, starting on New Year’s Day, there will be a new dimension added to the activities at the popular park: Fat bikes will officially be welcomed. Increasingly […]
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Go Here 12/18-12/25
Sledding!
Nothing says winter break like careening down a hillside, full-tilt, on a found object that may or may not have been engineered for such things. Skiing and snowboarding are tops here, but sometimes they just can’t scratch the snow-day itch like a day of sledding can. Wanoga Sno-Park Wanoga is home to a day-use snowmobile […]
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Our Picks for 2/6-2/12
friday 7 Mt. Bachelor Apres Ski Bash FIRST FRIDAY—The Mt. Bachelor Apres Ski Bash series continues with two on-the-verge-of-the-big-time Portland bands: The ghostly harmonizations and ethereal, yet rocking beats of the trio Cabin Project, and the peppy goth pop of The Genders. (For a full review of The Genders, see page 18). 6 – 9 […]
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Braaarapp!!!
Snowmobile drag racing returns to Central Oregon
Much like the perception of a motorcycle gang, for snowmobilers, there is the view from the outside looking in—usually snowshoers and Nordic skiers considering the noisy machines and their riders with some sort of combination of fear, awe and derision. And then there is the vantage point from within the group—most often a kinder, gentler, […]