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Support Winter Bike Trail Work with this Raffle Central Oregon Trail Alliance is raffling off a winter-ready fat bike in support of fat bike riding on the winter trails in and around Wanoga Sno-Park. A $10 ticket puts one in the running to win a 2021 Fatback Bikes Rhino FLT, which retails at $2,199. The […]
Plenty of locals have only been to Elk Lake in the summer. The views and the abundant trails and camping make this area fun—but crowded. But if you love snow sports—and snow in general—winter at Elk Lake can be a paradise. The route to Elk Lake from the Dutchman Flat Snopark, along Century Drive near […]
In a region as amped on winter sports as Central Oregon, there’s really no sense in delaying the inevitable with young children. Whether enrolling them in group lessons, privates or settling on parent teaching, there are ample opportunities to get kids started on being comfortable in this winter recreation mecca. Skiing and Snowboarding When learning […]
With Mt. Bachelor set to open Friday, visitors will find the same chairlifts and runs they’ve enjoyed in past years—but they’ll also find that a few things have changed at Oregon’s biggest ski resort. Here are some things to have on your radar as you dust off your winter gear and hit the mountain. Dogs […]
Snow riders, rejoice! It’s time to wax your planks, dig out the snow clothes and start doing squats in preparation for the upcoming season. The shops are full of this year’s gear, 10 Barrel‘s got Pray For Snow on tap and in bottles, and who knows, snow enthusiasts may get another year where Mt. Bachelor […]
The sun is shining and the leaves are blowing—but if snow lovers have their way, any day now the flakes will fly in the low country as well as the mountains. Let this Winter Insider issue be something like a rain dance, inviting the best parts of winter to get here, already. Is this the […]
Dear Every Other Skater on the Ice: So sorry to put you through this. Please forgive me as I grab wildly for one of your limbs while suddenly dropping straight-down from an already precarious standing position to one where I’m splayed out on the ice like a helpless toddler—and yes, I know toddlers have an […]
Ski movies and snowboard photography offer a window into an entire culture. But what about the men and women behind the lenses? The ones who also are schlepping up steep mountain faces and carrying pounds of equipment to score those dream shots? In this week’s Snowriders Guide, we profile a couple local behind-the-scene photographers and […]
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