Mt. Bachelor in central Oregon boasts with the deepest snow base reading of any ski resort in the country with seven feet of snow at the base, the resort reported this week.
The 84-inch base is expected to get even deeper this weekend as forecast calls for continued heavy snow, bringing upwards of 4 feet of new snow by the end of the weekend.
The resort has received 178 inches of snow already this season and should exceed the 200-inch mark by the end of the current storm cycle.
It’s all been part of a record-breaking opening to the 2024-25 ski season at Mt. Bachelor.
The resort’s Nov. 15 opening was the earliest since 1998.
The 120-inches of snowfall received in November was the most since 1998 and more than twice the average November snowfall of 53 inches.
With the rapid snow accumulation and storm conditions, visitors to the mountain should get the Oregon Department of Transportation Trip Check website (tripcheck.com) for real-time road and traffic conditions. Visitors should also consider using the CET (Cascades East Transit) shuttle from Bend.
Skibowl closed to skiing
After opening for its first weekend of the season Dec. 18-22, Mt. Hood Skibowl has closed again for skiing and riding.
Rising snow levels last week brought rain to the slopes, eroding away at the resort’s snow base.
However, snow levels are forecasted to drop this weekend. New snow accumulation of 4 to 9 inches is expected at Government Camp on Saturday and Sunday night. Check skibowl.com for schedule updates.
The Tube Hill remains opens daily through the winter break for Day and Cosmic Tubing.
Tubing tickets through Jan. 5 are available to purchase at skibowl.com.
New Year’s Eve at Meadows
Mt. Hood Meadows will be celebrating the new year with a fireworks show sponsored by Meadows and pFriem Family Brewers on Tuesday night.
Meadows will keep their lifts open an extra hour to 10 p.m. on Tuesday night. The fireworks will go off in the base area at 9 p.m. Mt. Hood Express will stop loading before the show and then be turned back on afterward for end-of-night turns.
There will be DJ spinning tunes from 3:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Vertical Cantina, which offers a prime spot to watch the fireworks.
Also, Meadows will host a rail jam at the bottom of Stadium from 7 to 9:15 p.m.
Night skiing at Timberline
Night skiing is being offered until 9 p.m. every night through Jan. 4 at Timberline Lodge.
The Pucci lift and Bruno’s Handle Tow are the only lifts that operate after 4 p.m. The Thunder terrain park also will remain open until 9 p.m. through Jan. 4.
Lift tickets for night skiing (4 p.m. to 9 p.m.) are $56. After Jan 4, night skiing is only available Friday and Saturday nights, as well as Jan. 19 and Feb. 16 at Timberline.
