Mt. Bachelor Ski Area - Bend, Oregon - a Ski Resort in Bend Oregon with a variety of options

The Mt. Bachelor Ski Area is an estimated twenty-two miles from Bend, Oregon. It is the ski resort located at the end of Century Drive Highway. The north side of Mount Bachelor is where the ski runs can be found located on a stratovolcano that was built on the top of a volcanic shield located in Cascade Range. POWDR resorts of Utah own and operates the resort that is the largest in Oregon.

Mt. Bachelor Ski Area was opened during November of 1958 with the name Bachelor Butte. Then it only had a Poma lift and rope tow; during the 1980's the name of the resort became Mount Bachelor. Mt. Bachelor's northeastern side was the first part of the mountain designed for skiing. The Outback chair lift became one of the mountains additions during 1975 and in 1987 it was replaced by the Outback express. The Outback express was a high speed quad. Another high speed quad that had a drop of almost 2400 feet vertically known as the Northwest Express was adding in 1996 expanding the western terrain and increasing the vertical drop of the resort. As a result an elevation of only 5700 feet is the minimum lift height over the level of the sea.

The snow conditions and terrain make Mt. Bachelor Ski Area a training site for several Olympic and professional athletes. There are numerous amounts of USSA competitions hosted at the resort each year. The average snowfall is over three hundred inches each year and offers season passes at the Season Pass Office. The office is in the Old Mill District beside Allyson's Kitchen, with passes from the second to eighteenth of November Monday through Friday from eleven in the morning to six in the evening. The office is open from eleven in the morning until four in the afternoon on Saturday and Sunday.

The Mt. Bachelor Ski Area has a state licensed daycare facility that provides care for children six weeks to twelve years of age. The staff to child ratio for children thirty months and under is one to four while for children thirty-one months or older it is one to ten. Children's activities in the daycare facility include circle time, crafts, story time, videos, books and toys to keep them occupied. This gives visitors to take even the youngest children on vacation and still enjoy time on the slopes even if the kids haven't learned to ski yet.

There are also a number of options for dining at the Mt. Bachelor Ski Area in addition to the options for skiing and daycare facilities making the resort the perfect option for spending a holiday vacation. During the summer visitors to the resort can enjoy hiking, dining or shopping at the Mt. Bachelor Ski & Sport Shop. The shop carries clothing items that visitors might find useful during their stay.

Information about the rates for season passes, daycare services and reservations can be gotten by contacting the Mt. Bachelor Ski Area Resort in Bend, Oregon directly.