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Destination Report: West

Freestyle Legends Phillip Sifferman Jr. (left) and
Phil Sifferman Sr. (a.k.a. “Shake-N-Bake”) hang time with
Chicago Ski Pro club members Nicu Craciun, Adrian
Orso and Nick Dumitru at the Springtacular BLAST.
MT. BACHELOR

Celebrates Spring

with Special Festivities

W Mt. Bachelor spring operations offer over 2,000 acres of

What’s up with the coupling of spring and spectacular?
terrain accessed by three high-speed lifts with 360-degree
“Springtacular,” coined by Becky Kinney of Mt. Bachelor’s
skiing/riding from the summit in addition to all five Bachelor
marketing team, captures what any West Coast snow
enthusiast knows about the high desert climate of the
base area open daily from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Cascade Mountain Range—unmatched spring conditions parks and a half-pipe. Lifts and lodges in the West Village
include a deep snow base and sunny blue skies mixed
with surprise powder days. Northwest Ski Club Council (NWSCC) members keep their
ski bags packed and in use well into late spring. NWSCC
Want stats? In May, when Mt. Bachelor’s season winds down, delights in stretching out its ski season with an annual
the average annual snowfall is 464 inches. On average in Mt. Bachelor BLAST spring trip, a longstanding tradition.
April you can anticipate nine powder days with an average
snowfall of six inches per day.* Central Oregon is gifted with Linda McGavin, longtime NWSCC board member, remarked,
300 days of sunshine a year. "Mt. Bachelor has some of the finest spring skiing I have
encountered in over 40 years of skiing. You start with an
Andy Goggins, Mt. Bachelor’s marketing director, terms awesome 360-degree view from the summit, and you can ski
Springtacular as “the celebration of the world’s best spring down groomed runs or Cow's Face leading back to the sum-
season in Oregon’s central Cascades. With one of the longest mit chair, or head into the amazing steeps of the Cirque Bowl,
seasons in North America, extending through Memorial Day or hit the backside for incredible runs down natural valleys of
weekend, Mt. Bachelor considers spring its premier season spring snow that seem to go on forever!"
as a multi-sport vacation mecca. In the morning, ski and ride
the highest resort peak in the Cascades, which offers the Last year marked the inaugural invitation for all National
most spring terrain in the US; in the afternoon, pursue your Ski Club members to join the Springtacular extravaganza.
next-favorite sport—mountain biking on over 1,000 miles of The NWSCC annual BLAST was combined with the
single track, fishing the Deschutes River, climbing Smith Mt. Bachelor Springtacular events, thus the “Springtacular
Rock, golfing at one of 30 area courses, or sampling craft BLAST” was born. All National Ski Club members were
beers from the 15 area breweries making Bend ‘Beer City offered discount lift tickets and lodging for Springtacular
USA.’ And shopping is tax-free.” BLAST. Rates were honored a week prior to and a week

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