Discover Your Forest, in collaboration with the Deschutes National Forest and Mt. Bachelor Ski Area are starting their annual winter snow programs at the ski area. The programs allow visitors to snowshoe or ski or snowboard Mt. Bachelor slopes with a ranger. All interpretive programs focus on the ecology, geology and wildlife of the Cascades.
Snowshoe programs will start on Monday, December 19, 2016 and run through March 31, 2017. Interested participants will meet at the Forest Service snowshoeing hut located at Mt. Bachelor’s West Village at 10am and 1:30pm on weekends and school break week days with the exception of Christmas and New Year’s Day. Tours last 90 minutes and snowshoes are provided for the tour. No prior experience is needed. Participants must be 10 years or older and should dress appropriately for cold weather.
On weekends beginning Saturday, January 7, 2017 and running through Saturday, March 31.2017 an interpretive ski and snowboard tour will be offered on Mt. Bachelor’s groomed runs. The tour, which lasts an hour, begins at 2pm. Participants are responsible for having lift tickets and appropriate equipment, as well as, basic riding skills.
While both programs are free, donations are suggested to help non-profit Discover Your Forest continue to provide educational programming and volunteer support to the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Crooked River National Grassland.
Reservations are not required for individual participants. Group tours for schools, youth or other organizations may be scheduled for weekdays. To make a reservation for a school group or organization email karen.gentry@discovernw.org or call 541-383-4771
If you have any questions, please contact Karen Gentry, Discover Your Forest’s Director of Education at (541)383-4771 or check the Snowshoe/Ski with a Ranger Hotline at (541) 383-4055 for up-to-date tour information.
