Hey, I resemble that statement.
Do the folks back at Powdr headquarter know they own Bachelor?
They certainly don't act like it.
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IKON Pass Expands With the Addition of Mt Bachelor and Windham Mountain for the 2020/2021 Season
Hey, I resemble that statement.
Do the folks back at Powdr headquarter know they own Bachelor?
They certainly don't act like it.
Ahh that makes sense, they obviously have a direct line between Powdr and Alterra in the CEO's offices given their current relationship.
I could be wrong, but I don't see them picking up much of that crowd. Casual skiers coming from the east want to go to the Rockies, maybe California. Very few look to the PNW at all, other than Whistler. Also, the lack of lodging anywhere within 30 min of the ski area will probably turn off the vast majority of that crowd. Don't get me wrong, Bachelor is an awesome mountain and Bend is an equally cool town. But I don't think their target market is casual skiers from the east coast.
“Not too much powder”
Bachelor gets more snow than anyplace in CO, and more than most of the resorts in UT.
“Not too much powder”
Bachelor gets more snow than anyplace in CO, and more than most of the resorts in UT.
You guys call that s*** you guys get up in the PNL (Pacific North Left) powder?
Feels more like the 5,000 PSI stuff that comes out of the back end of a ready mix truck.
Plus - Portland is not flight friendly from the EC. Then - a 3 hour drive to Bend. Yuk.
Ah, but you see, Bachelor has elevation (base at 6,000’ and summit around 9,000’) and it’s location on the crest of the Cascades mean the cold dry air from the east mixes with the moisture coming from the west, and the snow is not the Cascade Concrete you have come toYou guys call that s*** you guys get up in the PNL (Pacific North Left) powder?
Actually the Redmond, OR airport is pretty convenient, though it’s a small regional airport and connecting flights go though SLC and Denver, as well as ORD.
I don’t really expect Bachelor to be much of a draw for EC hoards, but could be a new destination for the lunatic fringe, you know, us.
Personally, I love cascade concrete. A much maligned substance. I finished my second week of three planned at Crystal before they shut it down.
I've skied Bachelor before. Not my kind of hill. Need more gravity. I'll stick with Crystal.
Thanks for the hint.
It's not terrible to fly. Nowhere nearly as much of a PITA to fly to as Montana, Wyoming or Calgary. Even with the drive it's easier to get to than most of the Alberta/interior BC resorts.
Pretty much every one of the ski clubs around here used to do a Bachelor trip as a not-terribly-technical mellow option. Epic and IKON passes changed that. Now it will change back.
Yep, herself agrees with you and wants to go back.
"Great base building snow, not too much powder" <- a direct quote. Feel free to argue it with her
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A few summers ago we were planning a family summer vacation in OR (Mt Hood for summer skiing) and found flights expensive and erratic. We started to consider flying into Seattle and driving to Portland to start our OR vacation. We ended up flying into Seattle and vacationed in WA. We are still looking to vacation in OR.
That's a shame.
We have direct flights from both DCA and BWI to PDX in under 6 hours nonstop. Generally the only problem is finding a place with late (read: early am) reception hours in Bend.
Indeed! If we travel this season, it will be to Bachelor for sure. I have been wanting to go there and to visit some good friends in Redmond. Usually, we go in the summer ... now, I'm thinking spring sometime.
Alaska Airlines has daily non-stops PDX-EWR so does United. I have family in the NY-NJ area never been a problem getting a flight.
The skiing was bad in January.
and the views were equally terrible.
Not sure where @marjoram_sage gets "expensive lift tickets". This season was the first time walkup tickets were over $96 AFAIK. And free days, then buy one get one free have been available from going to ski movies in Northern CA.
I've had bad luck with Summit at Bachelor, which gives access to a lot of the mountain and some of their best sustained 'steeps'. It was only open two of the six days I have skied there in last seven years. I had one of three days on two trips in February although Northwest is a lot of fun on mid-week powder day. I also only had Summit open on one of three days over two trips in late April including one where I skipped Bachelor on the way to Whistler as predicted high winds would have kept it closed, then it didn't open when I was there on nice day on way back due to mechanical failure.
I've had bad luck with Summit at Bachelor, which gives access to a lot of the mountain and some of their best sustained 'steeps'. It was only open two of the six days I have skied there in last seven years. I had one of three days on two trips in February although Northwest is a lot of fun on mid-week powder day. I also only had Summit open on one of three days over two trips in late April including one where I skipped Bachelor on the way to Whistler as predicted high winds would have kept it closed, then it didn't open when I was there on nice day on way back due to mechanical failure.
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What are you smoking? While the pandemic has gutted flights to just above zero, they will eventually return. In normal times, PDX has 7 nonstop Flights a day from NYC, 2 from BOS, 2 from WAS. As a bicoastal person, formerly PDX/NYC now PDX/PHL, while there's no nonstop from PHL now (2 daily in Summer), getting to PDX is easy. Then you take the bus right from the PDX airport to Bend.
This is not a great deal for Mt Bachelor season pass holders. Bachelor is an Ikon partner resort so still has a separate adult season pass at $959 with no resort exchange privileges. The Outplay 365 pass at $1428 includes Ikon Base Pass, which only makes sense if you also use the resort for summer activities. At least before you could rationalize the premium season pass price with the almost non-existent lift lines in the outer areas (NW Express, Outback, Cloud Chaser). I know this is NIMBY, but with the increased crowds due to Ikon, kind of sours things.