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1737 m - 2763 m
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Test report Mt. Bachelor
Skiresort.info Test of the ski resort Mt. Bachelor
Total result: 3.9 out of 5 stars
Test Mt. Bachelor
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Further evaluation criteria
Evaluation criteria for special interests
In detail: Test report for ski resort Mt. Bachelor
Top evaluation criteria
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Runs/slopes
Additional runs
25 km Marked ski routes
Altitude difference
1026 m (Valley 1737 m - Mountain 2763 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
10
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 3 ← 3
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 3 ← 3
Runs/slopes
Total 100 km
Easy
15 km
(15 %)Intermediate
25 km
(25 %)Difficult
60 km
(60 %)
Additional runs
Marked ski routes
25 km
Longest run
4.8 km
Run location
above tree line, under tree line
Worth knowing
- Valley run available
Photos
Number of ski lifts
10
Total capacity
23500 Passengers / hour
Length of all lifts
14.1 km Total
Lifts and cable cars
10
Additional
1
Photos
Worth knowing
- Artificial snow-making
- The valley run is always open when ski resort is open; without the valley run, ski operation is not possible.
Season 2009/2010
195 Days open
195 Days when valley run open
195 Days when valley run open
The slope preparation is very good.
Tip: By new snow, an optimal slope prepartion is not always possible, even with a large effort. In addition, the new snow can not combine with the snow lying underneath and moguls are created quickly. For safety reasons, usually no slope preparation is possible during operating times.
Further evaluation criteria
Public transportation/ on-site mobility
- No direct train connection
- Ski busses
- No scheduled busses
Ski-in/Ski-out
There are no accommodations with direct access to the slopes and to lifts (Ski-in/Ski-out)
Note: For the evaluation, only the accommodations which are located directly on the slopes and lifts, or have very easy access to the ski resort have been considered.
Evaluation criteria for special interests
Information for families and children
- Kid's Land/ separated area for children
- Merry-go-round
- Wave ride for children
- Adventure course
- People mover
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
- Ski kindergarten
Information for beginners
- Easy and manageable slope offering, which is easy to achieve
- Wide slopes
- Beginner's area
- Special slopes for slower skiers / beginners
- Easy valley run
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- very many freeride / deep snow areas
- some mogul slopes
- some extremely difficult, steep and unprepared runs (Double Diamonds)
Slope offering advanced skiers
Runs/slopes
Total 100 km
Difficult
60 km
(60 %)Additional runs
Marked ski routes
25 km
Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
Information for Snowboarders
- few cat tracks
- no runs with ascent
- very many freeride / deep snow areas
Snow parks
- Park on Chipper/Pat’s Way off of Skyliner
- Ipark off of Skyliner
- Lower Chipper off of Skyliner
- Slopestyle Park off of Pine Marten
- Sunshine Park off of Sunshine Accelerator
Offering snow parks
- Snow park/ Fun park
- Halfpipe
- Kicker (Jump/ Ramp)
- Rails/ Slides
- Boxes
- Wallride
- Corner / Hip
- Boardercross
- Waverides
- Pro Line
- Medium Line
- Beginner/ Easy Line
- Chill area
Conclusion
rich of snow, a lot of high speed quads
Sno-Park Passes, no covered lifts
Detailed description of the ski resort
About 20 miles from Bend is the ski resort Mt. Bachelor and closer you get the snow gets more and more. You can park at the Sunrise Lodge or you can drive to the West Village Lodge (6300 ft.) and park there. Here you find everything from ticket booth, guest services to a big sport shop and rental shop. At the lodge starts the high speed quad Pine Marten Express direction Mt. Bachelor. From the top station you can ski or ride via the easy run Summit Crossover to the high speed quad Summit Express and down to the Sunrise Lodge. From the Sunride Lodge the high speed quad Sunrise Express takes you up to the Summit Express. The triple chair Carrousel open up an easy beginner slope at the Sunrise Lodge and the triple chair Rainbow Chair take the skiers and riders up direction Mt. Bachelor. Here are the runs mostly easy. If you take the Summit Express up to Mt. Bachelor with its height of 9065 ft. you can ski or ride in every part of the resort. Some intermediate to advanced runs lead back to the valley and you can go into The Cirque Bowl but this is only for experts. Via the West Ridge you can reach the Northwest Territory where the high speed quads Outback Express and Northwest Express open up a lot of nice tree runs and free skiing terrain. The base station of the Northwest Express is the lowest point in the ski resort - 5700 ft. You can reach the Northwest Territory from the top station of the Pine Marten Express, too. The runs are intermediate to advanced and you have a lot of possibilities to find your way back to the base stations. The hole mountain is open for skiing and riding and at the base of the mountain a flat way leads the athlets back to the lifts. You can ski here more days without driving a run twice!
At the West Village Lodge is also a shorter high speed quad, called Sunshine Accelerator which takes you to the Sunshine Terrain Park and easy beginner slopes. The Skyliner Express, a high speed quad open up the runs between the Sunrise Lodge and the the West Village Lodge . The runs in the upper part of the mountain are on wide slopes, the runs in the lower part and in the Northwest Territory are between the trees. For a break or lunch are some restaurants and a nice bar at the West Village Lodge, but you can go to the Sunrise Lodge or to the Pine Marten Lodge on the mountain, too. The ski resort Mt. Bachelor offers runs for everybody - beginner and extreme skier or rider find everything the want to find for a perfect day. Owing to the lot of snow you will find always enough powder runs in the resort.
Test Report issued on 2006-01-20
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