‘Snowshoe with a Ranger’: Discover your Forest, Deschutes National Forest and Mt. Bachelor offer fun winter outings
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Deschutes National Forest, Discover Your Forest and Mt. Bachelor invite you to discover your national forest while participating in your favorite winter activity! Join Snowshoe with a Ranger and Roving Ski Ranger at Mt. Bachelor West Village this winter.
Snowshoe with a Ranger interpretive program will take you on a one-mile snowshoe hike through the beautiful alpine pine forest along Egan Cone. Forest Service volunteer rangers will guide you on your snowshoe adventure while providing information on central Oregon geology, hydrology, and winter ecology! Whether local or visiting, you will learn exciting new information about the Deschutes National Forest.
Snowshoe with a Ranger programs are available daily, December 23 - January 5, the first and third weekends of January, February and March and daily March 24 - 30. There are no programs on December 25 and January 1.
On operating dates tours are available at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., lasting one hour to one and a half hours. Children ages 8 and up are welcome. No pets. No experience is required; snowshoes are provided. Dress for cold winter weather: waterproof jacket, pants, snow boots, winter hat, and gloves.
Prior registration is highly recommended. Please register at: Interpretive Programs Signup – Discover Your Forest. Discover Your Forest programs are free of cost, and donations are welcome and much appreciated.
Roving Ski Rangers are on the slopes of Mt. Bachelor! Volunteer Forest Service Rangers can be found on the Pine Marten lift and selected blue runs. Rangers are available to share information about the Cascade volcanoes, biology, and hydrology. Ride the lift with a ranger and learn about the Deschutes National Forest that Mt. Bachelor calls home. Roving Ski Ranger programs operate on the first and third weekends January through March.
Discover Your Forest events are free, however donations are greatly appreciated to support Discover Your Forest’s free education and interpretation programs throughout the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests.
For questions, please contact Laken Bosé, Director of Education and Interpretation at (541) 383-5557 or laken.bose@discovernw.org
