Hoodoo Ski Area was closed Monday due to the loss of snowpack and a lot of rain the last few days. However, Mt. Bachelor remained open. The holidays are a busy time for Mt. Bachelor, where Director of Marketing and Communications Johnny Sereni said Monday’s conditions were a little bit slushy. He said he’s hoping for at least 15 inches
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– The Deschutes Trails Coalition announced Thursday the eight projects that will receive stewardship grant funds from $600,000 in room-tax revenues provided by Deschutes County.
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As part of its ongoing commitment to ensure the future of elk and other wildlife by helping rehabilitate landscapes impacted by wildfire, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners allocated $3,351,126 for more than two-dozen projects across Oregon.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – This year, anglers caught and removed more than 140,000 northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers, protecting hundreds of thousands of young salmon and steelhead from predation while earning more than $1.3 million in rewards, the Bonneville Power Administration said Monday. Nearly 1,200 people registered to be part of the
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The recent snowfall at Mt. Bachelor has brought some very good conditions for the 15th annual Dirksen Derby. Hundreds of sit-skiers and snowboarders will ride a specially created course
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Thanks to recent snowfall and help from volunteers, the Bend Park and Recreation District has a groomed cross-country ski area at Skyline Sports Complex in Bend.
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With the recent snowfall, comes an extra hazard on the mountain, with skiers and snowboarders needing to be on the lookout for dangerous tree wells.
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Guided First Day Hikes led by rangers and volunteers are set for 20 Oregon State Parks on New Year’s Day — Sunday, Jan. 1.
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Discover Your Forest, the nonprofit partner of the Forest Service in Central Oregon, will once again be offering winter interpretive programs, in collaboration with the Deschutes National Forest and the Mt. Bachelor Ski Area.
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Another ski and snowboard season has arrived, so NewsChannel 21’s Carly Keenan decided to take a look at how Mt. Bachelor’s pass prices and amenities compare to some other popular resorts around the region.
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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife suggests that you give a year of the outdoors this holiday season.
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They had to wait a few days for Mother Nature to fully cooperate, but the wind-driven snow coming down sideways at times did nothing to deter thousands of winter fun-lovers who headed up and lined up at Mt. Bachelor for Wednesday’s opening-day runs in all that fresh powder. Our Carly Keenan joined them.
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Give the gift of the outdoors and save this season with the Oregon State Parks 12-month parking permit sale through December.
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The Deschutes National Forest as of Tuesday has further reduced the temporary emergency closure area implemented as a result of the Cedar Creek Fire, while the Willamette National Forest released Burned Area Response Team evaluations of the impacts of the 127,000-acre fire.
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Mt. Bachelor announced Tuesday it will be offering some limited “Thanks-jibbing” activities this weekend, not a full season opening on Friday as hoped, but said “a favorable snow forecast for early next week” will help them shoot for opening next Wednesday.
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A pair of elderly anglers spent a long, cold night stranded on the Deschutes River, one aboard a boat after its anchor got loose. But it could have been a lot longer, if not for rescuers’ successful efforts.
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The Ochoco National Forest said Thursday it has released the draft Environmental Assessment for the Lemon Gulch Trails Project. The proposal — revised and reduced after criticism arose — is to develop a 27-mile mountain bike trail system on the west side of the Lookout Mountain Ranger District, about 20 miles northeast of Prineville.
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The Biden-Harris administration announced this week that starting on Veterans Day (Nov. 11), veterans of the U.S. Armed Services and Gold Star Families can obtain a free lifetime pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites spread out across more than 400 million acres of public lands, including national parks, wildlife refuges and forests.
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This week’s Deschutes County road update includes Monday’s seasonal closure of the Cascade Lakes Highway and Paulina Lake Road.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The winning artwork has been selected for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s 2023 Waterfowl, Upland Game Bird, and Habitat Conservation art competitions. In the Waterfowl category, first place went to by Frank Dolphens of Omaha, Neb. Click here to view 2023 waterfowl artwork winner and runners up. For Upland Game Bird,
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