Forest Service offers Mt. Bachelor snowshoe tours
The Deschutes National Forest, Mt. Bachelor Ski Area, and Discover Your Forest will offer snowshoe tours at Mt. Bachelor. In addition to the tours, roving rangers will add to visitor’s enjoyment of the area.
As snow conditions allow on all weekends and school breaks, snowshoe tours will be offered from Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014 to Sunday, March 29, 2015.No reservations are required for individuals, but groups with 6 or more people do require a reservation.
Snowshoe Tours: Learn or practice snowshoe skills while experiencing the High Cascades’ ecology, geology, and wildlife. Two tours will be offered daily at 10:00 am and 1:30 pm on Saturdays and Sundays and week days during school breaks, except on Christmas and New Year’s Day. Tours will start at the Forest Service snowshoe hut in Mt. Bachelor’s West Village. Snowshoes are provided and no prior experience is necessary. Participants must be 10 years old or older, wear warm boots and clothing. Tours last about 90 minutes.
Snowshoe tours are FREE, but donations to support tours and other Discover Your Forest programs, are greatly appreciated. Discover Your Forest, is the non-profit supporting the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and Crooked River Grassland.
Roving Rangers: Be on the lookout for Forest Service Interpretive Rangers roving between the Outback and Sunrise Express areas as well as the lodges. They will answer questions and give impromptu talks.
Group Tours: Group tours are available during the week and can be arranged for schools, youth and other organized groups. Reservations are required.
Contact: Call the Snowshoe with a Ranger Hotline (541) 383-4055 for up-to-date tour information. Contact Discover Your Forest’s Director of Education and Volunteer Programs, Karen Gentry at (541) 383-4771 or karen.gentry@discovernw.org for more detailed information or to schedule a group tour.
