Mt. Bachelor received 8 inches of snow and 6-10″ more is expected through the day, resort says

(Update: Adding other weather impacts)

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Mt. Bachelor picked up eight inches of snow in the last 24 hours, with another 6-10 inches expected by tomorrow morning.

Check out the KTVZ Local Alert Weather Team Snow Report at:

https://ktvz.com/weather/snow-report/2026/01/07/snow-report-finally-some-decent-snow-across-the-cascades/

Here's what the resort shared with KTVZ News regarding what this means for skiers and snowboarders alike:

We’re spinning 8 lifts with access to 75 trails and 2 terrain parks today, and the team is working towards expanding terrain on the west side of the mountain towards Outback if conditions allow the next few days.

Snow is expected to pick back up around noon with heavy snowfall in the forecast this afternoon and evening.

Hoodoo Ski Area also benefited from the latest storm as it prepares to open Thursday, reporting about seven inches of snow in the past 24 hours and a base of nearly 22 inches.

Roads and sidewalks at lower elevations of the High Desert got icy in places after overnight temperatures below freezing.

But higher elevations snow snow, and that prompted the Sisters School District to delay classes by two hours.

"The safety of our students is our number one concern," Superintendent Curt Scholl said.

No major crashes were reported in Central Oregon by midday, but there were slide-offs of trucks or other vehicles and a crash Wednesday morning closed Highway 97 north of Klamath Falls for a time.