Early-Season Snow Transforms Mt. Bachelor Into a Winter Wonderland
The snow’s officially flying.
At ski resorts across the West, the first flakes of the season fell over the weekend, transforming grassy slopes into trails that, at times, almost looked snowy enough to ski.
Among them was Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, which saw five inches of snow last night.
“The first snow of the season changes the energy around the resort,” said Presley Quon, communications and community relations manager, in a press release. “It’s this shared excitement for winter that fuels our work and keeps us going.”
Mt. Bachelor also shared a video from the morning of Monday, October 13, showing off the new snow.
See it below.
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Depending on a person’s willingness to endure core shots and low coverage, the snow, in places, could be deep enough to make some turns.
But in the press release, Mt. Bachelor offered a reminder that the ski resort is unpatrolled and uncontrolled for now. It asked guests to avoid maintenance projects, lifts, and infrastructure. In the case of an emergency, those visitors should call 911.
And as exciting as the new snow may be, Mt. Bachelor’s scheduled opening date remains more than a month away. The ski resort plans to open on Friday, November 28.
On social media, other Pacific Northwest mountains chimed in to showcase their snowfall totals. Timberline Lodge shared a video of dumping snow fittingly set to Space Age Love Song.
Crystal Mountain, Washington, too, scored some early-season snow.
Further west, in Idaho, even more ski resorts picked up a few inches of snow, including Brundage Mountain and Tamarack.
Meanwhile, in Colorado, the race for first chair heated up (or cooled down) on Sunday when typical frontrunners Arapahoe Basin and Keystone began making snow.
These early-season storms and snowmaking pushes may or may not produce a more permanent snowpack. But, like clockwork, they offer the first real taste of winter—and a reminder that if your skis are in need of a tune, you should probably act fast.
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