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Where to Ski

    Mount Bachelor

  • Location:  25 miles southwest of Bend on Century Drive.
  • Drive time:  30 minutes.
  • Grooming:  Very good.
  • Terrain:  Hilly.
  • Ammenities:  Lodge, restaurant, patrolled trails, lessons.
  • Dogs:  No.
  • Recommended for:  Fitness skiers and racers, beginning tourists, families with small children.
  • Pricing:  Daily passes $17.00.  Snowpark permits are not required.

  • Virginia Meissner Snopark

    • Location:  13 miles soutwest of Bend on Century Drive.
    • Drive time:  20 minutes.
    • Grooming: Very good.  Call the Meissner grooming report at (541)585-2289 for the latest.
    • Terrain:  Flat to moderate.
    • Ammenities:  Parking lot pit toilets and warming yurt, trailside warming shelters.
    • Dogs:  No.
    • Pricing:  Snowpark permits are required ($8/day, $30/season available here at Sunnyside).  Donations are strongly encouraged, as this is a volunteer-operated, independantly funded area.  Donation boxes are located at the trailhead, or donate to the Tumalo Langlauf Club.  By the by, Sunnyside Sports has contributed over $10,000 to the Virginia Meissner grooming fund–Another reason to buy your skis locally!
    • Recommended for:  Fitness skiers and racers, beginning to advanced tourists, families.
    • Click here for a current down-loadable map of the Meissner area.

      • Click on the following for Garmin GPS download including elevations of  Meissner Trails:

    • Tangent Loop with Currant Way
    • Ponderosa Loop
    • Ponderosa and Strawberry
    • Ponderosa and Penstimon
    • Lodgepole Loop
    • Tangent and Currant Way

  • Wanoga Snow Play Area

    • Location:  14 miles southwest of Bend on Century Drive.
    • Drive time:  20 minutes
    • Grooming:  3.5 km groomed for skating with your dog.  Other trails groomed for snowmobiles.
    • Terrain:  Flat
    • Ammenities:  Bathrooms at the snowpark.
    • Dogs:  Yes, please!
    • Pricing:  Snowpark permits are required ($8/day, $30/season available here at Sunnyside).  Donations are strongly encouraged, as this is a volunteer-operated, independently-funded area.  Donation boxes are located at the trailhead, or you can donated to DogPac.
    • Recommended for:  Everybody and their dog.

  • Swampy Lakes Snowpark

    • Location:  17 miles southwest of Bend on Century Drive.
    • Drive Time:  25 minutes.
    • Grooming:  Not groomed.
    • Terrain:  Rolling.
    • Ammenities:  Pit toilets at snowpark.  Trailside warming shelters.
    • Dogs:  No.
    • Pricing:  Snowpark permits are required ($8/day, $30/season, available here at Sunnyside).
    • Recommended for:  Intermediate to advanced tourists.
    • Click here for a current down-loadable map of the Swampy Lakes Area.

  • Edison Snowpark

    • Location:  18 miles southwest of Bend on Cascade Lakes Hwy, left at the Sunriver turnoff, 6 miles to Edison.
    • Drive time:  45 minutes.
    • Grooming:  Not groomed.
    • Terrain:  Rolling.
    • Ammenities:  Pit toilets at snowpark.  Trailside warming shelters.
    • Dogs:  Yes.
    • Pricing:  Snowpark permints are required. ($8/day, $30/season available here at Sunnyside).
    • Recommended for:  Intermediate to advanced tourists.

  • Skyliner Snowpark

    • Location:  11 miles west of Bend on Skyliner road.
    • Drive time:  20 minutes.
    • Grooming:  Not groomed.
    • Terrain:  Rolling to hilly.
    • Ammenities:  Pit toilets at snowpark.
    • Dogs:  Yes.
    • Pricing:  Free.  No  parking permits are required for this area.
    • Recommended for:  Intermediate to advanced tourists.

  • Three Creeks

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