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Bachelor Offers Fourth Of July Skiing

BEND, OR -- If you didn’t get enough of the snow, this winter, Mt. Bachelor has a chance for you to revel in it just a little bit longer. Summer operations start Saturday, with mountain biking and scenic lift rides. Then on Sunday, the resort launches JulySki. "We’ve never had the two of those together; the biking and skiing, specifically," says Mt. Bachelor's Stirling Cobb. "Personally, I’m super excited for this, just because to be able to ski and bike at the same mountain on the same day, that’s a pretty unique experience. I’m not too familiar or aware of any other places that are doing something like that."

 

Cobb tells KBND News, “We were fortunate to have such a great winter, and we’ve done a little bit of snow farming to kind of maintain it in places over the past few months, but this is all natural snow." He says it's indicitive of how much snow fell this winter. "I think this is the ninth time in Mt. Bachelor history that we’ve been open for skiing on July Fourth. So, that just goes to show how much snow we really received.”

 

Skiing and snowboarding will be available Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. "Skiing is from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Sunrise to Summit. Basically, Sunrise lift is kind of access. Guests will come up Sunrise and then do laps off of Summit, and then be able to ski down." Those who purchase a $29 JulySki lift ticket also get a free ticket to the Sunshine Bike Park for the day. The mountain bike park opens daily at 11 a.m. Summer operations continue through Labor Day. 
 
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