MT BACHELOR, OR -- Mount Bachelor is getting ready to require mandatory buddy riding after the ski area got six feet of snow last weekend. The ski area is about ready to open the Northwest Express Chairlift and enforce buddy riding on West Bowls. Central Oregon Daily reports skiers have been told Mount Bachelor may be checking buddies at entry points to runs on certain terrain. The resort says if skiers exit a run and lift without a buddy they may not be able to load the lift until the buddies have reconnected. For more on this story, go here: https://centraloregondaily.com/mt-bachelor-to-implement-mandatory-buddy-riding-system-off-parts-of-nw-express/