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Reviews for Mt. Bachelor
Total (3.2)
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visited Mt. Bachelor in 2019, 2022 & now a few times in 2023. One of my favorite mountains, feels like a skate park and has the best pow days when you get lucky.
Richard
Overall great ski mountain
Andy Krakauer
Decent Mountain but overpriced, and no lodging close to the Mountain
Joel Scott
Great mountain with plenty to do. The bars and food options are lacking, but close to town.
Richard Persinger
Mount Bachelor has a wide variety of terrain, if you're more advanced you can ski out back in the black diamond area or ski Around The Lodges for a more relaxed atmosphere. Mid Mountain restaurant serves excellent food. With some amazing views.
Sean Corson
Powdr Corp. has ruined Mt. Bachelor. Due to the greed of this corporation, profits ALWAYS trump equity and inclusion and it’s evident with every new decision by management. I grew up going to this mountain and before Powdr Corp. took over, Mt. Bachelor used to be a family friendly mountain with reasonable prices. However, most Bend families have no choice but to drive the extra distance to Hoodoo or spend their entire paycheck at Mt. Bachelor to watch rich people skip ahead of them with their new “fast pass” incentive. I have had plenty of bad experiences with Powdr Corp. management but my experience today takes the cake. It’s important to note that in addition to raising prices and rolling out the fast pass system, Powdr Corp.’s next agenda is to eliminate the opportunity for low income families to learn how to ski for free at Sunrise Lodge. Last year Early riser and Alpenglow were free but now they require new skiers to pay $49 to access these two very small beginner lifts. I’m teaching my wife and 6-year old how to ski and since we can’t afford the $147, we went up at 2:30pm today to ski the magic carpet (which will more than likely not be free next year). After using the carpet once, it broke down and the lift operator told us it won’t be working for the rest of the day. As we were walking away from the carpet I overheard one of the employees say “I don’t even know why we fix this thing. It’s not like it generates any money.” We then proceeded the Sunrise ticket office to explain our dilemma and hopeful that considering the situation, management would allow my family to use Early Riser lift knowing that the carpet was down and that there were only 4-6 people on the hill. Instead, we were told that our only option to ski before the mountain closed in 45min. was to pay the $147. Although my son looked pretty defeated in all of his ski gear, we unfortunately made the decision to drive the 40 minutes back home. This form of corporate greed is only going to continue ruining Mt. Bachelor for locals and I really hope that with enough complaints, Powdr Corp. will have no choice but to begin listening to their customers. At the very least this corporation should consider reallocating all of the money they are investing in the fast past system and put that money towards keeping Outback and Northwest open. Do better Powder Corp.
Janiah Allen
I flew across the country to ride the iconic Mnt bachelor that is advertised on the internet. I was severely disappointed to learn that the only lift that takes you to the top is almost always closed. And also many of their other lifts were closed. It seems the better the conditions are, the more lifts they closed. Without the summit lift, the resort is less than half of the size they advertise. I felt like I should have gotten half my money back, since they falsely advertised the size of the resort. So don’t be fooled by the videos you see online as it is highly unlikely you will get to ride the top which is most of their terrain. And the lines were over 30 min on Friday and Saturday. I will not be going back to Oregon to ride as all the resorts are outdated and poorly maintained.
Spencer Spellman
I feel like Mt. Bachelor gets overlooked for some of the West's other resorts, when it's actually one of the largest ski resorts in North America. So much terrain, very respectable vertical, and skiing around the entire mountain. Can't beat spring skiing here considering it's one of the last ski resorts to close for the season.
Nick
Should easily be a 4 star hill owing to the terrain, but parent company Powdr has mismanaged this place so horribly it’s not worth the trip. “360 degree skiing” is total BS as they spin the summit chair maybe 10 days a season. Other lifts are constantly on mechanical hold. Only 1 six pack that has been down more often than not it’s inaugural year. Barely any events, unless you count Subaru sponsored smug fests an event. Passes are outrageously priced compared to resorts of this size, and Powdr seems to be basing their strategy on purposefully alienating locals to make room for more families from California.
Hobobtheprophet
Mount Bachelor is a good ski area. It is above average, maybe even significantly above average for all ski areas. However, for a large ski area with fast lifts, it is way below average for its class. The advertised vertical is rarely attainable because the summit is normally closed. So take that 3000’ vertical and take about 1/2 off of it. It also advertises “dry” snow. I’m not a snow snob as I am a pac NW skier, but the snow is about the same as Mount Hood and Mount Ashland. It is largely an intermediate area without a lot of topographical interest. No real “resort” base area either. It is, without a doubt, second in Oregon to MHM. It is absolutely not in a class with the big boy western resorts in Colorado, Utah, Sierra, canad, etc. not even close.
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