WHITE ON BLUE … a great spring combination

Spring has arrived. We are seeing the warm side of spring across the northwest and plenty of blue skies. Temperatures are back in the 60s and 70s for most areas and the mountains are looking great! Take a look at the web camera from the Sunriver Lodge from about 3:30 Monday afternoon. That white spot on the horizon is one snow covered Mt. Bachelor and in my opinion one of the best spots to spend a spring day.



About a 20 to 30 minute drive from Sunriver or Bend will get you there. You can see some late afternoon riders at the base of the Pine Marten Express lift from the Mt. Bachelor web camera at the West Village Lodge. At the time of this picture the Mt. Bachelor website said it was 54 degrees at the base and 43 at the top of the lift. Meanwhile it was 40 at the summit.


You can just make out the summit at the very top of the picture. When I lived in Bend several years ago you could ride the summit right up to the weekend before the Fourth of July. Even if it was just a narrow strip of snow leading up to the Sunrise chair at the base. These days you can still ride some lifts through mid May.

This is a great spot to spend a spring day. My advice: Go up early before the snow gets sticky and have some Buffett on the ipod.