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  Mount Bachelor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Bachelor is a stratovolcano (called Bachelor Butte until the 1980s) built atop a shield volcano in the Cascade Range of central Oregon.
Bachelor is composed mainly of basalt and basaltic andesite.
Mount Bachelor is also a ski resort, with lifts reaching all the way to the glacier at the summit of the volcano.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Bachelor   (261 words)

  
 Mount Bachelor, Oregon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mount Bachelor (43.8-44N, 121.6-121.7W) is a broad shield volcano capped by a steep-sided summit cone.
Most eruptions in the Mount Bachelor volcanic chain were effusive but minor explosive activity built cones of agglutinated spatter, bombs, and scoria.
Ash from the climatic eruption of Mount Mazama blankets all volcanic deposits of the Mount Bachelor volcanic chain, indicating activity had ceased by 6,845 years ago.
volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/volc_images/img_bachelor.html   (212 words)

  
 CVO Website - Mount Bachelor Volcanic Chain
The Mount Bachelor volcanic chain provides one example of the type and scale of eruptive activity that has produced most of the High Cascades platform, which consists chiefly of scoria cones and lava flows, shield volcanoes, and a few steep-sided cones of basalt and basaltic andesite.
The north flank of Mount Bachelor is readily accessible during all season from the Cascade Lakes Highway.
The Mount Bachelor volcanic chain is located in the eastern part of the central High Cascades of Oregon, south-southeast of the clustered composite volcanoes of the Three Sisters and Broken Top.
vulcan.wr.usgs.gov /Volcanoes/Bachelor/description_bachelor.html   (1290 words)

  
 Peakware - Mount Bachelor
Located in the shadow of the Three Sisters, Mount Bachelor is nonetheless one of the most famous volcanoes in the Cascade Range, not because of its size or beauty but because it is home to the largest ski area in the US Pacific Northwest.
In addition, Bachelor is much less glaciated than its neighbors, allowing skiers to venture safely about the mountain without fear of crevasses.
Despite its location a few miles east of the Cascade Crest, Bachelor still receives nearly 400 inches (10 m) of snowfall annually, and its snow retention is among the best of any ski area in North America, resulting in a ski season which stretches reliably from November to June, and often even into July.
www.peakware.com /encyclopedia/peaks/addapeak2611.htm   (267 words)

  
 Cascade Peaks: Mount Bachelor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mount Bachelor, Central Oregon's favorite ski area, is another Cascade peak which is hikeable clear to the summit, weather permitting.
Development of Mount Bachelor as a winter sports center has changed the whole nature of Central Oregon, from a practically deserted desert and forest area to a boomtown-like semi-megalopolis in just a few years.
Mount Bachelor on a warm summer day, seen from the southwest, along the Cascade Lakes highway.
www.dlmark.net /cbachelo.htm   (131 words)

  
 Summer Skiing the West: Timberline, Mammoth, Arapahoe, Mt. Bachelor
Mount Bachelor is so optimistic about its snow totals (200-inch snow base, near 300-inch average snowfall) that it sells a season spring-summer Summit pass beginning in April ($263 in 1999).
Mount Bachelor and the Bend area is a cornucopia of summer activities.
Mount Bachelor and environs is a Mecca for the outdoor enthusiast whether their pockets are plebian or replete.
www.highonadventure.com /Hoa99jun/Summski/summski.htm   (1230 words)

  
 SummitPost.org - Mount Rainier Climbing Information
Mount Rainier, the most heavily glaciated peak in the contiguous United States, offers an exciting challenge to the mountaineer.
Mount Rainier National Park has great road access from all directions in the summer, however many of the roads are closed in the winter.
Note that all access to Mount Rainier from the east is closed in the winter and early spring.
www.summitpost.org /show/mountain_link.pl/mountain_id/117   (2023 words)

  
 CVO Menu - Mount Bachelor Vicinity, Oregon
Mount Bachelor, which is between 11,000 and 15,000 years old is the youngest of these volcanoes in the Cascades.
Mount Bachelor Ski Area operates chairlifts to the summit during the summer as well as the ski season (weather permitting).
The summit vents and plugs exposed in the headwall of the cirque are arrayed in a northwest-southeast-trending cluster that forms an elongate summit ridge.
vulcan.wr.usgs.gov /Volcanoes/Bachelor/Locale/framework.html   (595 words)

  
 Sunset: Bachelor and Bend; you ski on the volcano. Your off-slope base is 22 miles away - Oregon's Mount Bachelor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Oregon's Mount Bachelor offers first-rate skiing at a big, modern resort, but with a difference in an era when ski areas are building huge villages" at their lift bases, Bachelor doesn't have a single room on the mountain.
(Bachelor is situated in Deschutes National Forest and is restricted from building any lodging.) Skiers face a car or shuttle-bus ride to and from the slopes of 20 minutes to an hour each way.
Lodging and off-mountain activities The nearest accommodations are at Inn of the Seventh Mountain, 14 miles east of Mount Bachelor on Century Drive, and at Sunriver.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1216/is_n6_v185/ai_9127252   (1067 words)

  
 Mount Bachelor Oregon -- Skiing's Most Eligible Bachelor
The first few runs off Mt. Bachelor's most popular chair, the Pine Martin Express, were a good warm up, but the lines were long, at least by Bachelor standards.
Overall, Bachelor rates 15 percent of its terrain for novices, 25 percent for intermediates, 35 percent for advanced-intermediates and 25 percent for experts.
Bachelor is also a world-class cross-country ski facility that has made Central Oregon the home for some of the nation's best Nordic skiers.
www.highonadventure.com /Hoa00feb/Bachelor/bachelor.htm   (1001 words)

  
 A birthday at Bachelor
So it came as no surprise when my sister, Pam, called to say she was planning a trip to Mount Bachelor for her birthday.
There are noticeably fewer snowboarders at Bachelor than at Tahoe's resorts, but Pam and her friends were perfectly content to travel on one board instead of two.
Mount Bachelor may not offer the convenience of ski-in-ski-out lodging, but we thought the pristine setting and great runs in the high desert were well worth the drive.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/2000/03/26/TRAVEL11685.dtl&type=printable   (1474 words)

  
 VIA Online: Bend, Oregon, in the Wintertime
For the downhill skier and snowboarder, Mount Bachelor caters to all abilities—from the slow, winding Skyliner run for beginners and intermediates to the bowl at the top of the mountain for those who want to get vertical.
Mount Bachelor grooms 35 miles of cross-country trails; the local U.S. Forest Service office provides cross-country trail maps to its six snow parks in the area; Wanderlust Tours leads daily snowshoeing tours; and at Shevlin Park kids can ice-skate on a naturally frozen pond.
Although Sunriver and Mount Bachelor Village have worthy restaurants, you must head back to downtown Bend for cuisine that’s surprisingly innovative for a town that’s a four-hour drive from the big city—Portland.
www.viamagazine.com /weekenders/bend.asp   (1116 words)

  
 matthew weaver .com | oregon-washington photos | mount bachelor, or
Mount Bachelor in Summer as seen from Cascade Hwy.
That was my first time at Mount Bachelor, but I will surely make the 4-hour drive from Portland more often in the future.
Mount Bachelor in Fall as seen from South Sister.
www.matthewweaver.com /photos/oregon-wash/mtbachelor.html   (343 words)

  
 Mount Bachelor to host snowboard event   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mount Bachelor is one of five venues that will be used.
Mount Bachelor landed the event by placing a bid with the United States Ski and Snowboard Association, which chooses sites for competitions.
NBC is planning an hour-long special on the Mount Bachelor event for airing on Jan. 13.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /othersports/43759_snow23.shtml   (435 words)

  
 Mount Bachelor
The Mt. Ashland Ski Area is nestled in the magnificent Siskiyou Mountains, the alpine gateway to the Pacific Northwest.
Mount Ashland is conveniently located halfway between San Francisco and Portland; just 8 miles off Interstate 5.
There is an annual snowfall of over 300 inches; plenty of snow for powder hounds and plenty of sun all winter long.
www.mountainweb.com /ski_vacation/ski_resort.jsp?skiresort=47   (90 words)

  
 Mt Bachelor Attractions And Hotels Lodging In Oregon
Bachelor's halfpipe is really a "SuperPipe", built to Olympic standards at 400 feet long with 17 foot walls.
Bachelor Ski and Sport shop is also open with all the latest in summer gear and apparel.
Bachelor is located 22 miles southwest of Bend Oregon on the scenic Cascades Lakes Highway.
www.oregonreservations.com /centraloregon/bachelor.html   (564 words)

  
 Mount Bachelor
When covered in white, this massive mound is set upon by a multigenerational flock of snow lovers who swoop down 71 ski and snowboard runs and scramble along some 35 miles of cross-country trails.
With its friendly mix of alpine and Nordic options, Bachelor is an appealing place for a family.
Rising out of Oregon's Cascade Range, Bachelor is blessed with some of the driest snow in the West—almost on a par with Utah's—because of its location 150 miles inland from the damp Pacific coastline.
www.viamagazine.com /weekenders/Mount_Bachelor05.asp   (601 words)

  
 SkiBachelor.com Mount Bachelor Oregon Travel Guide
Travel to Mount Bachelor Oregon located in the Cascade Mountains and find the natural beauty of one of the Oregon's finest Gems.
Mount Bachelor Oregon has plenty of Hotel’s, Motel’s, Bed and Breakfasts and other Lodging facilities for you to experience.
Mount Bachelor Oregon is a great getaway for Skiing, romantic weekends, adventure and fun.
www.skibachelor.com   (72 words)

  
 qryUSOregon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mount Ashland Ski Area; southeast of Ashland, near the border of California.
Mount Bachelor Ski Area; west of Bend, off of Highway 372.
On Highway 35, south of Mount Hood and north of Barlow Pass.
www.torelli.com /kom/us/data/qryUSOregon_1.asp   (217 words)

  
 DJC.COM: Lawsuit puts Mt. Bachelor merger on ice, provided by Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
BEND, Ore. (AP) -- The proposed merger of the Mount Bachelor ski resort with Utah-based Powdr Corp. has been delayed after both companies were sued by Pape Group, whose bid for the resort was rejected.
Pape Group, led by former Mount Bachelor Inc. president Randy Pape, is seeking about $15 million in damages, saying part of the merger agreement is unfair to those who hold multiple shares of stock in Mount Bachelor.
Before Powdr's buyout, Pape Group was Mount Bachelor's largest shareholder, with approximately 23 percent of the ski area's 1,382 shares.
www.djc.com /news/business/11122993.html   (255 words)

  
 Graduations 2002
She is most proud of the friendship she has developed with her little brothers while at Mount Bachelor Academy.
Julia H. Julia, age 18, is most proud of using what she has learned at Mount Bachelor Academy to stay in agreement on her last home break, graduating high school, the work she did in the Forever Young Lifestep®, and facilitating the Promise Lifestep.
After graduation, she will return to Mount Bachelor Academy, live at the Graduate Residence, and then in June will attend Oak Park High School before starting college in the fall of 2003.
www.welcomemba.com /looking2002/march.cfm   (1033 words)

  
 Earthquake and Volcano Cams and Eruption  News
There has been seismicity in the eastern sector of Mount Etna in the past ten days, with a burst of four small earthquakes (magnitudes up to 2.6) on 30 July 2003 that affected an area between the villages of Milo and Zafferana on the eastern flank of the volcano.
Mount Gamalama, an active volcano in Indonesia's eastern Maluku province, erupted on Thursday blanketing the regional capital of Ternate with thick ash.
The recent Mount Hood earthquakes most likely result from regional tectonic stresses, although they may also be caused by deep seated changes in the volcano's plumbing system.
www.earthmountainview.com /volcanos.html   (11766 words)

  
 The Timeshare Beat: Mount Bachelor Village Resort Named Among Best Places in the Northwest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
BEND, OR -- Mount Bachelor Village Resort has announced that it is featured in the new 14th edition of Best Places Northwest, a guidebook series considered by many to be the best authority on regional destinations in the country.
The guidebook's description of Mount Bachelor Village Resort highlights the fact that the resort's rooms are more spacious than other nearby resorts.
Mount Bachelor Village Resort and Conference Center is located along the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon on the way to Mt. Bachelor ski area.For more information on meetings, contact call 541-389-5900 or email us at lori@mtbachelorvillage.com.
www.thetimesharebeat.com /2003/ts/may/0516-01t.htm   (216 words)

  
 Mount Bachelor - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Mount Bachelor - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
USGS Cascade Volcano Observatory Description: Mount Bachelor Volcanic Chain
Mount Bachelor, Geology, See also, External links, Oregon mountains, Stratovolcanoes, Cascade Range and Volcanoes of Oregon.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Mount_Bachelor   (228 words)

  
 DJC.COM: Mount Bachelor season pass and ticket prices, provided by Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
Bachelor is offering reduced early season pass prices and improved frequent skier programs.
Mount Bachelor also introduces a new family pack to the season pass options.
This pass is two adults and two children under the age of 18 and is just $1,725, down $525 from last year's equivalent package.
www.djc.com /news/leisure/11113641.html   (159 words)

  
 SkiHelmets.com - The Ski Helmet Source - Helmet Reviews, Shop Online, Fit Guides, Ski Helmet News and much more   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The avalanche was one of the biggest ones to occur on Mount Bachelor since the 1960s, said Chris Johnston, communications manager for Mount Bachelor Ski Resort.
According to Mount Bachelor's snow report line, the mountain had gotten 15 inches of new snow overnight and had a 65-inch base at mid-mountain as of 3 p.m.
Off Mount Bachelor, the Forest Service issued an avalanche warning Thursday, cautioning snow riders to avoid places where steep slopes are greater than 25 degrees, like Tumalo Mountain, said Chris Sabo, a wilderness and trails specialist with the Bend-Fort Rock District of the Deschutes National Forest.
www.skihelmets.com /Newsd.ASP?ID=96   (997 words)

  
 Mount Bachelor Private Specialty Boarding High Schools for Troubled Teens
Mount Bachelor Academy, a boarding school for teens founded in 1988, provides a well-rounded academic and emotional growth curriculum designed for teens with behavioral, emotional, motivational problems or special learning needs.
The Academy's highly skilled teaching faculty and staff members have proven records in working with children who may have displayed behavior that is symptomatic of low self-esteem and self-concept.
Mount Bachelor Academy is an accredited member of the Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools (PNAIS) and the
www.mountbacheloracademy.com   (224 words)

  
 Getting to Mount Bachelor, USA for your Skiing and Snowboarding Holiday
Mount Bachelor ski resort is 300kms southeast of Portland and 40kms west of Bend (the nearest town) and is directly accessible by road only.
The nearest airport to Mt Bachelor is in Redmond, which is served by Horizon, United Express and Skywest, with direct flights from San Francisco, Seattle and Portland; shuttle buses run to and from Bend.
Bend connects with eastern Washington and California via US highway 97, and Mt Bachelor is 40kms west of Bend on the scenic Cascade Lakes Highway.
www.wintersportsweb.com /getting_to_Mount_Bachelor.html   (263 words)

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