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URL:https://1859oregonmagazine.com/events/snowshoe-with-a-ranger-at-mt-bac
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SUMMARY:Snowshoe with a Ranger at Mt.Bachelor
DESCRIPTION:Discover Your Forest\, in collaboration with the Deschutes Nati
 onal Forest and Mt. Bachelor Ski Area\, will begin their annual interpreti
 ve snow tours in the next few weeks.\n\nBeginning December 16\, 2017 visit
 ors to the Mt. Bachelor Ski Area can go on a snowshoe tour with a ranger\,
  then on January 6th\, 2018 visitors can ski or snowboard Mt. Bachelor slo
 pes with a ranger\, or chat with a roving ranger around Mt. Bachelor. All 
 interpretive programs focus on the ecology\, geology and wildlife of the C
 ascades.\n\nSnow conditions permitting\, snowshoe programs will start Satu
 rday\, December 16\, 2017 and run through Saturday\, March 31st\, 2018. In
 terested participants will meet at the Forest Service snowshoeing hut loca
 ted at Mt. Bachelor’s West Village at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on weekends 
 and school break week days with the exception of Christmas and New Year’
 s Day. Tours last 90 minutes and snowshoes are provided for the tour. No p
 rior experience is needed. Participants must be 8-10 years or older and sh
 ould dress appropriately for cold weather.\n\nOn weekends beginning Saturd
 ay\, January 6\, 2017 and running through Saturday\, March 31st\, 2018\, a
 n interpretive ski and snowboard tour will be offered on Mt. Bachelor’s 
 groomed runs. The tour\, which lasts an hour\, begins at the top of the Pi
 ne Marten lift (to be determined) at 2 p.m. Participants are responsible f
 or having lift tickets and appropriate equipment\, as well as\, basic ridi
 ng skills. In addition\, skiers and snowboarders will find interpretive ra
 ngers roving between Outback and Sunrise Express lifts ready to answer que
 stions.\n\nWhile both programs are free\, a donation of $5 is suggested to
  help non-profit Discover Your Forest continue to provide educational prog
 raming and volunteer support to the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests 
 and the Crooked River National Grassland.\n\nReservations are not required
  for individual participants. Group tours for schools\, youth or other org
 anizations may be scheduled for weekdays.\n\nIf you have any questions\, p
 lease contact Karen Gentry\, Discover Your Forest’s director of educatio
 n at (541) 383-4771\, Stacey Cochran\, DYF’s Community Engagement Direct
 or or (541) 383-5530 or check the Snowshoe/Ski with a Ranger Hotline at (
 541) 383-4055 for up-to-date tour information.
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