Hitting the white slopes will cost you more green this year.Byline: Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard When skiing is front-page news in August, it must be important. So I'll pass the information on to you. The cover of the Aug. 30 edition of The Bulletin newspaper in Bend was dominated by a story, photo and charts under the headline: "Mt. Bachelor raises its prices." A secondary headline elaborated: "An unlimited adult season pass will cost $929, an increase of $100. The resort defends its price increases, but skiers aren't too happy." The accompanying story went on to point out that the 12 percent increase represented by that $929 pricetag is good only for passes purchased during the month of September. After Oct. 1, season tickets will cost $1,159, or 25 percent more than last year. The cost of a one-day adult lift ticket at Bachelor is going up for the fourth straight year, and will cost $56 during non-holiday periods this winter and $66 during holiday periods. Those prices reflect increases of 8 and 14 percent, respectively. A resort spokeswoman said the price increases will help improve all aspects of the ski area's operation, including lifts, grooming, online ticketing and customer service. The Bulletin quoted several area skiers unhappy about the price hike, but maybe folks in Bend - which is fast becoming the Aspen of the Pacific Northwest - shouldn't squawk. Aspen Skiing Company The Aspen Skiing Company is a commercial enterprise based in Aspen, Colorado in the United States. Founded in 1946 by Walter Paepcke, it operates the Aspen/Snowmass resort complex, comprising four ski areas near the town of Aspen. in wants $1,699 for a full-season pass in the Colorado Rockies For the National Hockey League team (1976 – 1982), now known as the New Jersey Devils, see . The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. They are in the West Division of the National League. this winter. It will charge $87 for a one-day lift ticket, thus surpassing Vail ($85) as the country's most expensive. The new price schedule was one of the first actions announced by Mt. Bachelor's new president and general manager, Matt Janney. Janney is a former director of operations at Mt. Bachelor who spent the past four years running three Tahoe-area resorts owned by Powdr Corp., which also owns the Bend-area resort. He replaces Dan Rutherford, who had worked at the resort for 36 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time past five as president. Fortunately for Mt. Bachelor and other ski areas in the Cascade Mountains, the Oregon Climate Service at Oregon State University Oregon State University, at Corvallis; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1858 as Corvallis College, opened 1865. In 1868 it was designated Oregon's land-grant agricultural college and was taken over completely by the state in 1885. is predicting a very good snow year for the winter of 2007-08. "We anticipate a very good ski season The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. ," said George Taylor George Taylor may refer to:
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The snowpack snow·pack n. An area of naturally formed, packed snow that usually melts during the warmer months. snowpack 1. in the Cascades is expected to be "well above average," he said, although the snows might start later than last winter. Taylor said there is even a good chance "of at least one low-elevation snow event," meaning snow on the Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley (pronounced [wɪˈlæ.mɪt], with the accent on the second syllable) is the region in northwest Oregon in the United States that surrounds the Willamette River as it proceeds northward from its floor. The Oregon Climate Service forecast is based on cooler temperatures that have been developing in the equatorial Pacific, and on similiar weather patterns in the past. The entire forecast is available at www.ocs.oregonstate.edu/index.htm. Meanwhile, among other Oregon ski areas that have announced prices for the upcoming season, Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort holds down the second rung on the price ladder. It will charge adults a daily rate of $54 (up $5) and $64 on "peak days." Locally, Hoodoo Ski Area is standing pat on its daily prices ($39 for an adult, $42 during "peak" periods), but has posted small increases in some of its season passes and package deals. From Sept. 15 through Oct. 31, for example, Hoodoo will offer adult season passes for $495, compared with a preseason discount rate of $475 last year. Also, Hoodoo's popular "Anycard," good for any five days of the season, will cost $165, 10 percent higher than last year's $150. Willamette Pass Ski Area Willamette Pass is a ski area located in the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests in the Cascade Range of Oregon. The summit elevation of the ski area is 6683 ft (2037 m), and the total vertical rise from the base is 1563 ft (476 m). has not yet announced its 2007-08 prices. Mike Stahlberg can be reached at mstahlberg@guardnet.com. |
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