The Northwest's largest ski resort is
Mount Bachelor
(tel 541/382-2442 or 1-800/829-2442;
; lift tickets $42), 22 miles southwest of Bend, its Olympic-standard facilities open from mid-November to late-May, snowfall permitting. Mount Bachelor is also the first stop on the
Cascade Lakes Highway
, known as "Century Drive" - a hundred-mile mountain loop road giving access to trailheads into the
Three Sisters
or, further south, the
Diamond Peak
wilderness areas and a sprinkling of campgrounds. Get details from
Deschutes National Forest Ranger Station
, just outside of Bend at 1645 E Hwy-20 (tel 541/388-2715), or in Bend at 1230 NE Third St (tel 541/388-5664).
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