Annie Fast

Great news for skiers and snowboarders across Oregon: NOAA is predicting La Niña conditions with cooler, wetter weather in the forecast for the Pacific Northwest winter season. More

Sometimes a plan just comes together. That sums up a recent impromptu hike up Mt. Bachelor one sunny Sunday afternoon. Our group consisted of a group of close friends, all longtime Bendites. The idea of hiking up Mt. Bachelor to close out the weekend in late July came though the group chat, and a few hours later, the six of us met up at the West Village base area ready for a chatty hike up the mountain. The great thing about hiking Mt. Bachelor is...

Professional mountain biker Carson Storch is a leader in the sport of freeriding. This popular discipline of mountain biking is defined by building and riding big features including jumps and drops on steep trails. The growth in this sport across Oregon is reflected in the newly abundant lift-accessed freeride trails at mountain resorts, an increase in public freeride trails, freeride-oriented youth camps, and top-tier events on local calendars. Storch can be found at the center of almost all these happenings, as one of the most...

The history of Oregon skateboarding goes deep. Some would say that it started 30 years ago under the Burnside Bridge with a crew of DIY Portland skateboarders. It was on Halloween night of 1990, when a tight-knit group of friends, seeking a sheltered spot to skate, started unloading bags of concrete and building transitions to skate on the bridge columns.   In the process, these skaters spawned a skatepark building boom that continues to this day. The timing was fortuitous as one of the biggest impediments...

To the avid motorcyclist, you might not think classic Harleys, custom choppers and off-road Ducatis have a lot in common. But Thor Drake, owner of See See Motorcycles, is a unifier in the disparate world of Northwest motorcycling. More

We're in the midst of an ongoing storm cycle that's dropped more than four feet of snow on Mt. Hood resorts and over 40 inches on Mt. Bachelor. More

Fat biking is really taking off in Bend where the active outdoor lifestyle is the rule not the exception, and locals and visitors are always looking for new ways to adventure outside. More

Off in the distance, Ravi Drugan expertly carves at high speeds down the steep summit of Mt. Bachelor. He throws a huge spray of snow as he stylishly brings his sit-ski to a stop. You can’t miss him when he’s training at Mt. Bachelor, but it might not be the sit-ski that first catches your attention. More likely it’ll be his mastery of skiing. More

Uphill skiing and snowboarding is a fast-growing sport with plenty of buzz. Instead of loading a chairlift, participants opt for a cardio workout using specialized equipment that allows them to ski their way uphill. Once at the top of the run, the skiers and snowboarders are rewarded with freshly groomed turns back down. More

Oregon is firmly established as a skiers and snowboarders paradise, with 13 ski areas across the state and the frosty peaks of the Cascade Range always within view. It should come as no surprise that Oregon is also home to a number of ski and snowboard companies. More