|
Mount Bachelor ski resort is a ski resort located in central Oregon, approximately west of Bend, along the Century Drive Highway. The ski runs are on the northern face of Mount Bachelor, a stratovolcano built atop a volcanic shield in the Cascade Range. Since 2001, the ski area has been owned by Powdr Corporation of Park City, Utah.〔 It is the largest ski resort (by area) by more than in Oregon,〔(www.go-oregon.net/Skiing/ )〕 the second largest single-mountain ski resort in the U.S., behind Vail, and the sixth largest of all ski resorts in the nation. Mount Bachelor offers one of the nation's longest ski seasons, mid-November through the end of May (weather permitting).〔(Mountain Stats from mtbachelor.com )〕 == History == The Mount Bachelor Ski Area was founded by former 10th Mountain Division Elite Force ski trooper Bill Healy (1925–1993) on December 19, 1958, with $75,000 and a one year lease from the U.S. Forest Service for the land. The four other major stockholders were Felix Marcoulier (1917–2004), Dr. Bradford Pease (1912–2004), Oscar Murray (c. 1917–present), and Phil Gould. The founders raised $100,000 from local investors and made many important management decisions that would shape the path of Mount Bachelor and Central Oregon for decades to come.〔 The ski area opened as ''Bachelor Butte'' in October 1958 with a rope tow and a platter lift rising and a lift ticket was three dollars.〔(BendBulletin.com ) - Mount Bachelor at 50 - 2008-11-30 - accessed 2012-03-24〕〔''(Eugene Register-Guard )'' New Bachelor ski area set for seven month operation - 1958-11-27 - p.4D〕 The geographical name changed to ''Mount Bachelor'' in 1983 after the Bend Chamber of Commerce persuaded state and federal officials to adopt the more descriptive term "mountain." 〔''((Bend) Bulletin )'' - Bachelor Butte name change months away - 1983-08-09 - p.B1〕〔(), "'Media' pioneer helped put Bachelor on map", ''Bulletin'', Bend Oregon, May 25, 1987; ''Horizons Monthly'' p. 7〕 Well-known broadcaster and avid skier Lowell Thomas visited the young ski area in 1961, flying over from Sun Valley with J. R. Simplot.〔(), "Lowell Thomas, Gov. Hatfield among celebrities at Bachelor", ''Bend Bulletin'', Bend Oregon, March 22, 1961, p.1.〕 The first chair lift was Black chair in 1961, shortly followed by the red chair lift in 1964. In 1967 and 1970 the yellow and blue chair lifts were added, and in 1973 the green and orange chair lifts were added. The following lifts were added afterwards and the names continue to this day. These lifts include outback in 1976, rainbow in 1980, and sunrise in 1982. The first area of the mountain developed for skiing was the northeastern side. The northwestern side was not lift-served in 1973, but those who ventured for the "Outback Trail Tour" paid a dollar in advance and got a return ride by a sno-cat to the lodge.〔''((Bend) Bulletin )'' - Skiing Bachelor's 'outback' is a ball - 1973-03-12 - p.7〕 A new trail was finished in 1975,〔''((Bend) Bulletin )'' - Ski season begins Saturday - 1975-10-28 - p.1〕 and the Outback double chairlift was installed at a cost of $700,000.〔''((Bend) Bulletin )'' - Bachelor to get lift, bigger lodge - 1976-06-28 - p.2〕〔''(Ellensburg Daily Record )'' - Oregon ski area may move into the big leagues - ''UPI'' - 1976-06-29 - p.5〕 It was replaced by the $3 million high-speed quad ''(Outback Express)'' in the summer of 1987;〔''((Bend) Bulletin )'' - Mount Bachelor expansion set - 1987-03-18 - p.A-1〕 with a capacity of 2,800 per hour.〔''(Eugene Register-Guard )'' - Mount Bachelor adding another ski lift - 1987-03-15 - p.2C〕 The lengthy Northwest Express chairlift was added in the summer of 1996, a high-speed quad with vertical. This lift further expanded the terrain to the west and increased the resort's overall vertical, lowering the minimum lift-served elevation to . In 1976 Mount Bachelor had a severe drought and was only open January 2 through February 14, and February 26 through April 30. There was a loss of an estimated $4 million and took 4 years to recover. Following the drought the Nordic initiative began and the main lodge expanded. The first summit chairlift was installed in the summer of 1983, a high-speed detachable triple.〔''(Tri-City Herald )'' - New summit chair makes Mount Bachelor skiing even better - 1983-10-07 - p.C1〕 At the time, it was just the second detachable chairlift installed in the world. It was upgraded to a quad in 1997.〔 Original plans for a summit lodge and an accompanying service road〔''((Bend) Bulletin )'' - Bachelor wins road to summit - 1982-04-05 - p.A1〕〔''((Bend) Bulletin )'' - Mount Bachelor road okay appealed - 1982-03-31 - p.A1〕 were abandoned in 1982 to attain approval from the forest service.〔''((Bend) Bulletin )'' - Bachelor abandons road plan - 1982-09-02 - p.A1〕 Due to its challenging terrain parks and excellent snow conditions, Mount Bachelor is the official home training resort of many professional and Winter Olympic athletes, and hosts several professional USSA competitions each year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mount Bachelor ski area」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|