Mt. Bachelor today announced that the Skyliner lift, offline since the end of 2021, will undergo repairs this summer and be operational for the 2022/23 ski season. In addition, Mt. Bachelor Resort President & General Manager John McLeod announced a commitment to fully replace the lift in the summer of 2023 with a new six-person high-speed detachable lift that will be operational for the 2023/24 ski season.
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MT. BACHELOR ANNOUNCES UPDATE TO SKYLINER LIFT
Mt. Bachelor, which boasts natural mountain adventure at the heart of Bend, Oregon, culture and a POWDR resort, announced today the hosting of the 2022 Woodward Peace Park Championships April 20-24, as well as RendezVan, a four-day music, van-life, and mountain festival. Events will coincide and take place at both on-mountain and West Village base area festival venues, resulting in the largest gathering and best spring experience on snow.
Mt. Bachelor today announced that the Skyliner lift, offline since the end of 2021, will undergo repairs this summer and be operational for the 2022/23 ski season. In addition, Mt. Bachelor Resort President & General Manager John McLeod announced a commitment to fully replace the lift in the summer of 2023 with a new six-person high-speed detachable lift that will be operational for the 2023/24 ski season.
Speaking about the repairs and eventual replacement of the Skyliner lift, McLeod said, “Safety is, and will remain, our #1 priority at Mt. Bachelor. At the end of February, I shared that we had exhausted our options to repair the Skyliner lift for this current ski season – a disappointment to us all. I appreciate everyone's patience and flexibility as we mitigated the issue. We have fully developed plans with Doppelmayr to make the necessary repairs to our existing Skyliner lift over the coming summer to ensure that it will be operational again next winter.”
“In addition, I'm thrilled to announce that we are committed to replacing the Skyliner lift with a new, six-person high-speed detachable lift – increasing our capacity on that lift by 50%. Pending environmental analysis, the lift will be replaced in the summer of 2023 and be open to skiers and riders during the 2023/24 season. I'm very excited that Skyliner will be our first six-pack being at the very heart of our resort in so many ways.”
*The lift is unable to be replaced until 2023 due to a manufacturer backlog. Further details of the new lift will be shared in the coming months.
Mt. Bachelor offers 4,323 acres of lift-accessible terrain with 360-degree descents from the 9,065' volcanic peak, served by three carpets and 12 lifts, eight of which are high-speed quads. Mt. Bachelor also features fifteen terrain parks, 56 km of groomed cross country trails, snowshoeing, tubing, sled dog rides and summer attractions including downhill mountain biking, ZipTour ziplining, whitewater rafting with Sun Country Tours. Mt. Bachelor is part of POWDR, a family owned and operated Adventure Lifestyle Company©.
