Back in late November and December everyone around Bend was talking about a La Nina cold and snowy winter as frequent storms deposited as much as 8-10 inches around town while Mt. Bachelor’s base was pushed to more than 100 inches.
Then came January, which started cold in single digits but as the month progressed warmed into 50s during the day. Golfers dug out the clubs and started making the rounds of such courses as Rivers Edge and Widgi Creek, the latter barely a 10 minute drive from Wanoga, Swampy Lakes
Skiers—alpine and Nordic—would brag about getting in some early runs at “The Mountain” or on groomed trails between town and there, then playing a round of golf on the way home.
February brought much of the same weather. But then came the evening of February 14, with a Valentine’s Day surprise that lasted into the next morning when nearly a foot of snow blanketed the city. Mt. Bachelor
All in all the upcoming Presidents Day weekend was looking good with the storm expected to pass with clearing skies in the forecast.
This winter’s unusual weather pattern aside, an adventurous sort would not find it out of the question to golf, ski, mountain bike and fly fish in a single day in March or April.
But January?
