B2 THE BULLETIN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021
CONDITIONS REPORT
Check out areas south of Bend, sno-parks
EVENTS
The upcoming week in Central Oregon looks
Daily tours
dry, albeit a little on the cold side. So bundle up and
head to the southern part of Deschutes County and
beyond for some fun in the snow.
While accumulation hasn’t been as good down
south as it has been in the past, there is still enough to
grab your snowshoes or Nordic skis and blaze through
a trail in the verdant forests. Southern sno-parks
are also typically less crowded than their northern
neighbors so if you’re looking for an adventure away
from crowds, this might be just the ticket.
For a full list of conditions updated regularly,
Central Oregon
reservoir levels
See B9
please visit centraloregonexplore.com
HIKING AND
DAY USE SITES
• NOTE: Many of the trails along
seasonally closed highways and
forest service roads remain
open, but can only be accessed
by hike, snowshoe, cross
country ski or snowmobile due
to accumulating snowfall. See
Forest websites for more details
and restrictions.
Deschutes National
Forest
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Benham East Trailhead: Open
Benham West Trailhead: Open
Bessie Butte Trail: Open
Besson Day Use: Open
Big Eddy Day Use: Open
Boyd Cave Day Use Area: Open
Charlton Lake Trailhead: Open
Crane Prairie Picnic Area: Open
Crater Butte Trailhead: Open
Crescent Lake Guard Station:
Open
Cultus Lake Day Use Area:
Open
Deer Lake Trailhead: Open
Dillon Day Use: Open
Elk Lake Trailhead: Open
Fall River Headwaters: Open;
snow free and clear
Green Lakes Trailhead: Open
Lava Cast Forest Trailhead:
Open; patchy snow and ice
Lava Island Day Use: Open
Lava Lake Day Use: Open
Lava Lands Trails: Open;
potential patchy snow and ice,
visitor center is closed for the
season; trails and parking area
open
Sun Lava Trailhead: Open;
potential patchy snow and ice,
heavy use on weekends
Lemish Lake Trailhead: Open
Little Fawn Day Use: Open
Lucky Lake Trailhead: Open
Meadow Picnic: Open
Paulina Falls Picnic and
Trailhead: Open
Paulina Lake Day Use: Open
Peter Skene Ogden Trailhead:
Open; Paulina Creek restoration
in progress, use caution to avoid
machinery
Quinn River Day Use: Open
Rosary Lakes Trailhead: Open
Simax North and South Beach
area: Open
Six Lakes Trailhead: Open
Slough Day Use: Open
South Twin Day Use — Launch:
Open
Summit Lake: Open
Sunset View Day Use: Open
Ten Mile Trailhead: Open
Tandy Bay Picnic Area: Open
Tranquil Cove Day Use: Open
Wake Butte Trailhead: Open
Winopee Trailhead: Open
Deschutes National
Forest — Diamond
Peak Wilderness
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Crater Butte Trailhead: Open
Fawn Lake Trail: Open
Snell Lake Trail: Open
Whitefish Creek Trail: Open
Mark Morical/Bulletin file photo
A skier takes a run from the top of Willamette Pass in 2017 with Odell Lake in the distance.
Trail closures west of Bend
Bureau of Land Management
seasonal trail closures
The following Bureau of Land Manage-
ment trails are now closed through Aug. 31
to protect nesting raptors:
tions of Deep
• Millican Plateau
Canyon, Fryrear,
OHV Trail System
Maston, Jaguar
(Route 95 only)
Road)
• South side of Trout
• Horny Hollow Trail
Creek Trail includ-
ing climbing walls
• Dry River Canyon
• Cline Buttes Rec-
• For more informa-
reation Area (por-
tion visit blm.gov
Beginning Jan. 28 the following trails are
closed from 12:01 a.m. Mondays and 3 p.m. Fri-
days (except for federal holidays) due to timber
harvesting and forest restoration work:
• Phil’s Trail between
• Lower Whoops
the junction with
• Pine Drops
EXT and it’s western
• EXT
terminus at the junc-
• Storm King from the
tion with Pine Drops
junction with Forest
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Upper Whoops
Road 4615 and the
• Lower Whoops
junction with Phil’s
• Skyliners
Trail
• Mt. Bachelor: Open; 86 inch
base; First Rays lift is closed.
Tubing hill is closed.
• Willamette Pass: 48 inches at
lodge; rentals and tickets must
be reserved online in advance
Smith Rock
climbing
closures
To protect nest-
ing raptors, the
following climbing
routes are closed:
Cajun Cliff, Victoria
Tower, Little Three
Fingered Jack, Pud-
dy’s Tower, The
Monument, Anglin’s
Buttress and French
Tent Rock.
The Canyon Trail
near the bald eagle
nest is restricted to
groups of four or
less and noise must
be kept to a mini-
mum.
See smithrock.
com/seasonal-clo-
sures for more infor-
mation.
Deschutes National
Forest
• Crescent Lake Sno-park:
Open; 12-16 inches; marginal
conditions due to low snow
• Crescent Junction: Open; 12-16
inches; marginal conditions due
to low snow
• Dutchman Sno-park: Open;
48-72 inches; good conditions,
limited parking and no
overnight camping; 40-foot max
length limit for vehicle/trailer
combination; expect heavy use
• Edison Butte Sno-park: Open;
24-36; inches; good conditions;
area roads closed to highway
vehicles through March 31, 2021
• Kapka Butte Sno-park: Open;
42-54 inches; good conditions;
area roads closed to highway
vehicles through March 31, 2021
• Meissner Sno-park: Open; 24-
36 inches; good conditions; area
roads closed through April 1,
2021; no dogs; lodge currently
closed
• Skyliner Sno-park: Open;
unknown snow depth, access
road closed for the season, road
is now a ski/snowshoe trail
• Swampy Sno-park: Open; 36-48
inches; good conditions; no dogs;
area roads closed through March
31, 2021
• Vista Butte Sno-park: Open; 42-
58 inches; good conditions; area
north of parking area closed to
snowmobiles, use Kapka Butte
or Wanoga
• Wanoga Snow Play: Open;
30-42 inches; good conditions;
expect heavy use; pack out
broken sleds and all trash; shelter
is closed
• Wanoga Snowmobile: Open;
30-42 inches; good conditions;
area roads closed to highway
vehicles through March 31, 2021;
shelter is closed
• Newberry (Six Mile Sno-park):
Open; 6-10 inches; marginal
conditions due to low snow.
• Newberry (10 Mile Sno-park):
Open; 12-24 inches; good
conditions; road beyond park
closed to vehicles for the season
• Three Creek Sno-park (Lower):
Open; 6-10 inches; marginal
conditions due to low snow
• Three Creek Sno-park
(Upper): Open; 12-14 inches;
good conditions; Forest Service
• Yoran Lake Trail: Open
• Stag Lake Trail: Open
Bureau of Land
Management
• Black Hills ACEC: Open;
climbing and geocaching are
prohibited
• Crack-in-the-Ground: Open
• Green Mountain: Open
OREGON
STATE PARKS
• La Pine State Park: Open,
expect reduced services; winter
day use hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m.;
meeting hall is closed;
reservations for cabins required
SKI AREAS
AND SNOW
PARKS
• Updated 8 a.m. Feb. 4
• Hoodoo: Open; 68.6 inch base;
Hodag lift and the Autobahn
Tubing Park are closed
LA PINE
FRIDAY
• Crater Rim: Deep snow
• La Pine State Park,
Roundabout: Ice
• All other trails reporting a
winter mix
Waldo Lake Region
• All trails reporting deep snow
FISHING
• Updated at 8 a.m. Feb. 4
• Fall River: Brook trout, brown
trout, rainbow trout; fish during
warmest parts of the day; access
limited depending on snow; fly
fishing only with barbless hooks;
fishing has been good for trout,
all public access to the hatchery
remains closed
• East Lake: Brown trout, kokanee,
rainbow trout, Atlantic salmon;
access road is closed but fishing
is open year-round
• Paulina Lake: Kokanee, rainbow
and brown trout; good fishing for
trout and kokanee
• North Twin Lake: Rainbow
trout; fair fishing; high clearance
vehicle needed to get to the lake
• South Twin Lake: Rainbow
trout; fair fishing; high clearance
vehicle needed to get to the lake
• Davis Lake: Water level is low;
rainbow trout and largemouth
bass. Fly fishing only
• Lava Lake: Rainbow trout; access
road is closed but fishing open
year-round
• Little Lava Lake: Rainbow trout,
brook trout and whitefish
• Cultus Lake: Mackinaw, rainbow
and brook trout
• Hosmer Lake: Brook, cutthroat
and rainbow trout; fly fishing
only with barbless hooks
• Elk Lake: Brook trout and
kokanee; jigging, still-fishing and
trolling from a boat or fly fishing
are best
• Crescent Lake: 27% full;
kokanee, mackinaw, rainbow and
brown trout, whitefish and chub;
winter is good for brown trout;
one lake trout per day, 24-inch
minimum
Road 16 may not be plowed
immediately after a storm
• Walt Haring Sno-park: 6-10
inches; marginal conditions due
to low snow
Ochoco National
Forest
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Bandit Springs Sno-park: Open
Mark’s Creek Sno-park: Open
Ochoco Divide Sno-park: Open
Walton Sno-park: Open
Willamette National
Forest
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Gold Lake Sno-park: Open
Ikenick Sno-park: Open
Little Nash Sno-park: Open
Maxwell Sno-park: Open;
Mountain View and South
Maxwell shelters are closed
Potato Hill Sno-park: Open
Ray Benson Sno-park: Open
Salt Creek Sno-park: Open
Santiam Sno-park: Open
Waldo Lake Sno-park: Open
CYCLING
Fatbike and winter
trails:
• Ben’s-MTB-Kent’s, Maston:
Muddy
• Horse Bute Loop, Horse
Ridge Area, Wanoga — 3
PSI, Wanoga — Outer Loop:
Rideable snow
• Cline Buttes: Winter Mix
• All other trials riding well
Sunriver area trails
• Black Rock: Rideable snow
• Lava Cave Tours: A guided tour of a local
lava tube exploring the geologic and human
history as well as the ecology of the cave;
9 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.; $65 to $90;
Wanderlust Tours, 61535 S. Highway 97,
Bend; go.evvnt.com/713740-0 or 541-389-
8359.
• Daily Snowshoe Tours: A naturalist-guided
tour through areas around Mt. Bachelor.
Snowshoes and hot cocoa provided;
9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 1:30-5:30 p.m.; $65 to
$90; Wanderlust Tours, 61535 S. Highway
97, Bend; go.evvnt.com/713722-0 or 541-
389-8359.
• Shoes, Brews & Views Snowshoe Tour:
Snowshoe to a spot in the Deschutes
National Forest and sip some locally crafted
beers or root beer for those under 21;
1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.; $65 to $95; Wanderlust
Tours, 61535 S. Highway 97, Bend; go.evvnt.
com/713728-1 or 541-389-8359.
• Bonfire Snowshoe Tours: A naturalist-
guided tour near Mount Bachelor out
to a small bonfire where snowshoes will
be treated to hot libations and a dessert;
7-11 p.m.; $110; Wanderlust Tours, 61535 S.
Highway 97, Bend; go.evvnt.com/713736-0
or 541-389-8359.
• Moonlight & Starlight Snowshoes Tours:
A guided tour on snowshoes in the Cascade
Lakes area under the stars; 7-11 p.m.; $95;
Wanderlust Tours, 61535 S. Highway 97,
Bend; go.evvnt.com/713732-0 or 541-389-
8359.
Ice Skating Rink Hours
• The Pavillion: Public skating by reservation
only. Open skating session times vary, see
website for details; $12 adults, $11 older
adults (60-79) and students, $10 youth and
honored citizens (80 plus), children under 3
with a paying adult are free, $3 discount if
you bring your own skates, $6 per person for
special sessions; 1001 SW Bradbury Drive,
Bend; bendparksandrec.org/facility/the-
pavilion or 541-389-7588.
• Seventh Mountain Resort: Reservations
required. Open skating sessions run 1
hour and 20 minutes every two hours
10 a.m.-8 p.m.; $15 adults, $12 children 7
to 18, $5 children 6 and under, $5 discount
for bringing your own skates; Seventh
Mountain Resort Ice Rink, 18575 SW Century
Drive, Bend; seventhmountainriverco.com/
ice-skating or 877-765-1501.
• Sunriver Village: Reservations required
for all skaters. Open skating sessions run
2 hours three hours noon-8 p.m. Monday
through Thursday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday
and Saturday; 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-5 p.m.
Sunday; $15 adults, $11 children 5 to 12,
$3 discount if you have your own skates;
Sunriver Village Ice Rink, 57100 Beaver Drive,
Sunriver; sunrivervillagefun.com/sunriver-
ice-skating or 541-593-5948.
Saturday 2/6
• Spey Casting: An on-water spey casting
workshop will be held. Bring your own rod
or use a demo. Boots and waders suggested,
coffee provided; 8-9:30 a.m.; Farewell Bend
Park, 1000 SW Reed Market Road, Bend;
go.evvnt.com/723259-0 or 541-678-5633.
Sunday 2/7
• Orangetheory Fitness Run Club: A guided
3- to 5-mile hike with body weight workouts
mixed in will be held every Tuesday,
Thursday and Sunday. Free for members
and nonmembers; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.;
Orangetheory Fitness, 320 SW Powerhouse
Drive, Bend; go.evvnt.com/731901-0 or 541-
904-5123.
Tuesday 2/9
• Orangetheory Fitness Run Club: A guided
3- to 5-mile hike with body weight workouts
mixed in will be held every Tuesday,
Thursday and Sunday. Free for members
and nonmembers; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.;
Orangetheory Fitness, 320 SW Powerhouse
Drive, Bend; go.evvnt.com/731901-0 or 541-
904-5123.
Wednesday 2/10
• Beginning Fly Tying Class: Novice anglers
can learn the basics of tying flies in this
2-hour class. Register at the fly shop;
6-8 p.m.; $80; Confluence Fly Shop, 375
SW Powerhouse Drive, Bend; go.evvnt.
com/734920-0 or 541-678-5633.
Columbia Park access closure
Thursday 2/11
As of July 22, Deschutes River access is closed due to safety
concerns and to prevent further erosion to the river bank. The
access point will be closed until further notice. For more infor-
mation visit bendparksandrec.org
• Orangetheory Fitness Run Club: A guided
3- to 5-mile hike with body weight workouts
mixed in will be held every Tuesday,
Thursday and Sunday. Free for members
and nonmembers; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.;
Orangetheory Fitness, 320 SW Powerhouse
Drive, Bend; go.evvnt.com/734881-0 or 541-
904-5123.
• Intermediate Fly Tying Class: Take your
fly-tying knowledge further with this
intermediate skilled class. All materials
provided. Register at the fly shop;
6-8 p.m.; $80; Confluence Fly Shop, 375
SW Powerhouse Drive, Bend; go.evvnt.
com/734923-0 or 541-678-5633.
Fire restrictions
Fire danger is currently listed as Moderate in the De-
schutes National Forest. Fire danger is listed as Low in the
Ochoco and Willamette National Forests.
Industrial Fire Precaution Level is currently at Level 1
for the Deschutes and Ochoco national forests and the
Prineville District — Bureau of Land Management.
SISTERS
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
41°/24° 43°/27° 39°/19°
MILES
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SATURDAY
0
SUNDAY
10
46°/32° 43°/32° 41°/26°
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ELEVATION: 4,236 FEET
ELEVATION: 3,182 FEET
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Lava Butte
Lake Billy Chinook
Deschutes River
BEND
FRIDAY
Newberry Volcano
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
47°/32° 45°/33° 42°/25°
ELEVATION: 3,623 FEET
REDMOND
FRIDAY
97
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
48°/27° 49°/29° 44°/23°
51°/35° 48°/35° 44°/29°
ELEVATION: 3,077 FEET
ELEVATION: 2,242 FEET
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Sources: Accuweather, U.S. Geological Survey
Clarinda Simpson/Bulletin graphic
MADRAS
Smith Rock