B2 THE BULLETIN • FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2021
CONDITIONS REPORT
Areas south of Bend and regional sno-parks
EVENTS
While it won’t be as warm as it was last weekend and there is the
Ice skating rink
hours
potential for some rain showers in Bend, down south, things are looking
more snowy, especially in the mountains.
The official start of spring is Sunday, but that doesn’t mean much
in some parts of Central Oregon where winter can cling for a while
afterward. So if snow is your thing, check out the mountains and areas
in south Deschutes County.
For a full list of conditions updated regularly, please visit
centraloregonexplore.com.
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HIKING
AND DAY
USE SITES
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• 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
• Beach Day Use: Open
• Benham East Trailhead:
Open
• Benham West Trailhead:
Open
• Besson Day Use: Open
• Big Eddy Day Use: Open
• Crane Prairie Picnic Area:
Open
• Crater Butte Trailhead:
Open
• Crescent Lake Guard
Station: Open
• Cultus Lake Day Use Area:
Open
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Smith Rock
climbing
closures
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To protect nest-
ing raptors, the
following climbing
routes are closed:
Cajun Cliff, Victoria
Tower, Little Three
Fingered Jack,
Puddy’s Tower,
The Monument,
Anglin’s Buttress,
French Tent Rock,
First Kiss Area
north of Monkey
Face and Smith
Rock Group NE
Face (both towers,
above 100 feet).
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 in-
formation.
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Deer Lake Trailhead: Open
Dillon Day Use: Open
Edison Trailhead: Open
Elk Lake Trailhead: Open
Fall River Headwaters:
Open; snow free and clear
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
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
• Crater Butte Trailhead:
Open
• Fawn Lake Trail: Open
• Snell Lake Trail: Open
• Whitefish Creek Trail:
Open
• Yoran Lake Trail: Open
• Stag Lake Trail: Open
Bureau of Land
Management
• Black Hills ACEC: Open;
climbing and geocaching
are prohibited
• Christmas Valley Sand
Dunes: Open
• Crack-in-the-Ground:
Open
• Derrick Cave: Open
• Fossil Lake ACEC: Open;
motor vehicles and fossil
collecting prohibited
• Green Mountain: Open
• Lost Forest: Open, vehicles
restricted to designated
roads only
Melissa Wilson/Submitted file photo
Winter scene on the Little Deschutes River in La Pine in 2016.
Beginning Jan. 28,
the following trails are
closed from Mondays
to 3 p.m. Fridays (ex-
cept for federal hol-
idays) due to timber
harvesting and forest
restoration work:
• Lower Whoops
• Pine Drops
• EXT
• Storm King from the
OREGON
STATE
PARKS
• Fort Rock State Natural
Area: Open; day-use hours 8
a.m,-8 p.m.; rock scrambling
closed in southeast area to
protect nesting falcons
• 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
junction with Forest
Road 4615 and the
junction with Phil’s
Trail
• Phil’s Trail between
the junction with EXT
and it’s western ter-
minus at the junction
with Pine Drops
• Upper Whoops
• Lower Whoops
• Skyliners
Willamette
National Forest
• 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; 54-66 inches; good
conditions, expect heavy
use
• Salt Creek Sno-park: Open
• Santiam Sno-park:
Open
• Waldo Lake Sno-park:
Open
Bureau of Land Management
seasonal trail closures
The following Bu-
reau of Land Manage-
ment trails are now
closed through Aug.
31 to protect nesting
raptors:
• Millican Plateau OHV
Trail System (Route
95 only)
• South side of Trout
Creek Trail including
SKI AREAS
AND SNOW
PARKS
• Updated 8 a.m. March 18
• Hoodoo: Open; 93.8
inch base; Hodag lift and
Autobahn Tubing Park are
closed
• Mt. Bachelor: Open; 103
inch base; First Rays lift is
closed, Summit will close
with continued high winds
• Willamette Pass: 55 inches
at lodge; rentals and tickets
must be reserved online in
advance
Deschutes National
Forest
• Last updated March 5
• Crescent Lake Sno-park:
Open; 10-12 inches; fair
conditions with low snow
• Crescent Junction: Open;
10-12 inches; fair conditions
with low snow
• Dutchman Sno-park:
Open; 72-96 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; 30-48 inches; fair
conditions; area roads
closed to highway vehicles
climbing walls
• Cline Buttes Recre-
ation Area (portions
of Deep Canyon, Fry-
rear, Maston, Jaguar
Road)
• Horny Hollow Trail
• Dry River Canyon
• For more information,
visit blm.gov
CYCLING
Fatbike and winter
trails
• Ben’s-MTB-Kent’s:
Muddy
• Wanoga — 3 PSI, Wanoga
— Outer Loop: Rideable
snow
• Cline Buttes, Horse Butte
Loop, Horse Ridge Area,
Madras East Hills, Maston,
The Radlands: Riding well
• Wanoga Snowmobile:
Open; 36-48 inches; good
conditions; area roads
closed to highway vehicles
through March 31, 2021;
shelter is closed
• Newberry (Six Mile Sno-
park): Open; 2-6 inches;
poor conditions due to low
snow.
• Newberry (10 Mile Sno-
park): Open; 18-30 inches;
fair conditions, low snow
around sno-park; road
beyond park closed to
vehicles for the season
• Three Creek Sno-park
(Lower): Open; 2-6 inches;
marginal conditions due to
low snow
• Three Creek Sno-park
(Upper): Open; 14-18
inches; good conditions;
Forest Service Road 16 is
plowed by may have icy ruts
• Walt Haring Sno-
park: 8-10 inches; good
conditions
through March 31, 2021
• Kapka Butte Sno-park:
Open; 42-66 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; 42-66 inches; good
conditions; no dogs; area
roads closed through March
31, 2021
• Vista Butte Sno-park:
Open; 42-60 inches; good
conditions; area north of
parking area closed to
snowmobiles, use Kapka
Butte or Wanoga
• Wanoga Snow Play:
Open; 36-48 inches; good
conditions; expect heavy
use; pack out broken sleds
and all trash; shelter is
closed
LA PINE
FRIDAY
• Mark’s Creek Sno-park:
Open
• Ochoco Divide Sno-park:
Open
• Walton Sno-park: Open
Trail closures west of Bend
Cascade Lakes
trails
• Edison-Lava and Metolius-
Windigo (Todd Lake):
Deep snow
• Metolius-Windigo (Lava
Lake): Deep snow; deadfall
reported
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• Black Rock:
Rideable snow
• Crater Rim: Deep snow
• Roundabout: Deep snow,
deadfall reported
• La Pine State Park,
Roundabout: Ice
• All other trails reporting a
winter mix
Waldo Lake Region
• Bandit Springs Sno-park:
Open
Saturday 3/20
• Subaru Stoke Weekend
— Nordic: The first 20
Subarus to arrive in the West
Village parking area (with a
valid parking reservation)
will receive a swag bag,
preferred parking for the
day and a free coffee from
the Subie Shack; 7-10 a.m.;
West Village Parking Lot, Mt.
Bachelor, 13000 SW Century
Drive, Bend; go.evvnt.
com/752841-0 or 541-382-
1709.
• Big Butte Challenge: Hikers
and runners will summit five
buttes in Central Oregon,
going at their own pace
whenever their schedule
allows using a GPS-enabled
activity tracker to submit
efforts before the deadline;
through May 31; $60; Bend;
go.evvnt.com/752281-1 or
541-350-4635.
• CORK Saturday Long
Run: A group 5-8 mile run
will take place, limited to
25 participants to ensure
social distancing; 9-11 a.m.;
Thump Roastery, 549 NW
York Drive, Bend; go.evvnt.
com/752908-0
Thursday 3/25
Sunriver
area trails
Ochoco National
Forest:
• 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 two hours long every
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.
• All trails reporting deep
snow
SISTERS
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
46°/27° 42°/24° 45°/29°
MILES
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SATURDAY
0
SUNDAY
10
51°/29° 47°/29° 50°/34°
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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
50°/32° 46°/27° 50°/35°
ELEVATION: 3,623 FEET
REDMOND
FRIDAY
97
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
52°/31° 49°/26° 50°/33°
54°/35° 51°/31° 52°/38°
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