Outdoors
Blue Mountain Eagle
SNOW
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One chairlift provides
access to about 1,100 acres
with roughly 900 vertical feet.
In January the mountain’s
cat-skiing operation will start
up, offering access to 2,000
acres on the southwest side of
the mountain. The passenger
snow-cat, dubbed “Ladybug,”
can fit a dozen people. The
cost to ride Ladybug for the
day is $199 a person and $149
for pass-holders.
The resort offers about 30
kilometers of cross country
skiing as well as snowshoe
trails and mountain biking in
the summer.
2015/16 was a record year
for Anthony Lakes. They had
roughly 23,000 skier visits, up
from the average of 18,000.
Judy attributes this to more
people hearing about the laid
back atmosphere, friendly
staff and affordable prices.
With only one lift and lim-
ited parking, Anthony Lakes
can only handle so many peo-
ple on the weekends.
“We’re definitely oper-
ating at capacity a lot of our
Saturdays,” Judy said.
The resort introduces
kids to skiing and snow-
boarding through a number
of youth-oriented programs.
One such program is the An-
thony Lakes Ski Trip Pro-
gram offered by the John
Day Canyon City Parks and
Recreation. The program
provides transportation to
and from Anthony Lakes, as
well as discounted lift tickets
and rentals.
The cost per trip is $30-40
for kids and $25-35 for adults,
but organizer Greg Whipple
said those interested in driv-
ing themselves or car-pool-
ing could also get discounted
rates.
The bus has trips planned
for Jan. 14, Jan. 21, Feb. 4 and
Feb. 25.
“Their programs for kids
are great,” Whipple said of
Anthony Lakes. “There’s no
place that comes near it.”
The bus can seat about 55
people for the roughly three-
hour ride, which typically
leaves from the Grant Union
parking lot at 6:30 a.m. and
returns at 7:30 p.m., Whipple
said.
Students in sixth grade or
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
younger are required to be ac-
companied by a guardian, and
anyone under 18 is required
to take a lesson regardless of
their skill level.
Last year, the majority of
riders were kids, but Whipple
said they are trying to reach
out to millenials in the com-
munity.
Though the Ski Bus usual-
ly receives a substantial grant
from Community Counseling
Solutions, this year they will
be going without one.
The school district pro-
vides the group with a bus
and driver for $500 a trip as
well as an additional bus in
the event of a breakdown or
crash, according to Whipple.
For more information, call
541-575-0110 or visit jdc-
cparksandrec.weebly.com.
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
Bill Shank, 62, and Jenny Daffer, 25, ski at Anthony
Lakes Mountain Resort on Saturday, Dec. 10. Shank
is the director of the ski school at Anthony Lakes
and began teaching Daffer to ski less than a year
ago after she moved to Oregon from the Philippines.
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