POWDR No Longer Selling Mt. Bachelor, Oregon

After announcing it would sell Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, last August, POWDR confirmed Friday morning it has considered “all facts and circumstances” and decided instead to retain the ski resort “indefinitely.”

“We’re excited to continue our stewardship of the resort and serve the Central Oregon community with truly one-of-a-kind skiing,” a statement shared by POWDR reads. “To that end, we are working on the following improvements to Mt Bachelor: updating the power capability to the resort, finalizing the Advance Wood Energy facility, and offering a new program ‘Kids Ski Free’ for any dependent child 12 and under that can be added onto any adult unlimited or adult Outplay regular winter season pass.”

POWDR didn’t provide any additional information.
 
Following the proposed sale of Mt. Bachelor in August, skiers speculated wildly about who would become the new owners of the resort. Many assumed that one of the major mountain conglomerates, like Alterra Mountain Company or Vail Resorts, would take over.

Meanwhile, a local group called Mt. Bachelor Community, Inc. drew national media attention for their bid to purchase the resort but revealed last month that they had missed the bidding deadline.

POWDR has owned Mt. Bachelor since 2001.

This is a developing story and may be updated.