Sale of Oregon's Largest Ski Resort Paused "Indefinitely"

Mt. Bachelor is not for sale. Anymore.

The Oregon resort was put on the market in 2024 by its parent company POWDR Corp. That plan is no longer, after spokesperson Stacey Hutchinson says the company plans to retain the resort indefinitely, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.

The sale gained even more attention in March when a group of Bachelor locals got together to make an effort to buy the mountain from POWDR, similar to what a group from Vermont did with Killington. Killington was also owned by POWDR, and the group stayed on as minority investors as a part of a deal that was finalized in September.

Dan Cochrane and Chris Porter, two Bend residents, said that they hoped to keep the interests of the greater public at the forefront. The crew had talked with JP Morgan Chase and a person described as a “high net worth individual.” Alterra, Boyne Resorts, the California Mountain Resort Company, Vail Resorts, and Mountain Capital Partners had all showed interest in purchasing the resort, OPB reported. The sale price was rumored to be around $200 million.

“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 from POWDR says. “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.”