Ski from the
historic Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood, with 3,690 vertical feet it also has
snow cat skiing, night skiing and several terrain parks. At Mt. Bachelor Ski
Resort, you’ll be looking at more than 3,000 skiable acres, 71 runs and the
highest ski terrain in Oregon. In Sisters, you can take on the Nordic skiing or
the alpine terrain at Hoodoo Ski Area, or ski from the lofty summit of the Mt.
Ashland Ski Area, which has varied terrain for skiers of all levels.
This season
you can try ice skating at rinks around the state. In Enterprise, visitors can
enjoy stunning views of the northern Wallowas (a.k.a. Oregon’s Alps). Other skating
rinks can be found in Pendleton, Bend, Sun River and Klamath Falls, Portland,
Medford, Eugene & Beaverton.
Every winter 19,000 gray
whales cruise along the Oregon coast en route from Alaska to Mexico, spouting
geyser-like blasts of spray as they go. Thanks to towering coastal bluffs and a
string of beaches set aside as state parks, Oregon offers visitors front-row
seats for whale watching. Whale watching takes place almost year-round on the
Oregon Coast. You can watch whales in the winter from mid-December through
January. Spring watching begins in March with a peak in numbers the last week
and finishes in June with mothers and babies being the last whales traveling
north. Summer brings whales that feed along the coast from July to
mid-November.