Mt. Bachelor Suspends Summer Operations Due To Heavy Wildfire Smoke

Mt. Bachelor, the largest ski resort in the state of Oregon by skiable terrain, was forced to suspend summer operations on Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 due to heavy wildfire smoke in the area. Mt. Bachelor has yet to make a statement about today's operations (August 16th, 2023) as of 6:45 AM local time. We will update this post as more information becomes available.The resort announced the closure in a series of Instagram/Facebook stories that showed thick smoke obscuring visibility with a re