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The Deschutes Historical Museum is busy cataloging and digitizing its vast photo collection, and some of the old black and white photos are getting colorized, bringing the county’s history to
Central Oregon used to be home to several ski areas now considered ‘lost’ By Brian Rathbone, The Bulletin Published: December 25, 2020, 5:36pm Share: Steve Stenkamp, a local historian of lost ski areas in Oregon, talks about the former ski jump while walking through the Skyliner Sno-park. (Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin/TNS) BEND, Ore. — Decades ago, there were multiple community-run ski areas in Central Oregon. After Mount Bachelor opened in 1958, those spots were slowly shuttered and began to fade away. Steve Stenkamp, a retired Bend firefighter and avid skier of more...