...On the graveyard shift at Meissner, Nordeen and more. Juck Macilster is accustomed to working alone and in the dark. Four times a week, Macilster (not his real name, more on that later) fires up his Bombardier BR400 snowcat, pulls it out of an    …more details

A lull in the housing market hasn’t slowed the growth of new restaurants, brewpubs, resorts, and more in this sunny Central Oregon town. Bend’s real estate market might still be a bit of a bust (whose isn’t?), but that hasn’t stopped the    …more details

The Luminaria is an annual fundraiser for our local ski-based nonprofit, Meissner Nordic. The clear, moonlit ski almost made the candle-filled bags unnecessary in the calm, Central Oregon weather. This family-friendly event illuminated the trails to    …more details

My alarm startled me this morning, it rang earlier than normal. It took me a moment to realize why I was getting up so early. Then I remembered… DAWN PATROL. Last winter, early morning skate skiing adventures were not uncommon – this year, not so    …more details

When snow piles deep in the Oregon Cascades, it's nice to have someone grooming a trail.  Or, the same is true when snow is in short supply, like it has been so far this winter.  This point can be argued by the hard-core skier, but breaking trail    …more details