Charity Weeks

Since its inception in 2009, Mt. Bachelor has raised over $340,000 for Bend and Central Oregon area non-profit organizations through the Charity Ski Week program.

Each Charity Week partner is issued vouchers for $25 lift tickets to Mt. Bachelor, valid during a two-week (Mon-Fri) Charity Week session. Participating organizations distribute the vouchers, and Mt. Bachelor donates 100% of the proceeds of all vouchers redeemed directly to the issuing organization.

Beneficiaries are encouraged to maximize their redemption percentages ot total tickets each season to receive the highest possible donation from Mt. Bachelor. The beneficiary with the lowest total redemption is cycled out each season to allow for new beneficiaries to to apply for inclusion in the program. Previous beneficiaries can reapply for future inclusion.

2012 Charity Ski Weeks - January 2-6, January 9-13 and April 2-6, April 9-13

Mt. Bachelor donated a single-season record of $99,200 to participating Central Oregon community beneficiaries through the 2012 Charity Ski Weeks program.

Participating local organizations:

The Environmental Center, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Oregon, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Oregon, United Way, MBSEF, Sparrow Clubs, Saving Grace, Oregon Adaptive Sports, CASA of Central Oregon

2012 Cash Donations

2012 Redemption Rates

Four Year Summary

Ski For Schools

Ski Mt. Bachelor for just $25 and support local schools!

The seventh annual Mt. Bachelor “Ski for Schools” fundraiser to benefit the Education Foundations for Bend-La Pine and Redmond Schools occurred from November 28, 2011 to December 2, 2011. 

Skiers and snowboarders were urged to purchase $25 single day Ski for Schools lift tickets and redeem them at Mt. Bachelor during the five day event.  Tickets were PRE-SOLD and were on sale until Friday, November 25, at the following Central Oregon locations:

Mt. Bachelor generously donates ALL Ski for Schools revenue back to the Foundations, raising more than $100,000 to benefit local schools over the last six years.

The Dirksen Derby

2011 Dirksen Derby Results

The Dirksen Derby is held in December. Hosted by internationally renowned local snowboarder Josh Dirksen, the event has raised over $5,000 for the Tyler Eklund Fund in the last 3 years. Tyler was paralyzed in April of 2007 in a snowboarding accident during a practice run for a national championship.  Despite the tragedy, Tyler is back at it and made 3 fast times in the Derby and one the first annual quadriplegic sit ski division. In 2008's Derby, Josh donated a custom made Salomon Sick Stick snowboard as a raffle prize. All the raffle money for the snowboard went towards Cole Ortega, Mt Bachelor Grom Squad member, to help cover medical costs from his surfing injury this past summer. Cole's arm was severed while surfing on the Oregon Coast in July of 2008. We plan to offer the event each year around our season's opening with 100% of the proceeds going towards different beneficiaries.

Click here for more Derby Derby information.

The Oregon Special Olympics

The Oregon Special Olympics Winter Games will again be held at Mt Bachelor as it has been for more than 20 years. Every year we take care of the grooming, course setting, race timing, lunches, coaches, volunteers and even the lift tickets. Watch these amazing athletes in March 9-11, 2012. 

Donation Requests

Mt. Bachelor is committed to supporting events and organizations whose activities benefit the residents of central Oregon. Each season we donate generously to a diverse group of local charitable organizations. Organizations wishing to request individual donations for fundraiser events should visit our donations page for our donations request form. As we receive up to one hundred requests per month, in order to maintain a fair system all requests must be made via this online form. Organizations must have 501c3 tax status and not be affiliated with any religious or political cause.