Central Oregon (Bachelor, Sisters, Santiam)

Central Oregon (Bachelor, Sisters, Santiam): avalanche safety and road conditions, sno-parks and trailheads with the permit you need, and the ski and outdoor shops and rentals nearby.

Snow safety

Avalanche zone	Danger
Central Cascades	no rating	the full forecast

Read the avalanche forecast before you go, carry a beacon, shovel and probe and know how to use them, and never go alone. Know Before You Go (free avalanche awareness) · avalanche courses · Northwest Avalanche Center · TripCheck road conditions

Safety gear for the backcountry

Avalanche transceiver ↗The first thing in the pack when you leave the ropes.
Probe and shovel kit ↗Goes with the beacon, every time.
Climbing skins ↗For the uptrack and the skin back to the car.
Merino base layer ↗Stays warm even when damp.

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Sno-parks and access

Parking at a Sno-Park needs a permit in season: Oregon Sno-Park permit (ODOT). Display it on the windshield.

Place	Kind	Snow next 24 h
Dutchman Flat Sno-Park	Sno-park	0"
Edison Sno-Park	Sno-park	0"
Lower Three Creek Sno-Park	Sno-park	0"
Ray Benson Sno-Park	Sno-park	0"
Swampy Lakes Sno-Park	Sno-park	0"
Swampy Lakes Sno-Park	Sno-park	0"
Upper Three Creek Sno-Park	Sno-park	0"
Elk Lake Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Foley Ridge Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Green Lakes	Trailhead	0"
McKenzie Pass Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Peterson Ridge TH	Trailhead	0"
Santiam Pass Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Soda Creek	Trailhead	0"

Ski and outdoor shops, rentals

Shops arrive with this area's next weekly import.