These guys offer mountain biking trips around the Bend area, from 1/2 day to three. They can arrange bike hire, transport you to the start of the trail, feed you and escort you back to base, and will tailor it to your skills and interests.
Once back at the office, they even offer you a bottle or two of Deschutes beer!
I had a great time on a one day Bachelor to Bend trip and, if it wasn't for the substantial distance from home, I'd be back there tomorrow.
www.cogwild.com
+1 541-385-7002
255 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702, United States
Google map: bit.ly/dAMazf
Super-friendly bed and breakfast place and very reasonably-priced.
Coffee and some sort of cake seem to be permanently available. The breakfasts are as huge and filling as you want them to be.
The centre of Bend, with it's pubs and restaurants, is just 10 minutes walk away, so it's perfectly located for the town as well as the surrounding Cascade mountains.
You will have to share a bathroom though, so if you're not happy about that, look elsewhere, but everything's spotlessly clean.
642 NW Colorado Avenue, Bend OR 97701
www.millinn.com
+1 541.389.9198
Google map: bit.ly/coWhk3
Mt Bachelor is a large ski area in the middle of Oregon, about 3.5 hours from Portland, but you can fly into Redmond Airport (RDM) from San Fransisco which is the local strip.
Great powder, brilliant lift system (voted best in the US several times) and no crowds at all. You do need a car as there is virtually no public transport although there is a shuttle from the local town - Bend - to the slopes which you can use if it snows and you've got no chains or 4x4.
Only downside is that winter is off season in Bend which means it's quite quiet.
Worth trying out whether you ski or board. You'll be the only Brits there!
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