It’s Pipin’ Hot! Mt. Bachelor’s New Wood Fuel Energy Facility Opened Thursday

Skiers and snowboarders warming themselves this season in the Mt. Bachelor’s West Village will have an extra reason to feel comfy cozy — the five buildings’ heat is sourced through wood salvaged locally from the Deschutes National Forest. Mt. Bachelor officials cut the ribbon on its new Wood Fuel Energy Facility on Nov. 12. The building is located a short walk southeast from the main parking lot. That biomass consists of mix conifer wood chipped by contractors and is sourced from the Deschutes National Forest Restoration Thinning Project. A large commercial wood stove-like product — about the size of a Sprinter van standing on its grill — incinerates the wood chips at temperatures as high as 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Heat travels to the various West Village buildings through underground, insulated piping. The biomass facility is expected to reduce Mt.

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