Mt. Bachelor fires up wood fuel heat facility

With winter approaching and temperatures cooling, Mt. Bachelor is preparing to fire up a new wood-fueled heating facility designed to reduce the resort’s reliance on propane while putting forest materials from Central Oregon to use. The resort’s Wood Fuel Energy Facility was 15 years in the making, according to Presley Quon, a spokesperson for the Mt. Bachelor Ski Area. The facility has multiple benefits, the resort says. It will provide heat for buildings on Mt. Bachelor using wood fuel instead of fossil fuel. It also removes fuels from the forest without the need for pile burning. “This investment … has benefits that extend far beyond the ski resort,” said Quon. “It addresses two important priorities: Reducing Mt. Bachelor’s reliance on fossil fuels and supporting forest health across the region.” Construction of the facility is complete, and the project is moving through final connections and testing.

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