Feature photo: Skiing on a little snow — for now
Published 12:00 am Friday, February 8, 2019
- Luke Bray hits a section of pipe while skiing with a group of friends on a small patch of remaining snow along Century Drive in Bend on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. More snow is forecast to start falling around Central Oregon early Friday morning and continue into next week. (Ryan Brennecke/Bulletin photo)
Central Oregon cities could see several inches of snow and single-digit nighttime temperatures by Saturday night, according to National Weather Service forecasts. On Thursday, the agency issued a winter storm watch for most of Central Oregon from Friday afternoon through Saturday night. Bend, Madras, Prineville and Redmond could get 2 to 4 inches of snow by Saturday night, while Sisters and La Pine could get up to 7 inches, according to forecasts. Low temperatures Saturday night in High Desert cities are expected to be about 8 to 10 degrees.
In the Cascades, including Santiam Pass and Government Camp, the weather service predicts between 9 and 14 inches of snow by Saturday night.
— Bulletin staff report
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