Bend Oregon is a great place to live! There are currently 85 homes listed for sale in Bend over $1,000,000. For purposes of this post we are saying a luxury home is over $1,000,000 It has 3,000 square feet or more. It has a triple car garage or larger. It was built prior to 1990 and is connected to Bend city sewer. We did not count residential acreage which will be covered in another article.
The most expensive home currently for sale in Bend is listed for $6,000,000. It is a European Chateau in the gated community of Broken Top. It has over 10,000 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 7 baths and a 4 plus car garage. It includes an 800 square foot wine cellar and it sits on a one acre lot over looking several fairways.
The second most expensive home for sale in Bend is located in Pronghorn a luxury golf course community. It is listed for $3,950,000. It features 5,579 square feet,5 bedrooms, 4.5 Baths, triple garage and has a fully contained guest house.
There have been 34 luxury homes sold in Bend within the last year. The most expensive home sold was listed for $3,475,000 and sold for $3,000,000. It featured 4 bedrooms, six baths, triple garage and included a Premier membership in the Club at Pronghorn. It was on the market for 331 days.
The second most expensive home sold was on Awbrey Butte in Wyndemere subdivision. It was situated on a 1.35 acre lot that I sold to the owners in 1998 for $195,000! Nice return on investment! It featured 5,214 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 4 baths, triple garage and had views of the Deschutes River and Cascade mountain range. It was on the market for 611 days. It was originally listed for $2,650,000 and sold for $2,200,000.
Bend is a wonderful place to live. It has all you could want and recreation opportunities are abundant. You can mountain bike, hike, raft, fish, to rock climbing, cross country skiing and down hill skiing, snowmobiling and sightseeing.
The weather features moderate days and cool nights. We are at a high altitude so our night time temperatures and 30 to 40 degrees cooler than our daytime temperatures. Evenings are cool so you always want to carry a jacket or sweater.
Precipitation averages less than 12 inches and over half falls between November and February, often as snow. Thunderstorms provide most of the light summer rain. Snowfall averages 33.8 inches and rarely accumulates to more than 5 or 6 inches and it does not stay on the ground very long.
The city and county is good about plowing the streets first think in the mornings. Seldom are slick roads a problem. Heavy snows of 20 plus inches only occur once every twenty years.
Central Oregon has more sunny days than anywhere else in the state. Bend is know for its year round sunshine! Common weather includes sunny days, cool nights and low humidity.
The average luxury home for sale in Bend is listed at $1,715,001 and has been on the market for an average of 175 days. Several homes have been on the market for over a year.
If you are in the market to buy a luxury home in Bend now is a good time to buy. Prices are down and there is a good selection
Mt. Bachelor has some of the best powder in the Pacific Northwest, boasts short lift lines and almost 3,700 acres of winter fun. It sits in the Cascade Mountains within a short drive from Bend Oregon. It is known for its dry snow and some of the best skiing and snow boarding in the West. It has 71 runs and 13 lifts.
Mt. Bachelor has the largest ski area in the Pacific Northwest. It features spectacular views of the Cascade mountain range including Three Sisters and Broken top as well as a view of Bend and Central Oregon. It has an elevation of 9,065 feet above sea level and features downhill skiing from around the middle of November until early summer. Some years in the past have had skiing into July.
Oregon's favorite ski area boasts nearly 400 inches of snow annually. It has a vertical rise of 3,365 feet and features wide bowls and tree-bordered trails as well as vast open snow fields. "The Northwest Territory" is the wild back country and features 500 acres of tree skiing and rugged trails all served by lifts.
Bachelor's lift system is fast and efficient. It features 3 lodges and a Nordic Center. From the Sunrise Lodge you can easily access the vast trail system via the Sunrise Express high-speed quad. It goes up 800 feet to the timberline where you can catch the Summit Express to the top. You can also just ski leisurely back down to the lodge.
The Summit Express is not always open due to wind. If the Summit is closed due to winds you could turn right of the lift and follow the West Village Getback road that crosses the mountain over to the West Village Day Lodge. The West Village Getback crosses various runs named, Cliffhanger, Pat's Way, Chipper, Dentist or DSQ that will take you to Skyliner Express.
The West Village Day Lodge features several options for breakfast or a mid-day break. If you can beat the crowds to Carver's you will enjoy some of the best food on the mountain. It features an expanded menu including made-to-order salads, smoked meat sandwiches, homemade breads, soups made-to-order burritos and baked potatoes! For those 21 and older specialty brewed beers are available.
Cocoa's Cafe serves breakfast and lunch daily. It is the place to stop for a quick cup of hot cocoa or a full fledged meal. Breakfast options include bacon croissant, breakfast wraps, fresh made donuts and other bakery items. Lunch offers the famous Mt. Bachelor chili cheese fries, hand tossed pizza, Thai chicken wrap, tacos, nachos grande and sandwiches made to order.
The Clearing Rock Bar, "The Rock", is a full service bar offering lunch for those 21 and older. "The Rock" features Oregon specialty brews, beverage specials and reportedly the best Bloody Mary in the Northwest. Food includes bratwurst and kraut, chipotle chicken nachos and pig wings. Who said pigs can't fly?
If you are just looking for a little pick me up you can hit Pinnacles Espresso Bar on the upper level. It features espresso drinks and specialty baked goods. It is said the chocolate dipped macaroons are incredible.
If you can make it out of the West Village lodge without eating too much you can ride Pine Marten Express to Pine Marten Lodge and its large mid-mountain cafeteria. You can reach just about any trail on the lower mountain from here. Or you can take the Summit Crossover and go straight to the Summit Express lift.
Pine Marten provides access to the Outback which comprises of 6 long runs dropping almost 1,800 feet. It's served by the Outback high-speed quad. Past Outback the Northwest Express quad serves eight intermediate trails that are sheltered by the surrounding trees.
If the wind is howling you can ski the six lower mountain express chairs because they end at timberline which provides much needed shelter from the wind. If you didn't eat and drink too much at the West Village Lodge the Pine Marten Lodge is a good place to rest on windy days if you are skiing the sheltered runs.
Pine Marten Lodge features Scapolo's which is Italian for "Bachelor". It features open hearth gourmet pizzas, fresh garden salads, hot soups wine and a variety of microbrews on tap. Good food and great views make Scapolo's one of the most popular restaurants on the mountain.
Mount Bachelor features terrain for skiers and boarders of all abilities, 15 percent for beginners, 25 percent intermediate, 35 percent advanced and 25 percent for experts. It has 3,683 accessible acres and it's only a short drive from beautiful Bend Oregon. Powder snow and lots of sunshine!
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