Hike Misery Ridge at Smith Rock

The week ahead

1. Today

   61° 39°

   Partly Sunny

   5% precip

   Climb at Smith Rock

2. Saturday

   66° 40°

   Partly Sunny

   24% precip

   Climb at Smith Rock

3. Sunday

   51° 35°

   Mostly Cloudy

   12% precip

   Hike Misery Ridge at Smith Rock

4. Monday

   55° 40°

   Slight Chance Rain Showers

   24% precip

   Climb at Smith Rock

5. Tuesday

   59° 41°

   Slight Chance Rain Showers

   20% precip

   Climb at Smith Rock

6. Veterans Day

   62° 40°

   Slight Chance Rain Showers

   16% precip

   Climb at Smith Rock

7. Thursday

   58° 37°

   Chance Rain Showers

   47% precip

   Climb at Smith Rock

The Bend playbook

Whatever the sky does, there's somewhere to be.

• Wildfire smoke (AQI over 150)

  Indoor day: climb at Bend Rock Gym

  Or swim laps at Juniper Swim & Fitness. Save your lungs for a clear day.

• Thunderstorms

  Off the rock: boulder at Bend Rock Gym

  Lightning finds Smith Rock and the top of Pilot Butte first.

• Mt. Bachelor's opening day

  First chair at Mt. Bachelor

  The season starts today.

• Pole Pedal Paddle day

  Race, or cheer on, Pole Pedal Paddle

  Ski, bike, run and paddle from Mt. Bachelor down to the Deschutes.

• 4″ or more of new snow at Mt. Bachelor

  Powder day. Ski Mt. Bachelor.

  Get there early: the bowls get skied out by ten.

• Snowing, with the mountain open

  Ski or ride Mt. Bachelor

  Soft snow, short lift lines, goggles on.

• Snow, outside the lift season

  Nordic ski at Virginia Meissner Sno-Park

  Or snowshoe from Swampy Lakes Sno-Park.

• Clear and below freezing, with the mountain open

  Bluebird day on Mt. Bachelor

  Cold, clear and corduroy. Sunscreen and a neck gaiter.

• Clear and below freezing

  Sunrise hike up Pilot Butte

  The Cascades turn pink from the top. Bring gloves.

• Rain

  Run the Deschutes River Trail in a shell

  The pines keep most of it off. Pouring? Bend Rock Gym.

• Fog or low cloud

  Trail run in Shevlin Park

  The fog hangs in the ponderosas along Tumalo Creek.

• Windy (20 mph or more)

  Ride the sheltered singletrack at Phil's Trail

  The trees break the wind. Skip the lakes today.

• Dry, 33–55°

  Hike Misery Ridge at Smith RockToday

  Cool enough for the climb up, with Monkey Face waiting at the top.

• Dry, 55–85°

  Climb at Smith Rock

  Sending temps on the tuff. Not a climber? Ride Phil's Trail.

• Hot (85° or more), in summer

  Float the Deschutes

  Riverbend Park to Drake Park, through the whitewater park. Or paddle Sparks Lake at sunrise.

• Hot, outside float season

  Cool off in Lava River Cave

  A mile of lava tube at 42° all year (open May–September).

• Clear summer nights

  Stargaze at Pine Mountain Observatory

  Some of Oregon's darkest skies, southeast of Bend. Open summer weekends.

Right now from Redmond Airport, updated 8:06 AM. Forecasts from the National Weather Service. Check conditions and closures before you go. alpine.io has called Bend home since 1999.