Half the reason I moved here was to be able to ride mountain passes from home, and be able to get out of town in 10 minutes on my bike (oh, and the mountain biking is absolutely stellar). The other half is xc skiing - I mean that's why God invented snow, right? I have access to some amazing groomed trails less than half an hour (by car) from home. Great cross training, major fun in its own right, and the snow in town keeps me off my bike for a couple months anyway, which does great things for one's enthusiasm on those long, cold early season rides.

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Bend, OR