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Kristina Strandberg trains last week during an interval workout on roller skis with XC Oregon in Bend's Tetherow neighborhood. Mount Bachelor is in the background. Strandberg is trying to make the Winter Olympics in Vancouver as a competitor from Sweden.

Speedy Swede

Bend's Kristina Strandberg is vying to make the Swedish cross-country ski team for the upcoming Olympic Games in Vancouver

November 20, 2009 4:00 am

Editor's note: This is the second installment in a series of stories on 2010 Winter Olympic hopefuls from Central Oregon. The stories will appear on Fridays leading up to the Vancouver Games, which are set for Feb. 12-28, 2010. In Sweden, cross-....MORE

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Young gun

Bend's Tommy Ford, 20, is looking to shine on the World Cup alpine circuit, and to get to the Vancouver Games in the process

November 13, 2009 4:00 am

U.S. Ski Team member and Bend native Tommy Ford is one of many local athletes who are attempting to reach the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Editor's Note: This is the first installment in a series of stories on 2010 Winter Olympic hopefuls from Central Oregon. The stories will appear on Fridays leading up to the Vancouver Games, which ....MORE

Snow time?

El Niņo could mean below-average snowfall this season, but ski resorts remain optimistic

November 6, 2009 4:00 am

Snow time?, Bend skier Mike O’Shea shreds some powder during a deep-snow, blue-sky afternoon near the Northwest chairlift on Mt. Bachelor last February. The skiing and snowboarding season is nearly here for Central Oregon, as resorts expect to open this month.

El Niņo has developed a negative connotation among skiers and snowboarders. The climate trend that typically brings warmer temperatures and less precipitation to the Pacific Northwest is not....MORE

Mountain Bike Trail Guide

Not too late

While ski season is on the horizon, mountain biking options remain in Central Oregon through the winter

October 30, 2009 4:00 am

Bill Warburton, of Bend, powers his bike up a hill in Smith Rock State Park last spring. Smith Rock can offer decent mountain biking conditions during the winter.

Editor’s Note: This is the final installment in The Bulletin’s Mountain Bike Trail Guide series for 2009. The Central Oregon Cascade Mountains were blanketed with a foot of snow early....MORE

Fueled by friends

With support of the Madras Dragstrip, friends and family, Bend man aims for world title in drag racing

October 23, 2009 4:00 am

Fueled by friends, Dave Regnier, of Bend, races his 1966 Chevy Nova during the National Hot Rod Association Division Six Race of Champions at Woodburn Dragstrip last month. Regnier has qualified for the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship in November.

David Regnier glanced into his rearview mirror as he prepared for the start of his race at the Woodburn Dragstrip. His son and two close friends were scrambling frantically behind his 1966 Chevy Nova, ....MORE

Mountain Bike trail guide

Alpine/Tire Mountain

Trails near Oakridge offer thrilling descents, stunning scenery, and a change of pace from Central Oregon

October 16, 2009 4:00 am

Alpine/Tire Mountain, Randy Dreiling, of Oakridge, rounds a corner on the Alpine Trail while mountain biking near Oakridge on Monday.

Editor's Note: Mountain Bike Trail Guide, by Bulletin sports reporter Mark Morical, appears on alternating Fridays through the riding season. OAKRIDGE — Michael Kelley was dwarfed by the....MORE

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Bend boarder takes third at Colorado race

November 20, 2009 4:00 am

COPPER, Colo. — Bend’s Adam Smith placed third on Nov. 12 in The Race to the Cup....MORE

Bend man competes at national event in NHRA drag racing

November 17, 2009 4:00 am

POMONA, Calif. — Bend’s Dave Regnier was eliminated in the first round of the Super....MORE

Local lumberjack to be featured on ESPN2

November 13, 2009 4:00 am

Lumberjack David Green, of Sisters, will be featured on ESPN2 beginning this Sunday in the 2009....MORE

Backcountry ski huts available this winter

October 30, 2009 4:00 am

Ski huts near the Three Sisters Wilderness will be available this winter to backcountry skiers and....MORE

Bend boarder top U.S. rider in World Cup

October 16, 2009 4:00 am

LANDGRAAF, Netherlands — Adam Smith, of Bend, finished in 10th place at an indoor snowboard....MORE

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