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5 Winter Date Ideas in Central Oregon

5 Winter Date Ideas in Central Oregon

It’s that time of year again: the period between Christmas and springtime. The snow may be falling, but cold weather doesn’t mean you should stay home in front of the T.V. and it doesn’t always mean you have to be outside doing something active, either. We live in an area of endless natural attraction, a […]

Happy Birthday, Chris van der Velde!

Happy Birthday, Chris van der Velde!

The Tetherow family wished our Managing Partner Chris van der Velde a very happy birthday on January 17th! It’s been a decade since Tetherow started its journey to becoming a top-ten golf course (Golf Digest) and the #1 resort in Oregon (Condé Nast Traveler 2018). Chris has been instrumental to this success, driving the brand […]

Things to Do in Bend, Oregon in Winter

Things to Do in Bend, Oregon in Winter

There are plenty of things to do in Bend, Oregon in the winter that go beyond heading to the ski hill. While Bend becomes a desirable destination due to alpine skiing and snowboarding at nearby ski resorts Mt. Bachelor and Mt. Hoodoo, we can think of a few more adventures in the fresh white snow […]

Groundhogs & Rock Chucks – Marmot Cousins

Groundhogs & Rock Chucks – Marmot Cousins

Groundhog Day goes back farther than most Americans probably think. The day has its roots in the pagan celebration Imbolc, which eventually became the Candlemas feast in Christianity. When Christian pilgrims began to immigrate to the United States, a large German population settled in Pennsylvania and brought their own version of the tradition along with […]

Tetherow Celebrates National Bird Day

Tetherow Celebrates National Bird Day

Here’s something to crow about—National Bird Day is January 5th! Situated on 700 acres of rich desert land nourished by forests and glacial waters, it is no wonder that Tetherow boasts a variety of avian wildlife that you will rarely find elsewhere—songbirds, game birds, waterfowl, raptors, woodpeckers, and more. Our feathered friends have a special […]

Reasons to Stay at Tetherow this January and February

Reasons to Stay at Tetherow this January and February

If you’re searching for Bend Oregon resorts that offer it all, it’s hard to beat Tetherow. While many guests come in the summer to play our award-winning golf course, there are plenty of reasons to stay with us in January and February. From incredible package deals to fun events to our proximity to Mt. Bachelor, […]

Year In Review 2018

Year In Review 2018

This was Tetherow’s 10 year anniversary year and with resort-wide exponential growth and an abundance of tournaments and events—Tetherow has never been so fun. Join us in toasting the best of 2018! Golf Tetherow showed some serious game. Wins in the Deschutes Cup, Kidd Cup, and OB Cup have set the bar high for the […]

Tetherow Ski & Stay Packages

Tetherow Ski & Stay Packages

Snow is here! The wintery weather over the Thanksgiving weekend means that Mt. Bachelor’s operations are off to the races. Ski the slopes, sled with the family at the Snowblast Tubing Park, or snowshoe in the romantic forests around the Nordic Center. Tetherow is the premier resort for all of your snowy adventures. Just 10 […]

Tetherow Recognized by HotelsCombined

Tetherow Recognized by HotelsCombined

Tetherow was recently awarded the HotelsCombined Recognition of Excellence for 2018 in the United States. This award is in recognition for consistently achieving the highest standards of Customer Satisfaction worldwide. HotelsCombined undertook the largest analysis of customer opinions online across millions of points of data. They created a complete and comprehensive understanding of over one million […]

A Tetherow Safari: Exploring Wildlife on the Golf Course

A Tetherow Safari: Exploring Wildlife on the Golf Course

By Jesslyn Gillespie   On a Friday morning in June, I set out on a safari. It’s a dream many people share—to travel the backroads of a foreign landscape and experience breathtakingly close encounters with wild animals—but scoring a check on my bucket list was not my intention. I was in more danger of tripping […]