With both cities….they have ski areas. Mt Bachelor is in bend area. Ketchum is thr ski toen in sun valley
both places in august have very real wildfire and smoke/ haze risks.
neither have a national park near it
both have a bunch of trails to high on in the area
I’ve been to both areas…
The person above Said bend is a high desert— not really Bend is sort of like Salt Lake City or denver where the city is on flat ground next to a mountain range. Sun valley is in a valley between mountain ranges,
the area east of cascades and west of the the next set mountains is a temperate desert because it doesn’t get much summer rain but has cold and snow winters. In the summer the highs east of the cascades are 10-20 degrees warmer in the summer and 10-20 degrees colder in winter. Thr prevailing win is downsloping which cause chinook winds which can watermark things up. The hottest areas are generally the lowest in elevation near walla walla in Washington.
both places can be nice.
i have stayed at redfish lake the person above mentioned.
im not a foodie— I just don’t think the food available is like what you might find in jackson or aspen. Bend is a regular town. It’s not really an Uber wealthy ski town like aspen and Jackson is.
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sinfonia
Any suggestions or guidance would be great. We have top elite status with both Marriott and Hilton so would likely end up staying at one of them, although neither brands have resorts (we'd prefer resorts) at these locations, like they do in Deer Valley, Aspen, etc. There are more lodging options between these brands in Bend but we don't want to make a decision only on that as we are open to staying outside these brands if worthwhile.
Thank you!
ehst exsctly are you looking for in a place?
besides bend and sun valley there are a few other locations
lake chelan/ Leavenworth/ Wenatchee in Washington
flathead lake area near whitefish/ kalispekk
san Juan islands in washington
southern oregon coast