Bend beat out Telluride and Banff to come in at the number one ski destination with the greatest year over year search interest in North America, according to the travel website Kayak’s " Holiday Hacker Guide," which came out Wednesday.

Bend is a newcomer to the list, according to Kayak. The Central Oregon city didn’t place last year and this year came in with a massive 38% increase in searches year over year.

What is it about Bend that makes it such a great ski destination? Well, Mt. Bachelor, obviously.

Sure, Mt. Bachelor has some of the spendiest lift tickets in Oregon -- 2019-2020 prices aren’t available yet for daily tickets but for the 2018-2019 season they cost $96 -- but it also has 11 lifts, 101 runs and an average snowfall of 462 inches a year.

Cross country skiers also love Bachelor for the 56 km of trails that are machine-groomed and track-set every night of the season.

For your family members who don’t want to hit the slopes, or even those who want a day or evening off from shredding, Bend and the greater Central Oregon area is also known for its epic beer scene.

According to Kayak, the median hotel rate per night goes up as the temperatures go down. In November, it is $137 per night, in December, $198 and by January, it is $224 a night.

Since Bend has already seen some snow this year, maybe it’s worth it to book a November trip?

-- Lizzy Acker

503-221-8052

lacker@oregonian.com, @lizzzyacker

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