Mount Bachelor ski area is a ski resort located in central Oregon approximately west of Bend, Oregon, at the end of Oregon Highway 372. The resort lies directly over Mount Bachelor, a stratovolcano built atop a volcanic shield in the Cascade Range. Mount Bachelor's challenging terrain parks attract serious enthusiasts and professionals from all over the world. It does not, however, offer much in the way of naturally occurring challenging alpine terrain. Originally opened as "Bachelor Butte" in November 1958 with a rope tow and a Poma lift, the name was changed to Mount Bachelor in the 1980s.