Two prominent Bend resorts and hotels offer guests holiday packages for lodging and a New Year’s Eve Bonfire on the Snow on December 31, 2007.  Mt. Bachelor Village and McMenamins Old St. Francis School have designs for an expedition that puts visitors smack in the middle of Central Oregon paradise to welcome the New Year. With Bonfire on the Snow packages, guests can celebrate under the night sky and stars with luscious desserts and a hot drink in a stunning old-growth Hemlock forest.  Both hotels offer van service and discounts on holiday packages of various kinds.  Bonfire on the Snow packages include transportation, snowshoes, instruction and hot chocolate

Families that love skiing and snowboarding have traditionally spent holidays at Mt. Bachelor Village because it comes alive with festivities. Many snow enthusiasts praise the lavish space of River Ridge Condominiums with their spectacular Deschutes River views. To reserve lodging at Mt. Bachelor Village call 800-547-5204 or check out the website.

McMenamins Old St. Francis School has music, movies and good food during the New Year’s weekend. Friends and visitors rave about their pub, brewery and bakery, movie theater and elegant Turkish-style soaking pool. For reservations at McMenamins call 541- 382-5174 or Toll Free 877- 661-4228 or visit the McMenamins website.

Lucky guests will snowshoe a short way in the High Cascade Mountains with a tour guide to a serene spot in the forest and then snuggle up to a blazing bonfire. It all takes place in a unique amphitheater that was hand carved into the snow. Naturalists discuss history, ecology, nature and astronomy. Here and on this night nature and the stars are the main attraction. For more information about the New Year’s Eve Bonfire in the Snow, call 541-389-8359 or toll free 800-962-2862 or logon to the Wanderlust Tours web site.