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TAM MCARTHUR RIM CASCADES (CENTRAL) | OREGON | UNITED STATES
Summary | Elevation: 7,270 ft
TAM MCARTHUR RIM
Current Weather in Sisters, OR Fair 41°F
| Recent Snowfall | Avalanche Info | Forecast | Web Cam |
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Base: 0 in 48 hours: 0 in | Mt. Hood |
Thu low 33°F high 56°F Scattered Thunderstorms Fri low 33°F high 60°F Showers
Weather courtsey of Yahoo
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Routes
| Image | Name | Steepest Section | Aspect | Skiable Vert | AVG Ascent Time | |
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| FUNNEL OF DOOM | This Route is not officially added | |||||
| JELLY ROLL | This Route is not officially added | |||||
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PROBOSCIS | 35-45 Degrees | Northeast | 500 ft. | 1 HOUR | |
| PYRAMID PEAK | This Route is not officially added | |||||
| THE PLAYGROUND | This Route is not officially added | |||||
| THREE SISTERS WILDERNESS HUT | This Route is not officially added | |||||
| TREE FARM/CHRISTMAS TREES | This Route is not officially added | |||||
| YAHTZEE CHUTES | This Route is not officially added | |||||
April 28, 2012
Submitted By PNWPOW1984
April 28, 2012
Submitted By PNWPOW1984
February 15, 2012
Submitted By PNWPOW1984
January 26, 2012
Submitted By PNWPOW1984
January 26, 2012
Submitted By PNWPOW1984
November 24, 2011
Submitted By powderjunky
January 24, 2011
Submitted By SchneeFrau
January 24, 2011
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January 23, 2011
Submitted By SchneeFrau
November 12, 2010
Submitted By powderjunky
November 12, 2010
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February 25, 2010
Submitted By jarlybart
February 25, 2010
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February 25, 2010
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March 27, 2010
Submitted By powderjunky
March 27, 2010
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March 26, 2010
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March 26, 2010
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March 26, 2010
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March 26, 2010
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March 24, 2010
Submitted By PNWPOW84
March 24, 2010
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March 24, 2010
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March 24, 2010
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March 17, 2010
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December 17, 2009
Submitted By canuckonplanks
December 17, 2009
Submitted By canuckonplanks
December 6, 2009
Submitted By powderjunky
December 6, 2009
Submitted By powderjunky
Wind Loading on a north aspect on the Tam Rim. By powderjunky |
Skiing the rim By powderjunky |
By VideoAdmin |
Vert Tracker
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Gsanders: January 1, 2013 Uphill: 2,600 ft. | Downhill: 2,600 ft.
Two laps of the Proboscis. One down to the trees and the other to the upper flat before heading west to the tree farm. Two laps through the tree farm....[view]READ MORE
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Gsanders: December 31, 2012 Uphill: 1,800 ft. | Downhill: 1,800 ft.
Yahtzee! Good snow and stable conditions. One small slough slide triggered in the middle Yahtzee Chute. Snow came in during the afternoon and about 1-2" fell....[view]READ MORE
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Gsanders: December 30, 2012 Uphill: 1,600 ft. | Downhill: 1,600 ft.
Good snow. Soft, stable, and cold....[view]READ MORE
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Pnwpow1984: April 28, 2012 Uphill: 1,750 ft. | Downhill: 1,750 ft.
Sticky icky icky! The few inches of fresh that fell thurs. night turned sloppy. Face plants all over the place! Good company always makes for good times....[view]
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Pnwpow1984: February 15, 2012 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Soft chunder. The more easterly aspects were hard and wind stripped. The ridge above the playground skied best. Clear skies allowed for views up to Mt.Adams....[view]
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Pnwpow1984: January 31, 2012 Uphill: 1,200 ft. | Downhill: 1,200 ft.
Sunny until we got to the top. Alot more stable than a few days ago. Still alot of terrain avialable but in need of another storm!...[view]READ MORE
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Pnwpow1984: January 26, 2012 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
Surprisingly sunny and calm!6" of light fluff on a rain crust which was moving around a little....[view]
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Gsanders: January 4, 2012 Uphill: 4,200 ft. | Downhill: 4,200 ft.
Variable snow with a mix of boot top powder and some wind slab. Snow was consistently blowing into the playground off of Tam Rim. South facing faces were mostly getting crusty. Very warm and mushy ...[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: November 24, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Bluebird and windy. The rim is in! Lots of snow, pretty good coverage. Wind buff up top, crusty crap down low. The road in is heavily rutted due to some enthusiast testing out his four wheel drive cap...[view]
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Schneefrau: January 24, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
More of a 'recon' tour than anything else to the other end of the basin above Little 3 Creeks Lake. Rained last night, barely froze, but found some nice and steep east-facing corn slopes to play aroun...[view]READ MORE
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Schneefrau: January 23, 2011 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
Been way too long since I posted. Nobody wants to hear about epic skate skis and crust cruising. Great tour with a group of gals for a few days out at the hut. Found some softer snow down in the trees...[view]READ MORE
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Ronchrondo: January 12, 2011 Uphill: 1,800 ft. | Downhill: 1,800 ft.
Lot's of wind loaded slopes. Firm and wet. Many slab debris piles seen. Very conservative skiing....[view]READ MORE
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Dcapasso: January 12, 2011 Uphill: 1,300 ft. | Downhill: 1,300 ft.
Ran into the local hessians that we could hear yesterday, you know, by the wildcat pit. It was snowing sideways most of the day, moderate to strong winds. Observed a class2- human triggered wind sla...[view]READ MORE
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Dcapasso: January 11, 2011 Uphill: 2,400 ft. | Downhill: 2,400 ft.
Found some good snow, but another hard layer feelin me up all day. Some of the local hessains sent some bigger lines today. Yeah, storm in progress, only top couple inches/wind layer moving. Good R...[view]READ MORE
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Dcapasso: December 21, 2010 Uphill: 1,050 ft. | Downhill: 1,050 ft.
Another day of great quality snow! The dragon is out there, although things seemed to stabalize a touch. Top layer was way fast to move, about 5in. of wind transport from last night. WNW aspect at 2...[view]READ MORE
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Pnwpow1984: November 12, 2010 Uphill: 300 ft. | Downhill: 300 ft.
Im not notorious for making good decisions, but turning around and heading for beers in the parking lot was one of them.(group decision, can't take all the credit) Another good storm or two and Tam Ri...[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: November 12, 2010 Uphill: 300 ft. | Downhill: 300 ft.
went on an exploratory mission to see what kind of snow the rim is holding. The answer is zero. There isn't any base on the lower half, which really surprised me since it's north facing and pretty hig...[view]
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Powderjunky: May 8, 2010 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
Great spring day and great to be back skiing. Snow on steeper aspects was pretty firm while less steep pitches that the sun was hitting more directly were really soft. The road is open and you can dri...[view]READ MORE
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Pnwpow1984: May 8, 2010 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
The ever changing snow conditions definitely kept us on out toes! Seemed like it should of softened up a lot more than it did....[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: March 27, 2010 Uphill: 2,200 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.
Not as deep as friday, but pretty darn good, i tell ya. All our tracks from the day before had blown in, signaling more wind loading, what a shocker huh? Lots of folks out there and having fun. We got...[view]
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Powderjunky: March 26, 2010 Uphill: 1,800 ft. | Downhill: 1,800 ft.
Deepest day in a while and the forecast looks amazing. There was high winds the day before creating some wind slab, click here, [link] ,for a video of an avalanche. Good to get out with a couple of gr...[view]
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Powderjunky: March 25, 2010 Uphill: 2,100 ft. | Downhill: 2,100 ft.
Pow---Der! Like a washed up superhero Winter keeps trying to squeeze back into her skin tight uniform that is the Month of March. Man the weather is wacky, super hot, then snow, super hot than snow. I...[view]
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Canuckonplanks: March 24, 2010 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
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Pnwpow84: March 24, 2010 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
Could not of asked for a better afternoon, great people, great snow and great weather. Overall great success!!...[view]
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Powderjunky: March 24, 2010 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
Still skiing great in the shade. Met up with the two Matts from over on the westside. Great skiing and one of the Matt's who is on his fourth day of learning to tele made turns that would make Nick De...[view]
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Canuckonplanks: March 23, 2010 Uphill: 6,000 ft. | Downhill: 6,000 ft.
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Canuckonplanks: March 22, 2010 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
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Powderjunky: March 22, 2010 Uphill: 2,200 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.
Winter has returned for a brief second. Skiing was tastier than a box full of animal crackers wrapped in bacon. Snow was on average 5 inches with some deeper wind pockets in places. Things were pretty...[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: March 17, 2010 Uphill: 1,800 ft. | Downhill: 1,800 ft.
Skied a great line I am calling the Funnel of Doom, as it funnels you to a sharp lava rocky mandatory air. Great steep 40 degree pitch, Good snow no tracks, solid. Big thanks to the Three Sisters Back...[view]
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Powderjunky: March 16, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
The tam has been seeing a lot action lately, more ski tracks in her than I have ever seen, its good to see so many people getting after it, but with a big group staying at the huts and unless it snows...[view]READ MORE
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Canuckonplanks: February 17, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
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Dcapasso: January 20, 2010 Uphill: 1,800 ft. | Downhill: 1,800 ft.
Weird noises, creepy...dug a pit...solid touring, great wind loaded snow, good to be outback!...[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: January 14, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Snow was about 5 inches of mostly wind slab give or take some spots deeper and some spots bare to the ice. Lots of whumping, like the graploid monsters from the movie tremors were trying to escape fro...[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: January 12, 2010 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Finally got to ski without having to wear a plastic bag. The rain has finally changed to snow. The rim had an inch or so of new snow on top of a firm frozen layer. It was actually really fun, fast ski...[view] READ MORE
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Canuckonplanks: December 17, 2009 Uphill: 1,200 ft. | Downhill: 1,200 ft.
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Dcapasso: December 10, 2009 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
Do early season days like this really exist! How about velvet love?...[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: December 10, 2009 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
Good consolidated pow. Some surface hoar growing, the next storm should produce some interesting layers....[view]READ MORE
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Waheenie: December 6, 2009 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.
Completely unexpected DEEP powder day today! Thanks again to my wonderful husband for motivation & inspiration. Ooh it was cold though......[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: December 6, 2009 Uphill: 1,300 ft. | Downhill: 1,300 ft.
Unexpected, Bachelor and Hoodoo reported a dusting, Tam Rim had over a foot of fresh, go figure. The Rim still needs some more snow to cover up some of those lava rocks....[view]
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canuckonplanks wrote on 12/14/09 at 3:10:18 pm pst:
Powderjunky,caunuckonplanks here. I just joined this site, live in Bend, and will be at Tam Rim this coming Fri/Sat and Sun. Is there any way I can talk to you about the area before I go? It'll be my first time there. My email is maurer at earthlink dot net if you wouldn't mind dropping me a line - thanks in advance.
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powderjunky wrote on 12/14/09 at 3:23:49 pm pst:
Glad to have you on the site, I Just shot you an email.Sign Up for free or login to post comments.
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