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TUMALO MOUNTAIN CASCADES (CENTRAL) | OREGON | UNITED STATES
Summary | Elevation: 7,779 ft
TUMALO MOUNTAIN
Current Weather in Sisters, OR Cloudy 39°F
| Recent Snowfall | Avalanche Info | Forecast | Web Cam |
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Base: 58 in 48 hours: 0 in | Mt. Hood |
Wed low 33°F high 46°F Showers Thu low 33°F high 55°F AM Clouds/PM Sun
Weather courtsey of Yahoo
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| Image | Name | Steepest Section | Aspect | Skiable Vert | AVG Ascent Time | |
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EAST BOWL | 35-45 Degrees | Northeast | 700 ft. | 1.5 hrs | |
| WEST FACE | This Route is not officially added | |||||
February 2, 2012
Submitted By PNWPOW1984
January 27, 2012
Submitted By PNWPOW1984
May 16, 2011
Submitted By powderjunky
May 16, 2011
Submitted By powderjunky
February 18, 2011
Submitted By SchneeFrau
February 18, 2011
Submitted By SchneeFrau
February 9, 2011
Submitted By SkiFreeNW
January 4, 2011
Submitted By SkiFreeNW
January 4, 2011
Submitted By PNWPOW1984
December 15, 2010
Submitted By SchneeFrau
December 15, 2010
Submitted By SchneeFrau
December 8, 2010
Submitted By PNWPOW1984
December 7, 2010
Submitted By SkiFreeNW
Submitted By Karhuligan
December 8, 2009
Submitted By powderjunky
Submitted By powderjunky
Vert Tracker
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Pnwpow1984: February 2, 2012 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
So nice! Wind absolutely ruthless up top but virtually nonexistent 25ft down....[view]
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Pnwpow1984: January 27, 2012 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
Another blue bird day. Great snow early, warming to a spring day by noon....[view]
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Pnwpow1984: January 5, 2012 Uphill: 2,400 ft. | Downhill: 2,400 ft.
Not to bad all things considered. Icy ridgetops made for some extreme skinning, but the bowl was decent. Never disappointed with low expectations!...[view]READ MORE
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Pnwpow1984: December 31, 2011 Uphill: 2,600 ft. | Downhill: 2,600 ft.
Deeper than expected, wind loaded bowl made for a great first day out! The new skis(icelantic gypsys) were working hard! Snowpark was crazy busy, but still found fresh well past noon.....[view]READ MORE
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Jjmarsbc: November 26, 2011 Uphill: 1,475 ft. | Downhill: 1,475 ft.
Diurnal in open shots towards the summit - wind & sun affected snow as well. However, the west face glade was not bad. Inconsistent snowpack through my entire line - but found some good powder cache...[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: May 27, 2011 Uphill: 2,100 ft. | Downhill: 2,100 ft.
freggin stormy up top, windy and brutal for the end of may, snow was okay, not great.come on sunshine!...[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: May 23, 2011 Uphill: 1,400 ft. | Downhill: 1,400 ft.
East bowl was a little too frozen and debris filled. Oh well....[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: May 17, 2011 Uphill: 2,100 ft. | Downhill: 2,100 ft.
Another day at tumalo, while our trailer gets fixed. About the same as yesterday soft and fun corn pow. Didn't see the 4 inches that Bachelor reported though.Thursday is looking good for some more hig...[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: May 16, 2011 Uphill: 2,100 ft. | Downhill: 2,100 ft.
Didn't know what really to expect. But turned out to be buttery fun. It was nuking snow in the parking lot, but then as I got to the top the sun came out and there was some really nice light going off...[view]
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Powderjunky: May 14, 2011 Uphill: 2,100 ft. | Downhill: 2,100 ft.
It was supposed to be raining today, but wasn't so we headed up for a quick lap, the sun even came out for a little bit, but the best part was Mt. Bachelor had a band playing and we could hear it pret...[view]READ MORE
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Schneefrau: May 4, 2011 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
Nice Spring tour with a friend from Tahoe in town. Glop in the bowl (watch out for rapidly melting cornices), but perfect corn on the front side. Back in town for a mtn. ride 3 hours later....[view]READ MORE
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Schneefrau: April 8, 2011 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
It was a late start and the sun had come out to turn the light pow to sludge (still light in the trees). Bowl wind-scoured and treacherous wind lips awaited us for part of the trip down the front. Dow...[view]READ MORE
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Schneefrau: February 18, 2011 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,600 ft.
DEEP, like 2 plus feet and Wasatch-lite! Kind of tracked up when we arrived at 3, but amazing turns and outstanding views at sunset. Snow squalls when leaving....[view]READ MORE
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Littleshasta: February 9, 2011 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
Total snow pack was approx 4-5 feet on average. Fresh snow (evening of monday, Feb 7th) was about 5-8" of dry powder. The east bowl was a bit icy on the first 100', then 6-8" of powder for the follow...[view]READ MORE
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Skifreenw: February 9, 2011 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
I know Oregon has been forgotten for the last month or so, but we're back...with 4 or so inches...in wind loaded locations. In all honesty though, you could not have asked for a better low snow day. ...[view]
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Gsanders: January 15, 2011 Uphill: 700 ft. | Downhill: 700 ft.
Heinous. Good to get out but can it get cold again? Nothing like skinning in a downpour and then skiing rain crust....[view]READ MORE
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Skifreenw: January 4, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
The snow was pretty chowdered up after several days of no new snow and a long holiday weekend full of traffic. But, it was a good day nonetheless and an important lesson was remembered...don't trust ...[view]
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Pnwpow1984: January 4, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
As expected it was super tracked up. Snow was still nice and soft but not a flake of fresh to be had!...[view]
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Schneefrau: December 18, 2010 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
STORMY backcountry day!! After the 1st lap, the winds kicked up and the vis. deteriorated rapidly. Cold and DEEP snow, but a little wind-affected in spots. Too gnarly for any photos or video today...d...[view]READ MORE
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Schneefrau: December 15, 2010 Uphill: 3,200 ft. | Downhill: 3,700 ft.
A beautiful day in the neighborhood in Central OR today! Over a foot of fresh, silky light snow fell making for scrumptuous turns in the open bowl and in the trees. Face shots and grins all around. My...[view]
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Pnwpow1984: December 8, 2010 Uphill: 4,050 ft. | Downhill: 4,050 ft.
An overnight 4-6" filled in the gaps nicely. High winds up top kept loading it all day. Visibility was mostly poor but manageable....[view]
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Pnwpow1984: December 7, 2010 Uphill: 2,700 ft. | Downhill: 2,700 ft.
Little tracked up from the last few days. Still found great stashes all day. Light winds and decent visibility made for a good first day on Tumalo....[view]READ MORE
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Skifreenw: December 7, 2010 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
There was about 4-6 inches of powder on top of crust, the bowl was pretty tracked up but there were still a few clean lines to be had. Spots of ice/crust near the base. Great day overall!...[view]
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Schneefrau: December 3, 2010 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 4,200 ft.
6-8 inches of champagne pow on top of a solid base which skied like Heaven this afternoon in the bowl & on the front side. A shimmering surface hoar layer gleamed in the sun as we lapped it up. Needle...[view]READ MORE
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Schneefrau: November 27, 2010 Uphill: 5,200 ft. | Downhill: 5,200 ft.
THEE best snow of the season so far in what you'd call the "backcountry" on Tumalo. 6 laps in the bowl. Very light foot+ of powder fell last night which translated to frosty face shots every turn out ...[view]READ MORE
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Illbeback: November 10, 2010 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Ugh, not enough snow base to prevent ski base damage! Darn!...[view]READ MORE
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Awesomepatrol: April 15, 2010 Uphill: 2,200 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.
Felt good to get the legs moving....[view]READ MORE
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Awesomepatrol: April 2, 2010 Uphill: 2,200 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.
Deep and windy...[view]READ MORE
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Awesomepatrol: March 31, 2010 Uphill: 2,100 ft. | Downhill: 2,100 ft.
totally awesome...[view]READ MORE
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Dcapasso: February 8, 2010 Uphill: 1,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,300 ft.
Great snow, sunny day, toured, and dropped into Ol' Blue Slide...left the mtns. after the beautiful sunset!...[view]READ MORE
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Dcapasso: January 21, 2010 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
Vis went from terrible to primo...stayed low for half the tour, better snow! Damn the wind affect, but still got a choice line...Left the sidecountry around noon, and got Bachelor summit opening. Good...[view]READ MORE
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Bushmaninsnow: January 17, 2010 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.
Great snow, high winds at top, very bad vis, did not ski the bowl. Must have been about 15 people skinning up, no one went into bowl ! Definite layers in the snow, two thick ice layers. This wet snow...[view]READ MORE
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Canuckonplanks: January 14, 2010 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
A bit wind packed, but stable....[view]READ MORE
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Awesomepatrol: January 14, 2010 Uphill: 2,200 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.
Not bad, fresh snow...[view]READ MORE
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Canuckonplanks: January 2, 2010 Uphill: 1,800 ft. | Downhill: 1,800 ft.
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Canuckonplanks: December 30, 2009 Uphill: 2,200 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.
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Maverick29: December 29, 2009 Uphill: 2,300 ft. | Downhill: 2,300 ft.
Not as bad as you'd think. Cut up goods in the bowl but smooth and creamy below the rocks....[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: December 8, 2009 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Skied a little better than dust on crust. Judging by the size of my frank and beans, it was about -5 degrees out and boogers were very firm, the car thermometer confirmed what my pecker and snot alrea...[view]
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Waheenie: November 23, 2009 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Gorgeous blue skies and amazing bouncy powder. Met some new friends and enjoyed unbelievable turns....[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: November 23, 2009 Uphill: 4,200 ft. | Downhill: 4,200 ft.
Great wind blown bouncy pow, glad we woke up early as us and another group tracked it out pretty quick....[view]Need A Guide?
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