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TUMALO MOUNTAIN CASCADES (CENTRAL) | OREGON | UNITED STATES

Summary | Elevation: 7,779 ft

TUMALO MOUNTAIN
TUMALO MOUNTAIN
Tumalo Mountain is a shield volcano in the Cascade Range of central Oregon, located just northeast of Mount Bachelor across the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway. Ice Age glaciers carved a large cirque into the northeast flank of the mountain, producing a bowl which is popular with local backcountry skiers. A United States Forest Service fire lookout tower was built on the summit in the 1930s, but abandoned in the 1970s and subsequently removed. A trail to the summit ascends the southwest flank of the volcano.
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Routes

ImageNameSteepest SectionAspectSkiable VertAVG Ascent Time
EAST BOWL EAST BOWL 35-45 Degrees Northeast 700 ft. 1.5 hrs


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November 23, 2009 skiing the bowl.
By powderjunky
Another beautiful sunset on Mount Bachelor.
Taken on December 8, 2009
By powderjunky
East Bowl Tumalo Cornice
By Karhuligan
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Awesomepatrol: April 15, 2010 Uphill: 2,200 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.

Felt good to get the legs moving....[view]

Awesomepatrol: April 2, 2010 Uphill: 2,200 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.

Deep and windy...[view]

Awesomepatrol: March 31, 2010 Uphill: 2,100 ft. | Downhill: 2,100 ft.

totally awesome...[view]

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]

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]

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]

Canuckonplanks: January 14, 2010 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.

A bit wind packed, but stable....[view]

Awesomepatrol: January 14, 2010 Uphill: 2,200 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.

Not bad, fresh snow...[view]

Karhuligan: January 10, 2010 Uphill: 2,400 ft. | Downhill: 2,400 ft.

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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]

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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Karhuligan: December 5, 2009 Uphill: 2,300 ft. | Downhill: 2,300 ft.

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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]

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]

Powderjunky: June 15, 2009 Uphill: 3,400 ft. | Downhill: 3,400 ft.

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