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SFMountaineer - Jul 21, 2009 3:09 pm Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2009
WorthwhileA nice short and worthwhile hike with a fantastic view as reward.
MoapaPk - Aug 6, 2008 7:25 pm Date Climbed: Sep 3, 1983
Prelude to SisterExact date a guess. I was working at a drill rig near Bend, and had some off-time while the well was cased. We met a great fellow on top, who convinced us to climb South Sister with him later on.
Bombchaser - Mar 3, 2008 1:20 pm Date Climbed: Dec 20, 2007
Tumalo Mountain TrailSnowshoed up the approximate route of the Tumalo Mountain Trail, never felt like I was on a trail though. Conditions were; 5 feet of deep soft snow, had to break trail the entire way, moderate snow falling with white out conditions and high winds at summit. Trip took 3.60 hours round trip.
Mr. Clam - Jan 13, 2008 9:32 pm Date Climbed: Jan 13, 2008
Great viewsSnowshoed from dutch flats, perfect weather, some amazing views of the sisters and broken top.
BSPclimber - Oct 24, 2007 1:32 pm Date Climbed: Oct 23, 2007
Approximate trailSolo hike. Beautiful day, temps in the 50's and sunny, little wind. About a foot of snow on average. Started on the trail but lost that early on, then just took the path of least resistance heading slightly NE following some bootpaths. Found the trail just before the summit. There was a guy on the summit preparing to ski down the N face with his dog, so I watched him do that (looks seriously fun) and headed down. Up in an hour, down in 30 minutes. Great day.
calebEOC - Jul 5, 2007 1:21 am Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2007
nice viewHad the day off from work so made the 30 minute drive from bend and did a quick little morning hike, could see as far south as Mt Scott.
cjwhat - Aug 28, 2006 8:48 pm Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2006
Tumalo Mtn trailAbout an hour hike up the trail with Rico (10).
Dennis Poulin - Nov 28, 2005 8:27 pm
Route Climbed: Tumalo Trail Date Climbed: 25 November 2005A bit of work in soft snow.
Soup - Oct 18, 2005 11:13 pm
Route Climbed: Trail Date Climbed: October 14, 2005I had a nice jaunt up this little guy while my wife was in a business meeting in Bend. I couldn't help but have elevation envy when looking at Bachelor on the way down, next time. It was sunny and windy with nice views on all four points of the compass.
Ol Walsher - Sep 18, 2005 2:17 pm
Route Climbed: Tumalo Mountain Trail Date Climbed: September 18, 2005A nice brisk autumn morning hike with Laura, Sady and myself.
JamesAlpine - Jul 29, 2005 1:35 pm
Route Climbed: Tumalo Mountain Trail Date Climbed: July 27, 2005Lots of wild flowers, nobody on the trail, and great views of Bachelor and the Sisters Complex the top.
cbuelow - Jul 25, 2005 2:29 am
Route Climbed: Tumalo Mountain Trail Date Climbed: July 23, 2005Quick early morning solo hike. Drank too many Twilight Ales the night before and this was a great way to sweat them out. Clear skies and nobody on the trail - all in all, a great morning in Central Oregon.
jajeet - Jul 24, 2005 8:19 pm
Route Climbed: South side usually Date Climbed: MultipleGreat skiing down in winter...quick, HOT hike in the summer. The views in any season are worth the jaunt!
Karl Helser - Apr 4, 2005 9:30 pm
Route Climbed: Duchman Flats Snowshoe Scramble Date Climbed: March 30th 2005Shared the duty of "Breaking Trail" with a trailhead acquaintance. Knee deep snow seemed a bit heavier than this area usually has to offer. The top was breezy with a mix of snow, sun, & fog.
Pawkala - Jul 2, 2004 1:46 pm
Route Climbed: North Side Date Climbed: December 2003Took off with 2 beginner showshoers and had a wonderful hike through the trees untill we got into the open section of the trail. There we ran into whipping winds which made it not so fun without goggles. We all had a great time. We did have to tire through some thigh deep powder until we found the well used path.
markmay - Jun 4, 2004 6:36 pm
Route Climbed: From Dutchman Flat Date Climbed: June 4, 2004Still tons of snow, skis on car to car. I wanna' ski the Sisters now. I just moved to Bend and need to meet some climbing partners.
cmc56789 - Jan 14, 2004 2:58 pm
Route Climbed: cross country from Dutchman Flat sno-park Date Climbed: January 12, 2004I did this little hike on snowshoes. Nice views from the sisters and broken top down to thielsen . Views to the north were pretty nonexistant due to clouds. I saw 3 other groups who were all on skis and even two guys on snowmobiles at the summit. this is a pretty fun snowshoe climb but the noise from all the snowmobiles below kind of detracted from the experience a little.
dkantola - Jun 29, 2003 2:38 am
Route Climbed: Cross country from Dutchman Flat SnoPark Date Climbed: March 3, 2003Another quick snowshoe trip from the snopark, but this time there were views on top. The clouds would occasionally break enough to see Broken Top and the Three Sisters. Mt. Bachelor was bathed in sunlight a few times. Bend could even be seen below the cloud ceiling.
dkantola - Jun 29, 2003 2:29 am
Route Climbed: Cross country from Dutchman Flat SnoPark Date Climbed: January 13, 2003A short jaunt on snowshoes from the Dutchman Flat SnoPark to low visibility and no views on top. A few skiers were making turns in the cirque. Foot-thick rime ice coated the trees near the summit.
pbeebe - Nov 17, 2002 6:17 pm
Route Climbed: Trail Date Climbed: December 2001Fun snowshoe hike. Rime-ice on trees as you approach the top makes for an eerie looking maze =) Ran into a couple of teleskiers at the top... looked at my snowshoes and envied their descent.