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Rumba

Blue Tamarack, ID

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical458 ft
Length2,786 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesSE
Top6,689 ft

Rumba drops 458 vertical feet over 2,786 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 1,400 feet below the top. That's steeper than 75% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 70 named runs at Tamarack. It faces southeast.

How well Rumba holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 10°, Rumba gets about 116% of the winter sun that flat ground at Tamarack does, December through March. That's sunnier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th sunniest named run at Tamarack. Its top sits at 6,690 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Rumba profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Rumba elsewhere

Nearby at Tamarack

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.