Tarn Return at Mt Cheeseman Ski Area
Intermediate · 223 m long with 80 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 24° at its steepest, facing E.
24°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
223 mlength
80 mvertical
1794 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Tarn Return is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Tarn Return
Lifts that reach the top: Ridge T-Bar (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 13 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Main T-Bar
- Ski Way Wide (intermediate)
- Ski unnamed advanced trail (advanced)
- Ride Ridge T-Bar
- Ski Ridge Run (advanced)
- Ski Tarn Return (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins unnamed advanced trail, Way Wide. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ridge T-Bar (1 min), Learners Tow (2 min), Main T-Bar (3 min).
See Tarn Return on the 3D mapAll runs at Mt Cheeseman Ski AreaMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.