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Love them Big Bumps!
Not necessarily just because we like to ski 'em,
but because they represent rapid, efficient and
extremely effective coverage.
The "Bump Park"
We Love the way Expo is developed by the strategic placement of the
SnowMakers so that they are stationary along it’s length to create these
large bumps. This is an extremely effective, efficient way to cover
the inherently uneven surface of Expo.
Many moons ago, even in a good snow year, it could take to the middle
or end of January to get enough natural coverage to Ski Expo without
severe hazard exposure. Even beyond then, there were sectors of it
that were prone to “Surface Anomalies” all season .
Now, they just bury all the jagged rock, cracks, stumps and anything
else you can think of under this series of big bumps, let it settle for a
few hours, then winch groom Expo from Top to Bottom, to an almost
perfect, smooth, super quality surface that is just about as flat as a
Billiard Table.
This strategy is brilliant. We estimate that it substantially reduces
time, labour, and other resources, so as well as the exceptional surface
quality, we think it probably saves a lot of money too.
There are those that have been vocally negative towards these bumps,
but we think the advantages in very practical resource management,
far, far out-weigh the usually brief time between when the guns shut off
and the Groomers blades drop to flatten it out.
As a case study, they can build/rebuild Expo here in about 96 hours, if all
goes well. If you had to wait for Mother Nature to provide this coverage,
it might not happen in a whole season.
There are many that enjoy skiing those bumps, if they are allowed.
We have heard people raving about how much fun they are as a terrain
feature. We're going to call it a "Bump Park”.
The results speak for themselves. This exceptional quality has become
routine, so we think it’s very fair to point out that it is the direct outcome
of the “Big Bump” process.
This strategy is widely used at Tremblant as all the regulars know, so
before anyone questions it, we would encourage them to at least
understand the functional merits of this technique that is simple
and effective.
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We Love Your Big Bumps Tremblant!
We Love Your Big Bumps Tremblant!
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