Trail # 5 La Passe

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Trail # 5 La Passe

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La Passe originates at the top of the "Flying Mile"
high speed detachable quad chair lift. As you
unload from the chair, turn left and it is directly
before you. It is a green run linking the top of the
"Flying Mile" sector to Lower Nansen.


It is a very gentle descent that is maintained to very smooth
standards and it comes with our highest recommendations
as a primary learning/teaching area for "Never-Ever” absolute
beginners in any Alpine Snow Sport.


This is also an excellent “Never-Ever” Chairlift riding exercise
using the “Flying Mile” quad lift. We frequently recommend
Alpine Snow Sport Orientation utilizing this lift and trail
combination. The staff here are fully aware that there are
many new-to-the-sport users and you will always find
them helpful for loading assistance.

La Passe is absolutely the easiest way to get to the bottom
of the South Side and offers some of the smoothest terrain
to be found anywhere at Tremblant.


In this zoomed in detail of the Lower South Side, you can see
La Passe on the upper left corner of the page.




Screenshot Courtesy of www.tremblant.ca Downloadable pdf Trail Map file.
Screenshot Courtesy of www.tremblant.ca Downloadable pdf Trail Map file.
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In this zoomed in detail of the Upper South Side, you can see
La Passe on lower page left.



Screenshot Courtesy of www.tremblant.ca Downloadable pdf Trail Map file.
Screenshot Courtesy of www.tremblant.ca Downloadable pdf Trail Map file.
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Attention Experts/Intermediates bringing “Never-Ever” friends
to Tremblant.



All true Ski enthusiasts eventually end up with never-ever
friends new to the sport tagging along and inevitably, you
end up spending all day going 2 miles an hour because you
are doing the right thing to share your knowledge with them.

What we recommend is that you orientate them to the Flying
Mile lift as quickly as possible, do your initial instructions
on La Passe and Nansen Bas/Lower, then leave them there
to practice.

Any true Beginner can spend all day on La Passe and Nansen
Bas/Lower safely. The total descent line is roughly 2.5 kilometres
and because it is as gentle as a golf course fairway, it is extremely
easy and an excellent confidence building environment for anyone
just starting out. In this way you can fulfill your obligation to start
them off safely, and you can absolutely trust this zone to keep them
safe while you zip off to have your own time on the Mountain.
Meet them there later if need be, but the point is this is a very fine
zone for newbies to work on their own, and safely at their own pace.


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A Short Editorial About The Virtues Of Letting
New Skiers Practice Safely And Alone On
La Passe/Nansen Bas/Lower Via The Flying Mile Quad.



It is a factual observation that many new skiers get dragged onto
difficult terrain that is way beyond their safe skills capability simply
because they are either self-compelled, or peer-group pressured
to “Keep Up” with the group they came with.

In our opinion this is exactly the wrong approach for any initial
ski adventure because it can lead to a bad experience and maybe
worse, injury. Either way, it’s a frequent reason those first timer’s
never come back to the sport.

Forget The Group.

Teach/Orient your new skier friends to safely use the Flying
Mile Quad and descent cycle on La Passe to Nansen Bas/Lower
and then leave them there alone, to practice. This will vastly
reduce the stress and pressure involved with “Keeping Up”
and allow these folks to work at their own pace, safely, without
the negative self-conscious tension involved with keeping up that
is both embarrassing and counterproductive.

Check on them as often as you need to, but the point is to take the
“Heat” off them to keep up or hold up the group, and allow them
to have a quiet, positive, rewarding personal experience. If you are
a really dedicated friend willing to take most of, or the whole day for
teaching an absolute beginner, that’s ideal. The La Passe to Nansen
Bas/Lower is still one of the very finest places in Eastern North America
to do that if you genuinely want them to come back.










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