T360 Apres Ski Edit Under Gradual Construction @ 10:28 P.M.
It is not wise to “Sugar Coat” cold. It deserves respect, as we sincerely
give it on a day like today, but not just for personal safety or comfort.
It deserves respect because it can cryogenically treat an
entire Mountain in a few, a handful of overnight hours of
deep chill, while we are all asleep.
Together with Grooming, this deep cold snap can render
the totality of Trail Surface Snow into some of the very finest
outright “Winter” performance snow known to the human
Ski Experience.
Of course, the Mountain still only has a portion of its terrain
available, but what is open, what is groomed, was quite exceptional,
“Squeaky” KKkkool, super-fast, super-low friction, very very user
friendly to any Skill Level that set an edge on it today.
And... There’s More On The Way...
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Below:
This is all the light you get when it’s Last Run on Versant Nord, the North Side
at Tremblant within 48 Hours of the shortest day of the year.
As shadow’d as it is, there is not only the great lateral grip you can
clearly see, but sustained linear(what we call), “Shred Depth”, the
depth that skis can traverse through the surface in their path of
forward motion, in this case, at a consistent, predictable level that
can be cyclically left/right repeated for an entire descent line without fail.
When you may pick virtually/almost any Groomed trail on the Mountain
and have that exact same, or similar performance repeated, that
is an extraordinary day. Glitches? Oh, there’s probably a few, but
you’re having so much fun, any of them are inconsequential.
There was a common Local’s POV/Opinion, that today was the finest
“Winter” Snow of the season so far.
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Below:
The physical engagement of the Skiing Experience is a joyful
and understandably dominant component of your day at
Tremblant, however just when your quad muscles are sending
you “Help” messages, and it’s Last Run, you look up, and you
realize that all day long, as well as the performance, you’ve
been surrounded by Mother Natures extraordinary beauty
that is literally, around every corner at Tremblant.
and the snow underfoot is quite near perfect.
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For Tomorrow...
Another Kkkkool one @ -20C, but warming up under a partially
sunny sky to -12C. The best part of it is ...
get ready for this.... Low Wind. If that actually happens,
it’s going to be a very, very fine, incrementally better day
than today...
Go if you can...
------------------------ 7:29 A.M. Orig. Post --------------------------
48(*) Open Trails on Versant Sud/South, Versant Nord/North, at #Tremblant .
Very Snowy, Very Cool!!!
Understanding yesterday always helps to put today
into perspective and the big take-away you see here
is the abundant, wind sheltered, Versant Nord/North Side
Natural Snowfall that blessed this Sector with favour.
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If you ask the Locals where the “Sweet Spots” were for yesterday
you automatically have insight into where conditions may be optimal
today. In this case, the entire Expo Quad serviced terrain gets very
high marks.
Overall, there are great Ski conditions everywhere, however, particularly
in the Expert steeper pitches and zones on Versant Sud/South Summit
levels, trails that got direct uphill wind blast, were not able to keep
as much retained snowfall and with traffic, there can be icy bits
exposed.
We decided to give Sud/South McCulloch a test and what we found
was that Course Workers were setting up for an event, but the trail
was still open. The trail surface itself on the main Summit pitch had
slick and icy patches exposed by a combination uphill wind force and
traffic scraping sideways across it to find traction. Nothing anyone
could do about that, just one of those things when there is so much
direct frontal wind blast. What we also found were the usual soft edges.
The left side descending was the widest and softest, so with a lot of
tight parallel style turns, it was the best line for reliable control.
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Going to the sides is always a viable option if there’s slickness in the
centre, it just requires the Expert Level ability to execute short-radius
turns in a rapid sequential manner in order to maintain a safe descent.
So, after some exploration and research... it’s time to head
back to where those “Sweet Spots” are!
Please Note Below:
Big Snow, Zero Wind.
We call that the “Lee-Side Benefit”
and we expect it will be similar today.
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Much of the tall, tree-line Versant Nord/North Side was near calm
and quite sheltered which meant not only easier to take, but
obvious and quite rapid new snow accumulations.
Otherwise, for today...
The needle on the old, but accurate analogue thermometer
says -25 C at 6:38 A.M. in the adjacent Old Village of Mt. T.
this morning. That’s what we call “Nippy”...
The Skiing Will Be Excellent. “Squeaky” Cold Snow has unique
performance properties of traction and grip that benefit all
Skill Levels, however, absolute attention to exterior garment
or shell fasteners, seals and overlaps must be prioritized in
order to prevent cold air migration into your personal envelop.
Weather Notes:
Cold Weather Caveat:
Bundle Up. Special Note For Children Enrolled in Classes.
Little Johnny and Little Jill need to be very carefully dressed
and monitored at these temps that are even cooler at Mountain
Elevations . Be extremely careful with use of Hoods. Hoods actually
become effective Air Scoops that act to drive cold air into the body
of the garment at any speed if they are not tightly sealed
around the face. In our opinion, it is wiser to independently insulate
head with balaclava and helmet, plus helmet cover, and then also
independently insulate the neck, with multiple neck warmers, rather
than rely on Hood. Even hoods that are tightly sealed to begin with,
work loose and we shudder with alarm when we see little kids descending
with forward airspeed and their hood and jacket puffed out like an Air Bag
because the wind force contained by the hood that worked loose with constant
flexing(in as little as 5 minutes), can not escape. In these cases, the Hood
is actually causing the OPPOSITE Effect to the one intended. Be aware.
(Please See Utility Notice on Hood Use Attached below.)
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Cold Temperature Utility Notice:
Improper Use Of Hood In Alpine Snow Sports:
Please Note: The red hood and jacket of the skier shown
below are completely puffed out with cold air to the fullness
of an airbag system due to forward velocity and contained
facing wind pressure. The hood is acting as a very effective
air scoop that literally fills up the jacket body with cold outside
air because there is nowhere for the pressure to escape.
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Conditions Notes:
All As Above.
PLUS... For Tomorrow... Pay Attention... SOLEIL Sector
Permanently Open For Season Effective Friday A.M. !!! Nice!
48(*)Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
for December 19, 2019, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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Research Future Visits... If you would like to look up dates you visited Tremblant, or you
want to research days/weeks/months to visit, you can sample what
they look like historically, month by month, year by year.
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you can use the "Previous Topic" or "Next Topic" buttons, located
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