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Some Naturally Limited, Snow-Filtered
Insights Into Today.
That’s all you get, taking pictures in near-blizzard conditions...
Race Coach and team members taking a powder cruise
on Versant Nord/North Side, Trail #65, Banzai(Haut/Upper),
just above the Lowell T/Duncan Cat track .
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Big, big natural snowfall, virtually all day on Summit
and Nord/North, some clearing on Sud/South Bas/Lower.
We are not sure what the total is going to register at,
but we can tell you for a fact we saw drifting at over
30cm’s, and we also saw wind-blown bare zones where
the blasting force just would not permit accumulation.
The average might maybe be 20 some-odd cm’s, but
one thing for sure, the snowy bits outnumbered the
wind-blown by 200 to 1.
This morning we estimated the Summit would reach -8 C,
and we were not too far off on that call. Please note the
“minus” symbol was not illuminating at this time.
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The new snow has variable rates of density, but it was all on
the thick side in terms of forward resistance and generally
we would have to classify it as high friction. Where unpacked
glide was very limited, where it was traffic-packed, glide was
better, but in either case, it was directly dependant on slope
for any significant speed.
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Mountain Op’s has a huge task ahead to get this stuff groomed
and we think based on the depths, the thickness, and the total
Mountain coverage, it’s going to take at least a couple or three
days to get towards optimized compaction out to farthest reaches
of the 4 corners. There will some very fine zones immediately,
tomorrow morning, however there will likely be lingering softness
and the tendency for mogul formations, for at least the first day.
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When there are powder lines on Nansen, it’s a rare day...
Oh, and by-the-way... we were definitely right about
today being a “workout”... it was all of that, plus, plus, X 2, at least.
----------------- 7:17 A.M. Orig. Post -----------------
75 Open Trails On Sud/South, Nord/North, Soleil And Edge Sectors At #Tremblant .
Are We Going To Win The Natural Snowfall Lottery?
When It Looks Like This, Chances Are Great!
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With the range of potential snowfall estimated between
20 and 35cm’s, today could be a significant game-changer
within the progression of incremental seasonal accumulations.
Basically, the potential here is to additionally get somewhere
between 10 to 18% of the existing snowpack total, in one day.
Weather Notes:
A huge functional bonus for today, especially compared
to recent days, is it’s relatively warm. From yesterdays
early minus -32C to todays high at -5C, skiers back
out today will think they are on a different planet,
and a far more comfortable one that is 27C warmer
and super-easy to stay outside for, all day long.
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Evidently there is a difference of opinion on the amount of
snowfall, expressed in the range of cm’s, that could fall,
between the numbers shown by The Weather Network(up to 35)
and the Official Trail Status report(up to 20). We will need
to get to “The End Of The Day” to find out who’s either
correct, or closer, or will they all be wrong and we maybe,
possibly, get more?, or less?
We think the direction of the answer leans towards “more"
because of two mechanical processes involved with air-flow
along Earths surface. What we think is possible, even likely,
is, first, localized Orographic Precipitation, where warm, moist
air is forced up into cooler atmospheric strata by the ramp-like
shape of the Mountain Peaks, and when that moist air encounters
those cooler temp’s, that causes additional condensation and
more localized precipitation than occurs at ground level.
Plus... At Tremblant, the usual spread is -4C, cooler to Summit
levels and because the high temp is forecast to be -4C, the
Summit may be somewhere around -8C. Combine that with what we
often refer to what we call Mother Natures own ideal snowmaking
temps at between -4C and -7 C, and you end up with an ideal
natural snowmaking profile over Mountain Elevations.
Secondly, there is significant potential for drifting on a very
large scale caused by the fact that the wind direction is of
a Northerly orientation which at Tremblant means that it will
be hitting the slightly taller Johannsen Peak to the North of
the Ski area peak, first. This frequently causes a back-filling
drift-in over the Ski area where the swirling vortices over the
sequential peaks generate downward snowfall deposits into
the lee-side lower spaces between them. At Tremblant, this
active weather profile reliably generates total accumulations
within favoured wind and contour zones that can often exceed
the ambient ground level forecast totals by substantial amounts.
Will today be one of those days?
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Conditions Notes:
Rapidly forming, deep accumulations of natural snowfall favour Experts
due to tracked, thick buildup that can cause resistance to navigational
input and/or quickly generates moguls. If and when that starts to happen,
it may be necessary to default to lesser pitch angle challenge for safety,
however for Beginners and Intermediates there is a learning opportunity
here that requires a positive, assertive attitude because the potential
thickness inhibits speed, so a bit of gravity can actually be useful to
maintain momentum if you have the confidence to exert muscle force
to get through it.
This is one case where you may want to avoid being timid. Deep fresh
snow is a workout and you want to be ready for that.
Obviously the favour shown to the Expert Sous Bois/Hors Piste
and Un-Groomed zones and trails will be a great joy to those who
have the skills to safely use them. For those that aspire to skills
building in these areas, as long as you check your speed and
maintain an absolute ability to instantly stop or change direction,
today could have a lot of fun built in on a progressive basis as
the total in the depths rack up.
Considering that the bulk of Tremblant’s Sous Bois/Hors Piste
zones are within the Edge and Versant Nord/North Side sectors,
this snowfall weather profile really does offer some fabulous
potential because they are all in the sheltered lee-side of the
largest peak in the region. So, if we’re really lucky and fortunate,
Mother Nature will dump in there all day. It literally could be a
run by run fresh powder fill-in if we have the unique combination
of all the positive factors happening at once.
We could be wrong, but the probabilities suggest otherwise.
Furthermore, a great deal of these potentials are applicable to
tomorrow. It will be cooler for sure, but that will only serve to
dry out internal humidity from the new snowfall, so with that
factor alone, Tuesday could be rendered into an extraordinarily
fine Sous Bois/Hors Piste powder day.
Please Note: The Versant Nord/North Side Duncan Quad is out
of service for a scheduled maintenance. This cable was replaced
last summer and requires a tightening now that is routine after
its initial service period. Opening is rescheduled for 1/19/22.
75/102(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
for January 17, 2022, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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