12/20/14 #Tremblant Conditions

T360 · Post by **T360** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 8:13 am

T360 Apres Ski, Weekend Wallpaper Edition, Under Construct,
Below, Posted as “Reply” @ 9:00 P.M.

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36(*) Open Trails on South and North Sectors at #Tremblant.

Please Note: there are 3 Trails designated “Race” and 3 Trails designated
“Progressive Opening" for a total In Use Potential today of 42(*).

If you have not been out yet...
Once Again, It’s time To Jump Into Action At Tremblant!

The North Park continues to be a “Goto” for many of Tremblant’s
talented Module Hounds and you never have to wait for more than
a few seconds it seems, before there’s a string of tricks being flipped.

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Conditions are “Glorious”, Very, Very Fine.

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Above: The Peak of Flying Mile affords excellent views of the entire South Summit Sector.
Below: One of those views is the diagonal Sou-East where the mid-point of
Taschereau is easy to spot.

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In last nights Apres Ski, we theorized Nansen Bas, Lower might be Open and it is
showing as a Progressive Opening status for today, so look for the ropes to be
lifted at some point. The level of finishing at Last Run yesterday looked like
this below, so Crews probably spent all night on it and we’ll get there today to
update with the “Day After” pic’s for comparison. Hopefully by then we can even
cruise on it for a more thorough review.

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If it does Open today, you can expect top surface layers to be from Fine to Course
Granular over wall-to-wall smooth as is typically the case for a brand new Opening,
so just like all other similar cases, it will respond very quickly and favourably to Mountain
User Traffic to assist in the Break-in process.

Yesterdays Surface level grip was of the highest order of universal evenness
and no matter where we travelled the speed, edge-set and traction allowed
for super easy Beginner moves, right on up to the most aggressive carving
Expert Technique can apply.

Pic’s Below:
Progressive Openings Yesterday saw the ropes come down on the Summit, top
portions of Banzai and Marie-Claude Asselin and the Snow tipped Tree Boughs
in this sector, one of the most beautiful parts of Tremblant, presented “Post Card”
scenery that never fails to impress.

Please Note: Technically Speaking, within 1 day, the Sun is at it’s annual lowest
point in the Sky as the Earth tilts on it’s Axsis. These inside portions of upper
Versant Nord do not see much direct sunlight as it is shaded by the profile of
the Summit during the Sun’s very low path across the Sky.

The result is a very dramatic difference in contrast which presents challenges for
amateur Photographers, but we are sure anyone witnessing these scenes personally
will back us up on the sheer Beauty of Mother Natures Tranquil Gems to be found here.

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From a practical standpoint, the raw nature of the Open portion of these two
trails has a considerable amount of natural hazards so choosing to Ski or
Board carries some risk for the condition of your Ski/Board Bases.

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As Usual... For us anyway... we can’t wait for these runs to get built up
by Mother Nature as She will soon do, they are some our personal Fav’s
and even this partial, Progressive opening is an important step forward
towards the real start of Winter, which is literally, Tomorrow.

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Back Out on the Groomed Expert Terrain...

We would like to add our Vote to that of Sacha Leclair’s earlier this week
for nominating “Devils River” as possibly the “Best of Breed” i.e., Top Dog,
Number 1, in the awards for “Most Consistent Expert Terrain Descent Path
At Tremblant” right now.

This Immaculate Trail is a Wall-to-Wall Wide Super Highway of Rolling Topography
that just begs for Hard Carving Technique for it’s entire length.

Telephoto View Looking Down Devils River from under the Duncan Quad.

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The performance capability of the surfaces is absolutely reliable with tuned gear
and any well executed descent on it will have you an Ear-to-Ear Smile that will
reflect the Unmitigated Joy of exploring it’s best lines. We recommend you take
a couple or three runs here just to discover it’s outstanding Technical Merit.

Wide Angle View Looking Back Up At The Location For The Pic. Above.

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Todays Conditions should start that One Notch Up, due to overnight Grooming refinement,
however, it may be a busy Weekend Saturday, so by end of day, there could be Icy or
Slick Zones where high volume Traffic can move the loose snow off to the sides.
The Base is very firm, so we don’t think you’ll see much in the way of Mogul formation,
but close attention, and a “Go With The Flow” attitude with Speed Caution as the day
progresses is advised.

Today’s Weather Forecast:

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Actually the McCulloch Pic. above is Multi-Tasking because not only does it
show the Weather we expect, but it highlights preparations for a Major Race Event
there today... and... it also shows quite nicely the kind of surfaces you get to
work with under the illumination of Direct Sunlight that we could not show
the same way for the North Surfaces that are all similar.

Back to the Weather... Daytime high @ -6C, just after lunch and light Westerly
winds that may shift around to East later on in the day. Until they shift, those
breezes will be coming up the Mountain over Taschereau. Supposed to be
Brilliantly Sunny all day long.

36(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking and Lift Status for December 20, 2014,
Courtesy of Tremblant.ca

scroll ----->>> for complete data display.

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We will definitely have an extensive Apres Ski posted as “Reply” below, later on.

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T360 · Post by **T360** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 9:02 pm

T360 Apres Ski Under Construct at 9:00 P.M.

We were Half Wrong and Half Right on our Sample New Trail Openings this morning.

Lets look at the Half Right part first because it just may shed some light on
the Half Wrong part.

Nansen Bas did Open. What is vitally important to document though, is the Quality
with which it Opened. We wrote this morning about the benefits of Mountain User
Traffic assisting in the Break-in process, however we were completely
surprised that by the Afternoon time we got there, Nansen Bas Snow Surfaces
were no different than they might be on a good day in Mid-January. The only real
reminder that it is early season opening is that there is less snow in the bush than
we hope there will be in mid-January.

We do not ever recall such a refined Surface on day 1 like this.

So then, regarding the idea that what we got Half Right might shed light on what
we got Half Wrong...

In a Nutshell, while the Sissy Schuss/Fuddle Duddle descent path did not Open
today, that would not concern us for one second, if it Opens with the Quality
we found on Nansen Bas with it’s Opening. If it is the intention of Mountain
Crews to elevate Opening Terrain to this quality, and it takes a wee bit of extra time,
we’ll be very happy when it does open.... and we don’t think that’s too far off.
We wonder if that could even be tomorrow???

This is going to be the initial point of entrance access to Sissy Schuss, turning
at a 90 degree right angle off of Gagnon about half way down to to the Lowell
Thomas Triple, from the Peak of the Expo Quad.

On the bottom of this descent path, Fuddle Duddle joins Beauchemin as it is
headed straight for the Expo Quad Base.

Speaking of Gagnon... While we were there getting the Sissy Schuss pic’s,
we couldn’t help but notice the steady stream of Racers Carving Hard ’n Fast
on their way to the Lowell Thomas Triple.

Back on the South, we’d taken some Telephoto’s of the Alpine Bas, Lower, Park
from the vantage point of Flying Mile’s Peak.
A few of them actually turned out to be interesting... here is a sample:

The South Side Surfaces were almost identical to the North’s, with the exception
on being way better Lit up by the Sun, and that made them easier, just because
you could more clearly navigate for an optimal line.

At The Foot of Johannsen, the Rail Jam was going on in the early afternoon
and participants there did not disappoint...

Other than a slight shift in wind direction, tomorrow is forecasted to
be almost exactly like today. If you are “Sitting on the Fence” about
coming out to Ski/Board tomorrow, please don’t. Today was just as
fine as the pic’s suggest and if tomorrow materializes the way they
say it will, you won’t want to miss it.

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