Prelude To #Tremblant Bonus Weekend, April 21, 22, 2018.
(Hourly Weekend Weather Forecast Attached Below.)
This Is Real, This is Tremblant, Versant Sud, South Side,
just below the TGV Quad Base... Today, April 19, 2018.
((**)Annotated Trail Map Below Showing Pic.# References)
Pic. # 6.
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Above:
If You’re Having Trouble Reading The Signs
About The Great Bonus Weekend Skiing, Then...
Below:
You May Need To Zoom-In For
A Clearer Understanding...
Pic. # 7.
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For about the last 4 days, it’s snowed on the Mountains
Elevations, every day.
Our goal was to actually make it to the Summit hiking,
but there was too much snow, so very demanding
climb in the deep heavy stuff, and we settled for
Pic’s from the Flying Mile Peak, Via Nansen Bas, Lower,
to La Passe.(Annotated Trail Map Below Showing Pic.# References)
Below: Hiking up Nansen Bas, Lower. This is looking up the last
descending pitch on Nansen. Looking closely through the snow falling,
you can see the fence on La Passe that is coming from the Flying Mile
Peak, which would be off this screen, far to the right.
The Snow here was quite thick and has considerable humidity,
so for hiking a definite challenge as every step is into the soft
surface. Great Exercise!
Pic.#1.
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Below:
T360 Tremblant Versant Sud, South Side,
Flying Mile/Nansen Bas, Lower, Sectors,
Proof Of Snow:
Please Note: 122cm’s/48 inch Ski Poles. Handle on Right pushed
straight into Trail-Side Snow, Flush With Surface, less than 2 metres
from Groomed Trail Edge.
This pole could be pushed further below the surface, but would not be visible.
We estimate the ambient depth here at approximately 138cm’s/4.5 feet.
Pic. #2.
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Any Season There’s Over 4 Feet Of Trail-Side Snow in the
Flying Mile, Nansen Bas, Lower, Sectors on April 19th...
Is A Great Season!
Below:
Rotating 180 Degrees from the Above “Proof Of Snow” point
on La Passe, this telephoto gets a clear(other than Snow-filtered),
view of the Summit pitches of Alpine and Beauvallon which have
also gotten substantial amounts of natural snow as is evident from
the very wintery looking trees.
Pic.# 3.
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Moving up La Passe to the Flying Mile Peak, we can get a look
at the Summit Sector Trails(from L->R), Erik Guay, Zig-Zag,
and Vertige. It is our understanding that these three Trails will
be Open. It is purely an anecdotal point, but we do not think
Zig-Zag or Vertige have ever been Open this late in Tremblant History.
We welcome corrections on that point for sake of accuracy. Contact
us on F/B or Twit. if you can verify later Open dates.
Pic.# 4.
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4.19.18.Summit.Sector.Overview.From.Flying.Mile.Peak.c.jpg
Pic. # 5.
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For those attending the Bonus Weekend, our sources indicate
this Sector from Nansen to McCulloch are going to be the
primary Versant Sud, South Side terrain due to the Gondola
being off-line for service. More specifically, due to the
Gondolas Cable being serviced, there can not be any Trails Open,
Available, that run under the cable for safety regulations. For
that reason, access to McCulloch will be Via Trail #17, Dunzee(#).
On Versant Nord, the North Side, due to safety regulations affecting
the Lowell Thomas Construction Work-Zone(for the installation of a
new High-Speed Detachable Quad), some terrain will not be accessible,
however... due to the “Drift-In” , wind induced, contour filling
common to this sector, what is Open, has potential to be “Best Ever”
for April 21st of Any Season since 1948?
We would estimate the Summit Sectors of Nord, North,
have gotten somewhere around 15 to 20 cm’s accumulated,
or more within the last 4 days and it’s been snowing right up
to Thursday evening.
(#)Please Note: In the annotated Trail Map excerpt
below, the access to McCulloch via #17, Dunzee,
can be seen just below the “Red Cross” symbol
at the top of the map. Dunzee is a short Black
Diamond that runs diagonally from La Crete to
the upper front pitch of McCulloch.
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Annotated Trail Map Excerpt Showing Pic.#/POV Directional References.
- Tremblant Trail Map Excerpt Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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Here are 2 Summit Web Cam Views from Thursday Afternoon.
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When You Have That Much Retained Fresh Snowfall
Visible In The Summit Trees, then you have approximately
15-20 cm’s Fresh on the Ground.
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Conditions Notes:
What we believe is that what is going to be Opened, should
be of the very highest quality simply because there’s just so
much snow around here. It’s hard to imagine it could be anything
less, however, it is difficult to guess the exact amount of Open
Terrain, because for only two examples, 1) there are restrictive safety
issues with the current annual maintenance work going on under
contract and 2) there are also restrictive issues relating to the new
lift development work going on at Lowell Thomas. We will be waiting,
with breath held, for the morning list and we will also be thankful for
every square inch we get to ski.
What we feel very certain predicting are the hours of the sweetest
skiing being between 9:30 and 2:30, due to the overnight sub-zeros
and the eventual afternoon warming.
For that reason we are recommending you have a late breakfast and
late lunch so you do not need to stop when the conditions are ideal.
The earlier you start, the more you need edges.
Waxing or Base Coatings for “Warm” Range Temps will be a big
asset for both speed and glide.
Weather Notes:
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Supplementary Weather Notes:
For Regional and Historical Perspectives, it’s important to
note that Tremblant’s extraordinary Season is set within
the frame of what is possibly a National Record for Snow
Covered Square Area at this time period.
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Good Thing It’s A Ski Resort!
Hope to see you on the slopes at Tremblant!
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