T360 Late Evening Apres Ski Edit Under Construct @ 11:31 P.M.
Tremblant was about 89.5% dry, all day long.
There were narrow bands of sleety/rainy active
weather that were occasionally following valley
pathways, mostly on Versant Sud/South Side
on the lower half, and we traversed through
that for about 6 minutes on Nansen Bas/Lower,
but... virtually the whole Mountain did not got rain,
instead, it got snow, wet, heavy, snow, and even
though it tended to be heavy and slow, obviously
snow in any form is way, way better.
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For the most part, the entire circumference of the Mountain
was cloud-fogged, but functionally dry. Obviously, vision was
a challenge, not so much from the airborne cloud particulate,
but from definition. It was definitely a day for yellow lens
filtration which was the only practical way to interpret contours
in advance.
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Technical ski conditions favoured Experts and steep runs
as the new, very humid snow had significant friction in it,
so gravitational assist was almost an essential ingredient
to maintain speed.
There were some very sticky bits and a lot of really really sticky
bits, and nothing Mountain Crews could do about either as they
were the product of unique temp/snowfall combinations that
just formed surface suction that was difficult to find speed with
unless you had a bunch of pitch, but obviously way, way better
than rainy.
It was definitely a workout, for everyone. At the same time
however, it must be acknowledged that there were many
examples of supreme technical Expert excellence, some of
the finest we can remember within some specific trails which
we will review in the tomorrow morning report.
Very, very surprisingly, in the later half of the afternoon
there were patches of sunlight and blue sky within the
setting of some really impressive scenic sky cloud drama.
Here’s a quick sample and we’ll also get further into that
in the morning report.
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The bottom line for today was that things could have
been much worse, like rainy worse, so snow, even a bit
slow, is a wonderful way to record the day.
For tomorrow...
The so-far forecast is for overcast morning,
and rainy bits after noon with a high temp
at +4 C at Sud/South Resort Base.
If it does the same thing it did today, that
means there’s a good chance of more snow
at cooler Mountain elevations.
We can only hope...
--------------- 5:49 A.M. Orig. Post ---------------
101/102(*) Open Trails At #Tremblant .
Imagine This... Without The Sunshine...
On a functional level, the skiing should be exactly the same...
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When its been warm/“damp" for a day... “Shred” happens.
That’s also a polite excuse for no pic’s from yesterday because
the sleety/drizzly/cloud-foggy, wind-driven particulate made
photography impossible. The skiing was mostly very fine.
There are some icy bits but the softness, generated by
all the various thermal influences, is quite forgiving within
respective skill level ratings and bonus... for the most part,
the natural speed is still good.
Weather Notes:
No doubt about spring in this one... but we do seem to be
getting ready for a little winter reset coming up in the 14
day long range, and in our opinion, just in time. Durable
spring skiing depends on the daily temp oscillations that
dip into the froze-zone for stability to be reset every morning.
In this case, it currently looks like about a 3 day sub-zero C
cycle, and with some snowfall too, so that’s actually a great
run of temps that could provide a meaningful boost to conditions
well into April.
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Conditions Notes:
There will be 2 separate and distinct conditions categories:
Number 1, “Atmospheric”:
You’ll need to be ready for anything and everything, except
it is extremely unlikely you will need sunscreen. If we are very,
very lucky, we may get away with a mostly dry day. The rain
forecast icons are light, and there are periods of just cloudy,
so there are statistical chances, however small, that the active
precipitation may skirt around the Mountain. It should also be
noted that it is currently snowing at the Summit and that could,
maybe, possibly, continue to be the form of precipitation at
elevations. Maybe not.
Number 2, Surfaces:
Here we have a far more positive clinical story because
soft, shreddable spring snow has uniquely excellent
performance properties, especially where steeper runs
are concerned as the softness is typically very forgiving.
For the time being, we also have the unique winter-into-spring
transitional characteristics of a very solid, firmly supported
base with wall-to-wall, Summit-to-Base total square area
coverage, with all the advantages of warm temps that make
any kind atmospheric’s easier just because we’re not freezing
our butt’s off.
In other words... you may need your Descente Poncho... again...
but so what... the skiing will be great and the Mountain is 99% (#) Open.
Please Note: Atmospheric density and cloud related foggy micro particulate
are best accommodated with yellow lens industrial safety glasses that both
protect your eyes from descent speed particle blast, as well as restore over
80% of contrast and long vision definition in fog. You do not need goggles
that seal around the face and potentially fog on the inside with too much
heat and humidity, the things you really need are just blast protection, free
air circulation and definition.
(#) There are 35 “Progressive”, gradual openings this morning
that are pending Ski Patrol certifications, so there is some possibility
the open trail list could change. Add that to the dynamics of weather
generated challenges and you will understand our point that checking
with the Info.Ski Crews frequently during the day is an essential strategy
for optimizing your skills with appropriate open terrain.
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101/102(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
for March 25, 2022, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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