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The Most Tranquil Moment Of The Day...
Last Run On Versant Nord/North Side At Tremblant.
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Due to Holiday period traffic demands on the available open
terrain, it was another day of technical ski conditions where
actual, well practiced skills are frequently required for mastery
of challenge that can exceed the posted ratings.
For sure there were lots of easy Green-style zones, but
with the proviso of very low speeds. Random bump
development generated by very wide ranging skill-sets
on some Green terrain meant that with any significant
speed, the bumps(some of which were hard to distinguish
in shape and depth in low contrast light), could eject you
upward with almost no notice.
Trails that started out very smooth, were soon not so smooth,
and the only thing that could keep them safe for rated challenge
was absolute speed control.
Trails of higher steepness remained quite smooth,
but as the day went by, the firm base and some icy
bits became evident, so speed control was essential
there too, however we would have to say that all day
consistency was highest in these lesser traveled zones.
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Technical skiing is still loads of fun, it’s just a bit
more serious because there’s less forgiveness in
the surfaces so sloppy technique can cause either
an edge-catch or a lateral blow-out, quickly, if you
are not paying attention.
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We think it’s also entirely fair to point out that
Mountain Crews have done a fabulous job in the
face of Mother Nature that has done everything
from a Blizzard, to a Hurricane, to a Monsoon,
to a Heat Wave, all in basically a week, and through
all of it, we’ve had great skiing within the Mountains
footprint every single day.
If you are reading this at some future point while
researching Tremblant conditions we think a huge
take-away on the above paragraph is that despite
the adverse weather that can randomly happen, the
technical expertise of Mountain Op’s here can and
does deliver reliable quality within the open terrain
every day, no matter what Mother Nature cooks up.
For tomorrow... overcast and snowfall or flurries,
daytime high at -2C, so a mild winter day. One
unknown wild card is Holiday traffic, some days
have been lighter, some fairly busy. The difference
can mean a lot to the fingerprint of trail conditions
so we will have to wait to see just how motivated
regional ski enthusiasts are in the morning.
-------------- 7:27 A.M. Orig. Post --------------
53(*) Open Trails On Sud/South, Nord/North And Soleil Sectors At #Tremblant .
Big Steps Forward In Universal Grooming Quality.
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But... as you’ll see below, there are some unique
aspects to this assessment that evolve over the
course of the days use.
Weather Notes:
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Above/Below:
One of the most valuable and totally transferable
components to recreational skiing from race technique
is the low, compact, well centred posture you can see
racers training with. Having your centre of balance
lower with the shock absorbing capability of the lower
body acting as a coiled spring allows for far more
effective control and/or compensation, in either firm
or bumpy conditions.
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Conditions Notes:
Due to the still technically shallow top layers of
finished groomed trail surfaces we have a bit of
a unique situation where during the course of a
days use pattern, there can be Black trail terrain
that is easier than some of the Blue/Green terrain.
The reasons for that are A) that there is less mixed
skill sharing on some of the Black which means
that there is less overall traffic wear, but more
importantly, Expert users tend to develop more
evenly spaced wear patterns where the space
between the bumps is predictably symmetrical
as opposed to some of the Blue/Green terrain
where there is far more mixed skill level sharing
and the more random traffic patterns can evolve a
somewhat unpredictable choppy bump product.
B) that the base is extremely firm in the substrates
and in some instances the grooming is ending up
in net effect as superficial because the machines
are not getting far enough into the base, hence the
initial “shallow” reference above.
In that way, the above pictured Versant Nord/North
Side trail # 93, Superieur, was technically “easy”,
and by the end of the day, actually smoother than
some parts of Nansen??? Strange, but true!
As an extension of all those factors, it is possible that
by very carefully exploring in some of the higher rated
challenge level terrain, confident Intermediates with
good stopping and speed control skills may find easier
conditions within some of the steeper slopes.
Of course... there is not one single issue at any
Ski Resort that won’t ultimately be improved by
more natural snowfall, so here’s hoping the
“Snowfall Warning” posted today actually happens...
53/102(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
for January 4, 2023, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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