12/31/21 #Tremblant Conditions

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12/31/21 #Tremblant Conditions

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T360 New Years Eve. Apres Ski Edit, Under Construct @ 11:52 P.M.


We stand by all the forecast calls we made
below in our original post from this morning.

There was one minor exception in the hourly
forecast which was the appearance of a very
fine, misty-like micro freezing drizzle that
came mid-aft., and centred largely around
the Sud/South Haut/Upper levels. It was very
localized and we skied in and out of it a couple
of times over the 6 Km’s of Nansen. You can see
it below as a foggy filter over the long view.



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The micro freezing drizzle was totally inconsequential
to the network of Alpine trails. If anything, it improved
traction in some places where you could sense that it had
been going on for a while, so on the trail surfaces it had
the net effect of being more snow. It created some goggle
coating issues, but with temps so mild, we skied with
goggles up without any discomfort at all.




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The skiing was mostly fabulous if you were on
terrain that actually matched your real skill level,
but you need sharp edges to handle the slick bits,
as well as a proactive sensitivity for speed as you
anticipate the wear/use patterns where they occur.


Tomorrow:

New Years Day On A Mild, Early-Winter Saturday... It could be busy...




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69(*) Open Trails On All 4 Open Sectors At #Tremblant .


Tremblant Continues To Be Ahead
Of Last Year On This Date By 38cm’s/15"
Of Natural Snow In The Trail Base.



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The recent new snow has been primarily a cold-formed, very
light and dry crystalline structure and in the “Proof Of Snow”
pic. above we have dropped the horizontal ski and the poles
into the snow from a height of 30cm’s/1 foot, in order to
show this characteristic.


Below is a Zoom-in to help illustrate as much as we can
with a single pic. for detail. You can see how the wind
has driven the particles into the spaces between the tree
needles, as well as how it allowed a quite fluffy loft to
accumulate where it settled. If you can imagine scaling
this detail shape up to the size of the Mountain, you’d
actually have a good insight into how both trails and
zones have all been influenced, i.e., there have been
some areas where wind exposure has generated very
different types of retained snow surfaces.


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The principle benefit at this stage is that it is
all very low friction with great natural speed
while being very capable of edge-set hold
where you can carve into it, while still allowing
easy side-slide when needed for low speed
maneuvering or handling steeper pitch angles.

The variable component right now is the wind
shaping over and around the Mountains diameter
and contours. Our “Proof Of Snow” is certainly
within one of the best sheltered zones where
there is commonly a prevailing wind lee-side
drift-in and that obviously benefits all the immediate
surrounding terrain.


The Tremblant Scenery Has Been Spectacular!



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No camera could ever really come close to the visual
you get being here. We’ve had a lot more in the way
of clear days, and sunny days so-far this season and
yesterday’s “Flying Over The Clouds” vista sensation at the
Summit had everyone with camera’s out. The photographic
challenge on this particular day though is the lack of contrast
due to flat light overcast, so while it’s still a good impression
of the scene, you really want to be here yourself to experience
it on a whole new level of closeness to Nature that you’re
just never going to get from either a pic, or sitting back there
in “Urbanville”.




Weather Notes:

Another easy winter day with a low wind value.
Nice...

We would also like to point out the difference in
the precipitation models for Saturday, to all snow,
from the previous rainy forms. This is a hopeful
sign that maybe cooler atmospheric strata could
be playing a part in a downward temperature trend.



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Conditions Notes:



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This pic above simultaneously captures a lot
of the common elements of current conditions.

The groomed base is very firm with a modest
top layer of natural snow that generally has
very good traction but is subject to daily use
patterns that can expose some icy bits below
crests and in the highly traversed centre sections
of some pitches. This is not everywhere, but it
is common enough that conservative speed
is warranted due to the somewhat unpredictable
nature of where the icy bits develop. Once you’ve
made some initial explorations, you’ll quickly get
a sense for these wear/use patterns and you’ll
be able to anticipate where to expect challenge.

Basically, to be safe, you need to be ready to navigate
potential low traction zones before you actually reach
them, otherwise, too much speed with too little grip
instantly becomes an unsafe loss of control. If you slow
down responsibly above all crests and steep pitches, you
can easily handle anything matched to your appropriately
chosen skill rated terrain.

It would be fair to say that the wear use exposures of
firm base or icy bits is directly proportional to steepness
so for a higher degree of reliability in loose top layers,
default down in challenge rating to lesser inclined descents
and you’ll be rewarded with more predictable linear quality.

Of course, Nansen, P’tit Bonheur and Algonquin truly set
world class standards for all-day, every day consistency,
so Beginners and anyone else that wants very close to ideal
uniformity can find that in these usually near flawless Green
trails.



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69/102(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
for December 31, 2021, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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