Near and Far and Far and Near, There's a TON 'O SNOW
all over Tremblant!!!
Riding up the Edge Quad, looking back over to
the Expo Summit, Mid Mountain, Versant Nord, North Side.
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Renders Them Inadequately Low In Many Places.
The windblown factor rendered them "windblown" in others, but
this was a way small minority of spots that were fairly easy to
anticipate.
We Got Knee High Powder Shots Almost All Day
By Doing A Bit Of Exploring And Turns On The
Trail Edges.
More Late Night Apres Ski, Later, In "Reply" Below....
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87(*)Open Trails And A Bunch Of Fresh,
New Snow All Over Tremblant!
Best Reason To Ski Or Board Tremblant!
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Swirling Black 'N White And Amazing Contrasts.
The natural contours of Tremblant's topography are a
very big factor in the way the snow has fallen. While
we were standing in it at close to last run, it was
impossible to not be impressed with the remarkable
variations in conditions that could be seen within just a few
meters in some cases.
Perhaps one of the best examples was the howling presence of
the wind coming up at the Summit of Beauchemin, while literally
a few meters away Just below the Summit, off of Lowell Thomas
you could find the great natural beauty with a very tranquil, almost
peaceful look of the two photo's above.
The "Spooky" part was that while you were in awe of the
almost surreal and delicate snow covering of all the fine
individual tree boughs and branches that would fall away with
the slightest touch, beyond this immediate shelter the sound of
the wind above was like a roaring torrent of immense sonic
background depth that was inescapable. Very Etherial.
Given that the Snowfall came in the presence of this vigorous, gusty wind,
it will mean that a considerable amount of drifting will have occurred
creating deep pockets of snow in some areas, particularly the Narrower
Trails off the Summit. That will also mean that there can be windblown
areas that will expose very firm older substrate base and/or icy patches.
The Vast Majority Of Tremblant Open Terrain
Will Have Exceptional Surface Quality For The Rated
Skill Levels Of Each Trail.
However...
Safety Caveat:
The directionally variable and gusty wind will have generated
both irregular deposits of snow and some windblown bare or
icy patches. You need to pay attention to the way you find these
patterns, and then use caution with speed and navigation.
They may be more common around steeper pitches, over crests,
or on wide open runs subject to direct winds, for example. There
may be other Natural Hazards in the Un-groomed open terrain.
Today's Weather....
Very easy -5C daytime high under snowfall overcast with a
forecasted moderate Nor-East Wind this morning that will
swing around to North during the day. Sort of a repeat
of yesterday afternoon with the wind coming up P'tit Bonheur
but shifting around a bit as if it's coming from between there
and Nansen. Any time we see shifting directions, we expect
to see more gusts and variable drifting as well.
At this precise moment, it is snowing rapidly and thickly on
the South Side base. There is very little, to no apparent wind,
so the snow is coming straight down and settling nicely on everything
in sight.
EXPO shows Groomed from Top To Bottom on todays list.
It certainly looked very Skiable riding overhead and for those
willing to take a few risks in the un-groomed boundary areas,
such as underneath the Chair lift, there will be some very fine
powder turns to be had.
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over the next while, we'll have to wait and see.
We'll do our best to tour around as much as we can today
to get a more balanced look at the whole Mountain, but in
the mean-time, if you're thinking of a Tremblant visit, do not
hesitate for a single second. We've got so much snow for
this point in January and it's a perfect time to really get into
what's shaping up to be a great season.
87(*) Open Trails on the Official, Downloadable, PDF,
Trail and Grooming status report,
Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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Yours To Discover!
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Links:
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http://www.tremblant.ca/mountain/winter ... port-e.htm
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http://www.tremblant.ca/galleries/webcams/index-e.htm
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http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/CAQC0360
Forum Index: http://alturl.com/r4cco
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