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T360 Preliminary Apres Ski @ 9:59 P.M. ...
There's no need to sugar coat the reality of today...
Despite wind and reduced trail count, it was fine skiing
and boarding, very fine.
Windy on the South, to be sure, but knowing South Lifts were closed,
we drove to the North and proceeded to have a day that not only
met our expectations, but in some ways, surprised pleasantly.
This surprise was not necessarily all the deep snow we may have
wanted. There certainly was a lot of snow flying around, a good storm,
but not a blizzard.
The surprise was perhaps "surprises" as in two main points.
Number 1 might be how little wind there was below the Summit
in many sectors of the North.
Number two might be the "User Friendly" nature of the snow surfaces.
Traction, "plus", Shred Factor, "Plus", all in all, from our standpoint as
experienced Tremblant fans, very very fine indeed considering all the
vigorous activity of Mother Nature.
Going through all the pic's, it was a challenge to find a single
"summary", but then this one jumped out... it sort of captures the
essence of the day we think most people shared. An extremely easy
winter day, a bit cool in the Summit wind, but satin like snow
with grip, traction and forgiveness. Plain and simply, a lot of fun!
- www.tremblant360.com photo. All rights reserved.
- 3.1.12.Summit.Happy.Snowy.jpg (340.07 KiB) Viewed 2565 times
midnight if we can get through all the sorting.
------------- 7:59 A.M. Orig. Post ---------------
75(*) Open Trails on the very windy Tremblant.
Last night at 11:20 P.M. we wrote...
The Lull Before The Storm??
With This Pic.
- www.tremblant360.com photo. All rights reserved.
- 2.29.12.PB.110.Apres.Sunset.Tremblant.jpg (279.5 KiB) Viewed 2755 times
At the time, we had a relatively minor breeze that was
just beginning to show the signs of it's eventual aggressiveness.
Now, the wind is so strong that most of the South is Closed and
Flying Mile, the Gondola and Soleil are off-line at least temporarily
due to gale force winds that have rendered them unsafe.
There are no options on that... this wind is HOWLING.
There is no doubt we got snow. There is no doubt the primary
benefit will be on the North from approximately 75 meters
below the Summit to somewhere about the half-way mark, but
there is no way to tell exactly without being there because the strength
of the wind is such that the "Blowing and Drifting Factors" are
unpredictable on a macro level.
Before we wrote the "Lull Before the Storm" Apres Ski bit, we
had written in the main portion of yesterday's daily report:
"The key to all the blessings, benefits and
enjoyment of whatever Mother Nature delivers
is "Adaptable Capability", including,
Equipment/Garment Systems,
Technique/Skill Sets, and
Mental Attitude,
so be prepared for anything."
That means now.
Apart from being right about something, in general terms anyway....
The most valuable part of today's report is obviously going to be
Apres Ski. We're driving to the North shortly and we hope to have
a significant contribution to content later on, but this is a game
changer with as yet, unclear, and not necessarily negative, outcomes.
We can tell you with 99% certainty then,
that even though they may be small and localized,
the "Blowing and Drifting Factors" will have created
some the sweetest Skiing at Tremblant we've seen
this season.
We'll try to find those and bring ya'da'pic's later on...
Lord Willing, and the Creek don't get Snowed in......
Here is our "One Pic." Forecast for
Versant Nord, the North Side, today:
- www.tremblant360.com photo. All rights reserved.
- 3.1.12PB.215.Versant.Nord.North.Pic.Forecast.jpg (236.06 KiB) Viewed 2755 times
It will in no way effect the the total 95 Trail Inventory, in our opinion.
This loss of open trails today is only about wind load safety and
as such, is temporary. We will recover most, if not all, as soon
as the wind subsides and Mountain Crews can sort through things
to restore order.
Today's Weather Network Daily Chart:
Just for the Record...
- Screenshot Courtesy of The Weather Network
- Screen Shot 2012-03-01 at 9.48.25 AM.png (49.13 KiB) Viewed 2723 times
PDF, Trail and Grooming status report,
Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
Please Note: Multiple "Progressive" or gradual
Trail openings due to severe winds.
- Screenshot of the Official, Downloadable,
PDF, Trail and Grooming status report,
Courtesy of Tremblant.ca - Screen Shot 2012-03-01 at 8.07.54 AM.png (224.15 KiB) Viewed 2755 times
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http://www.tremblant.ca/mountain/winter ... port-e.htm
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