Balance posted below in "Reply"....
All You Need To Know About
Having Fun At Tremblant Today...
Warm, Dry and Fast!
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The Descente Poncho is available at numerous places around the
resort and it remains as the single most important Skier kit to
guarantee wet weather comfort and utility. It is simply the most
brilliant way to stay totally dry in any weather. It is completely
un-restrictive during high speed cruising and renders any chairlift
ride dry and wind/water proof. We use ours all-year-round too. it's
great for camping, sporting events etc., etc.
--------------- 6:43 A.M. Orig. Post ----------------
95(*)/89(*) (??) Open Trails, At Tremblant
after a wee "Thermal" Event.
(??)Please Note: The 95(*) Open trails are the number
available on the Tremblant.ca "Snow Report" data available
at this time which is actually a preliminary report
for today, from yesterday.
A close look at the PDF below shows that the "Edge"
is Not Open, which would make the Official Trail count 89.
We will endeavour to update as info. becomes available.
What we think this means is that the Edge is currently
being inspected for safe opening conditions by the
Ski Patrol.
We lost some snow in the trees, but not on the ground...
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it skied just fine, very soft of course, definitely "Spring".
In this one below, you could see the "Heat" moving up the
Mountain during the course of the day. More "Green",
less "White", advancing upward.
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It's still warm out too... Plus 9 C, or 48 Degrees F, However...
it's not raining at this early moment and Tremblant's Summit
is typically cooler, so hopefully not too much change in the Ski
Board experience quality because it actually did not freeze
overnight.
What that means is that if you have your bases done with a
Hydrophobic wax or coating to facilitate glide, and you have
your trusty Descente' Poncho to keep you dry in the case that
it does rain, you can have an excellent day anyway.
From Last Night's Apres Ski:
You don't need to be a Rocket Scientist to see the
effect of warm, but in the trees, where it's most visibly
different, is not the same as the Alpine Snow Surfaces.
The differences on the "ground", so-to-speak, are least evident
in any loss of depth, which is minimal, and most evident
in the performance characteristics of the directly Solar exposed
snow. The Sun exposed snow became soft and damp, if not a light
shade of wet, consequently allowing water to form a suction seal
under your skis board which acted as an almost instant, high
resistance, speed brake.
There are 5 convenient ways of compensating.
1....Ski/Board early Morning when surfaces are at their firmest from
overnight cold exposure, or in the time before the Sun has enough
energy to go from softening to thaw.
2...... Ski/Board in the Shade, where available, as the Shaded portions of Trail
Snow Surfaces were, and usually are, capable of some glide.
3..... Use a Hydrophobic Wax or Coating on your base material to reduce
hydrodynamic drag.
4..... Ski Steeper runs as the braking effect will help control
speed.
5...... All Of The Above.
Of course, much of the above is generalized info., applicable to
any "Warm" conditions, Sunny, Overcast or otherwise, so with
the addition of condition specific components like "Sunscreen"
on Sunny days, or "Descente' Poncho" on rainy days, you can adapt
to any weather and have a good day, any day. This adaptive capability
is perhaps more important for week-long guests who don't want to
waist a moment of precious Ski/Board time, locals may defer attendance,
but regardless, anyone who wants to get out, can.
89(*) Open Trails on the Official, Downloadable,
PDF, Trail and Grooming status report,
Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
Please Note: "Edge" Sector shown below as
not open.
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PDF, Trail and Grooming status report,
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Got the Descente' Poncho out and headed to the Mountain....
Links:
http://www.tremblant.ca
http://www.tremblant.ca/mountain/winter ... port-e.htm
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Research Future Visits... If you would like to look up dates you visited Tremblant, or you
want to research days/weeks/months to visit, you can sample what
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