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Apres Ski Intro... @ 7:45 P.M.
More of yesterday with some additional softening on the South.
Basically, a very Sunny, Bright day of excellent exercise, requiring
solid technical elements to handle Variable Surface Conditions.
Just the kind of day that makes you feel like jumping around....
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89(*) Open Trails on the Refreshed, Newly Snowy
and Very Sunny Slopes of Tremblant!
Today Stays "Winter" with daytime high about -6 C.
Surprising, Beautiful, Very Fine....
Lower, Mid-point of "Marie-Claude Asselin, Trail # 64, Versant Nord,
North Side, Tremblant
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this one photo above, the fact that it is real and exists anywhere
at Tremblant after this past weeks "wet" weather is very close
to a "Miracle".(#)
(#)... Thank You Mother Nature for this wonderful Gift...
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Tremblant fans we know, including ourselves, were very concerned about the
impact of all the rain and wind that caused major disruptions on Wed. and Thurs.,
so when we finally made it to the Mountain yesterday after "out of office" chores,
we were completely blown away by the surprisingly fine conditions that the
overnight snow, plus all the hard work of the Tremblant Mountain Crews,
had combined to create for Skiing and Boarding.
While our lead photo is taken on an un-groomed Expert trail, the North's new
snow was also very carefully integrated into the previous base. Here again,
the results are outstanding. There was just enough depth of the new snow to
allow Grooming that not only made the surface layer very smooth, but still
deep enough that firm edging of Skis into each turn could hold that edge set
without digging beyond the new layer, into the somewhat icy substrate below.
A Very Fine Example of North Side Groomed Conditions...
P'tit Bonheur.
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no matter what, and yesterday was no exception to the consistency that this
trail has had in surface quality since Opening day on November 24th, 2011.
It's almost like P'tit Bonheur has a protective cloak of coverage that manages
to keep it safe and sound regardless of what kind of weather drama is going
on anywhere else. Any Skier, Boarder that is past their first day on any slopes
will instantly recognize the quality of these beautiful surfaces that are as
smooth as Satin and go on for Kilometre after Kilometre, Miles and Miles,
on the vast majority of Groomed North Trails.
Onto The South Side...
We did not mean to ignore the South Side by any means, however
because we were parked on the North and riding up both Expo and
Duncan before we got to the Summit, we had numerous reports that
the South was "icy", it just took us a while to get over there to check
it out, thinking that the Suns energy would help to soften things up if
we waited a while.
Upon Summit arrival, we chose McCulloch as a sample and found that
while the sun had made some softening progress, the user feedback
we'd gotten earlier was accurate as there were still predominantly
"chunky" solid surface conditions and at 3:15 P.M. the sun was just
beginning to loosen them up.
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the Skier shows excellent form, the surface is not "receptive" to a
high speed carved turn and an "Old School" Stepped or "Stem Christie"
type turn is the most appropriate for maintaining control. This point is
evident by the complete un-weighting of the inside ski, while the outside
ski, closest to us, does not have any significant arch in its shape. This
Surface requires the frequent use of "Skidded" or "Side slipped" turns.
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always be the case... Today, Tomorrow, etc., may be the opposite...
In the "Spring" Transition period, the South will frequently have
an advantage in the daily/nightly, warm/cold cycles as the sun will
be quite capable of quick daytime thaw where the North may remain
somewhat icy in the long Mountain shadows.
Off and on, within the past couple weeks (+/-???), we've been talking about...
"Adaptive Capability"....
This can be applied on a run by run, day by day,
week by week, month by month, year by year,
or any other dimension of time or distance you
may choose while doing Alpine Winter Sports
at Tremblant.
"The key to all the blessings, benefits, challenges and
enjoyment of whatever Mother Nature delivers is
"Adaptable Capability", including, Equipment/Garment
Systems, Technique/Skill Sets, and an ambient Positive
Mental Attitude, so be prepared for anything."
(We've added words to that phrase, and the person
who can correctly identify those inserted words and
write the most, in our totally subjective philosophical
opinion, sensible tweet length reason on why they're
important, then put it on our Twitter or Facebook Fan page
within the next week, wins... ummm... ahhhh.... say a...
1 Hour, and/or 50 Pic. Minimum, personal Tremblant Alpine
Ski/Board Photo Opp... at a mutually agreeable
future time, you choose the runs and locations except
Park Shots, which are North Park Only... we'll take the
pic's and you can have a complete set of full size pic.files for
whatever. If you want input on locations, we will endeavour to
make suggestions for the most scenic POV's. You have to get
yourself on the Mountain to keep the appointment. Sorry for such a
lame contest, but maybe you'll have fun showing the pic's to your
grandchildren when you're 90.
By the way, we would not mind working on a South Park Photo
Project, but that would require time and resources planning which
would need to be negotiated a' la carte.)
We think that "Adaptive Capability" in terms of Technique
and Skill Sets, may well be something you are born with,
or have a natural aptitude for. One way to think of it might
be that in terms of brain function, "Adaptive Capability"
runs like an Operating System and for the user, it's the O.S.
running sub-consciously that allows them to reflexively execute
commands, brain, body or otherwise from all sensory input.
They are the people that automatically make the best of
things/conditions and we might even call them "Natural Athlete's".
These types of adaptations help us cope with the daily variables
we see in the Spring Transitions. You really do need to be ready to
instinctively react to changing conditions on the fly.
The good news is that "Adaptive Capability" can be refined
and/or developed at any level by specific, application correct,
practice.
Speed/Safety Conditions Caveat In Effect:
Watch out for glitches that are naturally occurring with
unpredictable weather and wear factors.
Explore slowly under complete control. Acknowledge that
conditions can be different minute to minute and use caution
at all times.
89(*) Open Trails on the Official, Downloadable,
PDF, Trail and Grooming status report,
Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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fun at Tremblant either, there are all kinds of different
things you can do....
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This MUST be excellent exercise!
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themselves with the pivoting foot board and mean looking toe spikes.
This pic is right under the Gondola as it passes over the top of McCulloch,
within 200 feet of the Summit.
Links:
http://www.tremblant.ca
http://www.tremblant.ca/mountain/winter ... port-e.htm
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Understanding Trail Counts - http://alturl.com/n54py http://www.tremblant.ca/mountain/trailmap-e.htm
http://www.tremblant.ca/galleries/webcams/index-e.htm
http://translate.google.com/translate_t ... =fr&tl=en#
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/CAQC0360
Forum Index: http://alturl.com/r4cco
Bring Back The Memories... 
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
they look like historically, month by month, year by year.
GoTo: Archive, Search Reports by Date: Index: http://tinyurl.com/yktelmu
When reviewing dates from any of the past, numbered, archived index pages,
you can use the "Previous Topic" or "Next Topic" buttons, located
screen far right, in upper date/message bar to scroll through sequential
dates, or use your browsers "back" button to stay on the selected index
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If You "Bookmark" the link above, it will always take you to theindex page with the latest posts. That gives you an immediate, current to
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