1/20/13 Tremblant Conditions

T360 · Post by **T360** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 7:43 am

T360 Apres Ski Intro. Edit @ 8:15 P.M.

All's well that ends a weird winter day...

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Mountain Crews will be working all night on this one....

We're not sure you would believe us about today, but it did
indeed happen....

Apres Ski Posted Below in "Reply", before 9:00 P.M.

-------------- 7:43 A.M. Orig. Post ----------------

70(*) Open Trails at Tremblant on all 4 sides of this....

(if you notice a bit of smudging, that's "wet lens syndrome" from blowing snow.)

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Except "this" is not all... There's More!!!

More Snow!!! It Snowed pretty much all night!

Too Bad... if you have to shovel this morning....

Too Excellent, if you get to Ski of Board Tremblant today!!!

The scene above was shot at just before 4:00 P.M. at "Last Run"
on Versant Nord, just below the Summit, about 1/3rd the way down
the top pitch of Beauchemin, where you can turn right, to get back
over to the Lowell Thomas Sector.

In this case we had actually come from the top of Andy-Moe, diagonally
from the P'tit Bonheur entrance. We very much like this descent path
because of the "Post Card" scenery and the narrow dimensions of the runs
that beautifully retain drifted snow. These runs are not steep at all, so we
would take anyone from a confident beginner up, to try them. As long as you
can perform a "Snow Plow" based turn, you can make it down these iconic
Tremblant runs and for nothing other than the obvious natural beauty, we
recommend to try them today.

Todays weather is supposed to be with a day-time high of +2C and
The Weather Network Graphic shows we've reached +1C by 7:23 A.M.,
so who nows exactly where that will end up, we hope no higher.

The typical 4 to 5 degreeC Cooler temps at Summit elevations should
protect the Upper levels quite well, and of course with a bunch of new
and highly drifted snow, we expect that to be ton's of fun, but the wind
is far more vigorous this morning, so it's possible there may even be
wind related lift issues... maybe, maybe not.

Conditions on the groomed should be very fine. At this close to freezing,
there will be tremendous compaction so grooming will likely have produced
a very dense, easy to edge on surface. It may be quite "Fast" too,
so Please use caution in the Weekend traffic with speed.

Below:
This Snow compacts to a very dense, but still very easily carved
surface. Where groomed, it is actually very "Forgiving" in the sense
that slight corrections to steering or speed control are quite easy to
execute with such nice traction.

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On the un-groomed things could be highly variable. Yesterday we had a
Facebook Shout from G.R. and we suggested that late afternoon might see
some nice drifting on Marie-Claude Asselin...

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There ya' go Gabo! We absolutely adore these close up, quiet, grey snowy
days with their feel of intimate connection, the comfort of being wrapped
in Mother Natures White Winter blanket.

You don't need to be a "Rocket Scientist" to figure out that Southerly
Brisk or Gust winds could effect the South Base levels, but the North
may well again escape much of that, as it is literally in the weather "Shadow"
of the Summit Peak, so we'll just have to get out there and find out first
hand.... But... We have at least partial answers to that in the homework that
can be done with the trusty Tremblant.ca Webcams...

Versant Nord, The North Side, Expo Quad Base Loading Zone @ 8:30 A.M.

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Snow In The Trees... there's your answer... we know for sure the North
base level temp is sub-zero at 8:30 A.M. because with any "+" value
temps the uninsulated snow in the trees melts very quickly, so the fact that
it is plainly visible tells us that has not happened yet.

Furthermore, it's supposed to be about -28C, 24 hours from now, so evidently
temps are going to be moving downward at some point.

From The Tremblant.ca Official Snow Report:

(We "Like" This...)

Today, Tremblant welcomes the Tournée Sécuri-Ski that promotes
awareness and encourages skiers and snowboarders alike to adopt
a safe and responsible behaviour on the slopes. From 9a.m. to 3p.m.,
the tour’s team will provide animation, hand out door prizes and teach
you all there is to know about the Mountain Code of Conduct.

70(*) Open Trails on the Official, Downloadable, PDF,
Trail and Grooming Status Report, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca

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We're very happy to see both Toboggan and Algonquin on the Soleil
Sector shown as Open and Groomed. This is a very good sign of the
stability of conditions on that part of the Mountain. We'll be prioritizing
a look at Soleil in todays Apres Ski, so hopefully we can get some
good pic's with weather co-operation.

Off to the Mountain now, so hope to see you here later on,
or even better, hope to see you on the slopes out there today....

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http://www.tremblant.ca

http://www.tremblant.ca/mountain/winter ... port-e.htm

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T360 · Post by **T360** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:31 pm

T360 Apres Ski, under construction at 8:17 P.M.

What a whacky, weird, wild, in an odd sort of wonderful way, day...

Weather forecasts did not adequately understand how how tumultuous
the volatile nature of the extreme range of weather experience was going to be.

Firstly, the Summit of Tremblant was struck by lightning at around 7:30 A.M. !!! ...
...and all lifts being tested and ready cycled had to be shut down and grounded
in case of a repeat lightning strike.

Then the wind decided to kick up to "Tornadic" as it fiercely whipped up to
Jet Aircraft Take off speeds, but as "Tornadic" might suggest, it was not in
a straight line.

Swirling, twirling, whipping and definitely wailing, the wind howled like a
hungry Wolf as it danced every which-way over the Summit.

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The temps which started out at +1, quickly dropped. We're estimating the
Summit might have gotten down to - 18 C or so by 3:00 P.M. and with that
wind, well, it was very cold.

Anyone that had started the day with the warm, was frozen solid
without extra layers, so there was a mass exit going on after lunch.

The wind was pushing so hard the Expo Quad had to shut down
as the force pushing on it as it crested the final approach was
enough to set off the safety sensors. The Gondola remained off-line all day.

It's not unusual to see a vigorous wind have a 6 inch boundary layer
of whipping snow across the surface, but today there were times when it was
over a meter thick, and it did push you around. Localized twirling
white-outs were common and lasted for a full minute or more... Awesome.

But at the same time, it was a day of very odd contrasts...

Below...
Occasionally, bright sun and deep blue sky could be seen, although
you could also see cloud being pushed across at about 100 miles an hour too.

If you look closely at upper screen, just right of centre, you can see
the early Moon-rise set against the Blue Sky.

(Above: We are breaking our own rules with this smaller pic. because the
wallpaper file size exceeds the Forum Format allowable of 420KB @ 630KB
due to the complex nature of the background.)

More quiet beauty, solitude and white winter magic....

Mean-while, down at the North Base, we found these two happy
people who are well known to all the Tremblant Guests that make
it this far, We're always happy to see 'em!

71(*) Open Trails on Tomo's Preliminary Trail list.

If you're headed this way in the next few... Bundle up, it may be
Chilly.... so get ready for some real winter.

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Of Course, the skiing is superb... a bit thick in places, but never too much
snow, so get used to it and maximize fun with back to basics good technique.

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