(and partial draft for morning report)
If you scroll through the body of todays Orig. Post below, you will
come across this statement:
"The thing we like the least about this weather is the wind, but before any
more comments on that, we’ll have to field survey for the best insight
on effects in that regard."
In the last 10 years, we’ve been a shut-out on the South, Twice.
Today was # 2, and it was due to Wind Load on the Gondola at the Summit.
To begin with, we were not able to get to the Mountain ’til well after lunch
due to other chores, so arriving at the top of the Cabriolet, we found the
Gondola "Closed Due To Wind”.
Such is life, and frankly we were not too surprised. Unfortunately, there
was not enough time left to un-suit, and drive around to the North for
Last Run, so that was that.
At that point, we decided to make a study out of the very active weather
crossing the Sky like a freight train with no brakes. We are processing a
multitude of pic’s on that tonight and we’ll feature that series in the morning.
We had taken this first pic below, before we knew of the closure but even then,
it was very evident that the high wind velocity forecast was indeed the reality.
The Clouds in this pic. were hustling along in Warp-Drive and you could hear
it howling from far off.
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Terrain, but the Official Snow Report in the morning will give us our first clues
and we promise to make a concentrated effort to get out earlier for a detailed
examination.
The Temp’s should be going Sub-Zero at the Summit by about 2:00A.M. and with
mixed precipitation, so there is a possibility we could see that as Snow on the North,
or North and South Summit Sectors if it got overall cooler than expected.
Tomorrows daytime high temp is forecasted at +3C for an hour or so after lunch,
and the sky is supposed to be “Cloudy” during Open Hours. By that account, at
least we’ll be dry all day.
The wind for tomorrow is forecast to be similar in direction and speed to today,
so we’re leaning strongly towards driving to the North should there be a repeat
of todays situation.
If you can, bring sharp edges and be ready for “fast”. Summit Sectors @ below Zero
could be very solid and very quick, although with a light mid-week crowd, groomed
surfaces should hold good carving performance all day.
---------------- Orig. Post @ 8:29 A.M. ------------------
13(*) Open Trails on South, North, Summit to Base, Sides of #Tremblant.
Memo
To:
Those who are here on Early Season Vacation, and anyone else
that by reason of any commitment or desire can be found on
the Slopes at Tremblant today:
From:
Tremblant360
Re:
Weather Notes @ +13C/Rain
Positive Mental Attitude will mean everything in terms of phycological preparation
for today, but a Descente’ Poncho will mean everything in terms of the physical
preparation you really need, as we experience a short Thermal/Precip. hick-up from
Mother Nature for a day or so.
Our Goto Reference Pic. for Days Like Today...
The One and Only Descente Poncho, a “Too Easy” way to stay dry
and have fun anyway!
- www.tremblant360.com photo. All rights reserved.
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combined with Speed and Control that take over and engage you in the moments
of an early dose of Very Fine “Spring” Skiing.
It seems bit odd that no one refers to these conditions as “Fall” Skiing, but
none-the-less, that is what it is. For those who may have booked at the
Resort for Opening Week, making the “Bell” for lessons this morning will
take some mental fortitude until you get moving and realize that rain
is a state of mind more than anything else, because the Physical Prep.
is fairly easy and the Skiing can actually be Very Fine.
If you had the time or inclination, you could actually scroll back through
any number of years in this Tremblant Daily record and find this quotation
in more than one place: “We’ve had some of our best Ski Days ever in the
rain at Tremblant”.
Are we “Nuts”(i.e.”Crazy”)? No. Over the years, even decades, we’ve just
been in the position of being here for a commitment made months in advance
and no matter whether it happens to be during a "January Thaw”, a February
“Texas Low”, March or April “Spring Skiing” or even November “Fall Skiing”,
just like those who booked Vacation when ever rain co-incidentally happens,
if it’s “Open” and there’s a way to the top... we’re there, and we ski any weather.
Specific Conditions Wise... The Open Terrain will be fast and fine. Carving
radical angles will be easy in soft malleable snow that does not have any
ice in the top layers.
Talk about “Shredding”... today will allow you to Shred up runs like Rigodon and
La Traverse on the North’s Lowell Thomas Sector with ease. Today is the day
to tackle steeper terrain like the South Side’s Alpine, simply because the ability
to set or use a hard edge with complete confidence in the grip is guaranteed.
Shred This:
Below:
11.23.14.Rigodon.Versant.Nord.North.Side.Tremblant.
Foggy ’n damp, but still fun, if you look closely on the left side of the centre
Skier, you can see the Shredded Snow in the air as a well performed “Hockey Stop”
sends a spray downhill. This easy control helps make days like today useful
for taking on some steeper challenges.
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due to these high levels of traction in soft top layers.
From an Expert perspective, ripping up soft is always easy and fun, regardless
of what or how the sky is acting.
From a Trail Surface Durability standpoint, Mountain Crews have so much snow
down now, all of it packed and groomed very well over numerous cycles, that for
the brief exposure ’til about 11:00P.M. tonight when it’s forecast to stop, we don’t
think there will be much damage.
The Rain Icons on the Hourly projections show “Light”, so there’s a possibility it
may be more drizzle-like, and a possibility that entire sectors may be dry periodically
because the precip. travels across the Mountain in bands, but we’ll get back to you
Apres Ski for more on that.
The thing we like the least about this weather is the wind, but before any
more comments on that, we’ll have to field survey for the best insight
on effects in that regard.
The temps are supposed to drop back down tonight and we think the Summit
will go Sub-Zero about an hour after midnight, tonight. There’s Snow in the
forecast for tomorrow.
Basically, there are a lot of potential Wild Cards in next 12/24 hours,
but the main point is that the threat is brief.
It’s a Yellow Lens Day for Vision...
13(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking and Lift Status for November 24, 2014,
Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
scroll ----->>> for complete data display.
- Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking and Lift Status for November 24, 2014,
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Buffalo New York/ Lake Erie/Lake Ontario areas have just gotten the Snow
Storm of the Century with Metres of accumulations in short days/hours,
and regrettably with many fatalities. This is now followed by High Heat
that is causing flooding of catastrophic dimensions, so whatever we’re
experiencing here is mild by comparison.
Links and not-so-fine print:
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 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
page for non-sequential date reviews in either forward or reverse order.
There are approximately 6, 25 day Index pages per season.
(
If you "Bookmark" the link above, it will always take you to theFirst index page with the latest posts. That gives you an immediate,
current to 25 day past, review scroll of Winter Alpine Conditions by
consecutive date.)
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