Soleil Quad Open For Upload,
but Trail Openings Delayed.
Technically, The Skiing/Boarding on the
Open, Groomed, Terrain will be Excellent.
However...
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However...
At -27 C, it’s, not just “Cool”, It's KKKkkold out there!
And... At the Projected Wind Speed Peak Gusts,
it could generate Wind Chill Equivalents
at -45 C. NOTWITHSTANDING Descent Speed.
You Need to be careful.
You Need to be Very Careful
with your young Kids.
------------- Conditions Caveat -----------------
Sorry to have to report it, but this is one of a
handful of Seasonal “Danger Zone” Cold days
that can happen at any Ski area.
-Do Not Use “Hoods” on Little Johnny or Little Jill.(**)
-Toque’s Are Not Safe Today.
Helmets and Helmet Covers... Essential.
Balaclava and Triple Layer Neck Protection... Fine.
Full Facial Mask Coverage Essential.
Mittens, even double layered Mittens... Fine.
ZERO EXPOSED SKIN ALERT.
(**)Even a hood that is drawn tightly around the face
has minute gaps that will allow facing cold air to
enter, and the Hood will force that cold air down the
inside back of a Kids jacket into the body area because
forward wind pressure has nowhere else to escape.
After 10 minutes of flexing and twisting, the Hood
Drawstring will loosen, gaps will become larger and
at descent speeds, you risk your kid going hypothermic.
“Hoods” may be fine for “Urbanland”, standing around waiting
for a School Bus where you can be in a Shelter or turn your
back to it, but continuously moving while Skiing downhill and
facing into such a strong wind source, they can literally do more harm
than good.
Weather Notes:
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future readers of these archived reports should note that these
very cold temp’s at this time of year are statistical anomaly, i.e.,
very rare/unusual. If you look at 10 season averages, if and when
they occur, they are typically very brief, and for the most part,
they tend to occur at night, when they’re not really an issue.
The 30 year average daily high temp for this date is actually +3C.
Additionally, the brief encounters with temperature extremes
either warm or cool at this time period are well recognized in
folklore as March “In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb” or visa/versa
“In Like A Lamb, Out Like A Lion.” Anecdotally, we think(?) there
are similar same dates in this record of close to +20C/72F way
back somewhere...
The historical bottom-line(s) on this point is that almost any date
in March can be subjected to either a “Cold Snap” or a “Heat-Wave”
and furthermore, we need to be ready for both, hence our slang expression...
“Them Who Adapts The Quickest, Has The Most Fun!"
88(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
for March 11th, 2017, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
Please Note: Delayed Versant Soleil Trail Openings.
- Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
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Being “Brave” and being irresponsible are different
matters in these Weather circumstances,
especially where Children are involved.
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Links and not-so-fine print:
What’s The Use? Research Benefits of this Archive: http://tinyurl.com/gp5vjps
(*)
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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