T360 Late Night Apres Ski Edit @ 11:18 P.M.
Todays photography had to be aborted due to
excessive airborne snow particulate that instantly
coated lenses/goggles/people, but functionally, on trail
surfaces was nothing other than great snow, all day long.
We did get a handful of pic.s before it really got thick
and this below is unquestionably the most important.
For the sake of continuity to previous case-study data
applicable to the herein captioned photo.
2.18.20.Nord.North.Trail.66.Le.Tunnel.Snowfall.Accumulations.Observations.c.jpg
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With all due respect, and within the context of the photograph above,
we really don’t care what the stat. total snowfall for this storm is, because:
The current Trail-Side Snow Accumulations shown in
the said photograph above are in excess of 120 cm’s
from all recent storms.
We could not push the Skis in any further as the rear bindings and
Ski Brakes got jammed up with snow. The ski poles are 120 cm’s
and are not touching the ground. We left them at surface level for
visible evidence.
Though The Trail Pictured Above Is Small In Area...
It Is Huge In Positive Overall Conditions Significance.
Additionally... if there are concerns about close to Zero C at base levels,
up on the Mountain, it’s still winter.
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Of course... all the new snow is great, no matter how much it is,
however, it may take more than one day to optimize for groomed
terrain. The Sous Bois/Glades are very, very fine.
There are too many wild cards in this scenario to be totally
predictable. More in the morning as things become better defined.
--------------- 6:57 A.M. Orig. Post ----------------------
102/102(*) Open Trails on Sud/South, Nord/North Soleil and Edge Sectors at #Tremblant .
There’s Going To Be A Big Snowstorm Today.
Thank Goodness It’s A Ski Resort.
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In a sense, what we are happiest about with the current forecast
elements are the temps that should we are hoping will remain all
sub-zero c at Mountain elevations during the precipitation period
because what we want is for the snow to stay as light and dry as
possible.
If it has to be deep, then please let it stay light so the turning force
is not inhibited by heaviness that makes control moves more difficult
or... here’s hoping Mountain Crews can get a lot groomed tonight.
It may just be a memory?
Below is a sample of the lightness that made for all kinds of flying
snow-dust yesterday. Practically every turn that had any sideways
skidding put big clouds of fine, dusty, tiny snow crystals into the air.
2.17.20.Sud.South.McCulloch.Summit.Pitch.Soft.Dusty.Cold.Formed.Snow.Performance.Sample.c.jpg
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Here below are two important repeats from last nights Apres Ski
that help illustrate the very light, dry characteristics of this
wonderful new snow we have to at least start with today.
The first is an overview showing the wind delivery effects.
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The second is a detail sample and the only thing it does not effectively
convey is how light it is. This stuff literally breaks up and flies away like dust.
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Weather Notes:
Cool, Windy And A Big Bunch Of Snow.
The “Windy” part is going to generate both areas of favourable
drifting accumulations and areas of wind-erosive exposure.
The indicated South-East directional source means the
“breezes”, which may seem more like “Howlers” at peak
gust points, will be rising up over the Versant Nord/North
Side “Superieur”(trail # 93) and "Jasey-Jay Anderson”
(trail # 55) sector, where it will cross the Summit headed
for the TGV Quad Off-load zone.
It’s not a common wind direction for snow storms here and
going down La Crete towards Beauvallon and Nansen Sectors
it should be at your back. That’s pretty much opposite of what
we normally experience on that descent pathway.
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Conditions Notes:
Please Note the reference to wind effects on open trail count
and lift operations in the Official Trail Data below. With this
indicated wind direction one commonly effected lift is Versant
Sud/South, Flying Mile, however we have no idea whether any
wind effects could cause closures. Check with Tremblant.ca,
and/or if you are on the Mountain, check with Tremblant Info.Ski
Crews on a run by run basis.
Due to gusty, somewhat high velocity wind delivery,
the conditions may be variable depending on lee-side
favour or wind exposed not-so-favourable.
The biggest asset for today should be last nights grooming
that hopefully, will have compacted much of the light snow
into place so it does not get moved today. We hope to show
you that at Apres Ski, but until then, at least we expect no
less than all the easy fun yesterday had being transferred to
today by the crisp overnight low temps.
This is easy snow for all skill levels. It shreds like dry icing sugar
with very little surface resistance and a high degree of grip when
you set an edge against it.
Looking at the Ski Tracks in the pic. below, focus on the set
running diagonally from the lower left frame corner, running
to the Skier in the blue/teal jacket in the frame centre.
2.17.20.Summit.Views.Snow.Surfaces.Versant Soleil.Quad.b.jpg
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What you see are the effects of a sliding technique that have left
thousands of small “Shears” in the surface. These act almost
like molecular-thin ball bearings and make that sliding action
almost totally frictionless. At the same time, if you set an inclined
edge against it, it will easily let the ski build up a banking effect
that we found to be very reliable for high energy carving traction
equally, and over the whole array of groomed terrain on all Mountain
sectors.
Provided that you are on terrain challenge that is
appropriately matched to your actual skills...
This is snow that makes you look good no matter what style you use,
or level you’re at.
102/102(*)Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
for February 18, 2020, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
- Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions Courtesy of Tremblant.ca - 2.18.20.Trail.Status.Data.a.jpg (365.56 KiB) Viewed 3604 times
All The Benefits Of A Big Snowstorm At A Ski Resort.
Especially with cool, dry, light, authentic “Winter” snow.
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