48(*) Open Trails On All 4 Available Sectors At #Tremblant .
Be Ready For It...
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Weather Notes:
What we like to point out with this hourly forecast profile
accompanied with a low cloud ceiling over the Mountain
is that the rainy bits tend to be below the cloud, not so
much in the cloud, so foggy as it may be, elevated trail
terrain may be relatively dry compared to ground/base
levels... maybe.
Also, with this mixed precipitation potential towards the
end of open hours, the possibility exists that whatever
falls could be snow.
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------------- Environment Canada Freezing Rain Warning: ------------
What we like to point out with any freezing rain warning is
that it is almost never erosive or damaging to trail surfaces.
No doubt, things can be “crusty”, for a bit, however freezing rain
just gets broken up by grooming and/or traffic and even though
it can be obviously of a rather course particle size, it eventually
just gets blended into the surface mix.
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------------------ Supplementary Winter Seasonal Weather Forecast Update: -----------------
Something To Look Forward To...
The relevance of this winter seasonal forecast update is
for those who are booked for any future mid-winter
ski holiday, or for those who may be planning for a
future booking. This is a confident outlook for the
eventual return to seasonal normals in all dimensions.
What we like best is the later season polar vortex potential
because that suggests an extension of cold and snow
when we might normally expect to see the early signs
of spring. Anything that extends winter at a ski resort
is welcome!
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Conditions Notes:
More “Spring-Like”, but with the added potential of the freezing
rainy bits there are some wild-cards on the way individual trails
may respond, depending on upper or lower positions on Mountain
elevations related to precipitation below cloud levels.
You’ll need to be ready for anything, and for sure lift seats
are likely going to be wet, so the use of a Descente Poncho
as pictured above is recommended as a protective skirt for
both trail descents and lift accents.
Technically, the skiing may be fabulous. The question then
becomes can you remain comfortably dry enough to enjoy
it? Our experience over decades with our Descente Poncho’s
is unquestionably yes.
Vision then becomes the next practical question as the fine,
misty, cloud particulate is virtually an instant goggle coating.
The potential here though is that at already “warm” ambient
temps for skiing, you may be able to get away with either goggles
up or off. What we recommend though, are yellow lens industrial
eye glasses that both shield eye from wind-blast, but restore
about 80% of contrast for optimized contour navigation.
Here’s what you need to be able to see...
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We get these wonderfully useful grey/wet weather eye protection
glasses on sale for between 10/15 bucks at almost any hardware
store, then we keep them in our ski kit bags for days exactly like
today. Remember... you do not need goggles sealed to eyes for
warmth, it’s already “hot” out there for “winter”, what you need
is simply something to prevent fine misty particulate wind blast
and restore contrast in flat, grey, foggy light conditions.
------------------ 10:07 A.M. Insert Update: ------------------
So far, so dry... If there was any significant rain, the web cam globes
would be obscured by water, obviously not the case at this stage.
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FOR TOMORROW:
Bring Sharp Fresh Edges. After several days of warm’n wet,
the drop in temps to below Zero C tonight is going to generate
a very “firm” response in the trail base. Grooming that takes
place after the drop should mitigate a lot of it, however it is
the New Year’s Holiday Weekend, so traffic may make patterns
of base exposure that evolve in dimension over a busy day,
consequently, you’ll need all the mechanical advantage you
can get.
48/102(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open
Trails, Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
for December 29, 2023, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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Please Note: Your T360 author is not yet able to
be on site due to a post-surgical, medical LOA.
We expect to have that cleared by mid-December.
12.16.23-UPDATE: Due to LOA logistical support
issues, plus Holiday season scheduling, return
delayed but working on A.S.A.P.
Thanks for your patience. In the mean-time, we
intend to maintain the daily, chronologically filed,
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