81/102(*) Open Trails.
Spectacular Early Spring That Looks A Lot Like Winter!
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This is real, this is Tremblant, right this second...
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Please Note: Delayed content addition due
to site logistics/physical support. Please refer
to past several days of very favourably evolving
conditions for more complete context.
The summary is that it is unusually fine for any
end of March and with a seasonal natural snow
accumulation that already/so-far exceeds the
30 year TOTAL average by 1.3 METERS, any and
all efforts you can make to go skiing at Tremblant
A.S.A.P. are fully justified.
Weather Notes:
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Local Expert Feedback...
“One Of The Best Days Of The Season!"
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Conditions Notes:
In The Groomed:
Extraordinarily fine, high traction skiing for the end of
March due to a sequence of late season winter-like days
with frequent, new, fresh snowfall over the incrementally
upgraded grooming happening every night. This is
all during temps that while floating around the freezing
mark at the Resort base, have been just below Zero C at
Mountain elevations. The entire groomed trail network
continues to be very effectively supported by the most
resilient winter frost embedded in the base and Mountain
Op’s is doing a great job of trail-side snow harvesting
to keep trail centres replenished.
Here is only one of many examples of that from yesterday
on Versant Nord/North Side Beauchemin Bas/Lower. Looking
at the left side trail edge you can clearly see the excavation
that grooming has re-distributed out into/across the trail.
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In The Sous Bois/Hors Piste/Glades and Un-Groomed:
Tremblant Sous Bois fans have been quite lucky to have
the recent series of refreshers that have restored some
open zones that had frankly become a bit fragile. They
are still fragile in the sense that there is a lot less loft
than there was say even a couple of weeks ago, but when
you get bonuses you take them one day at a time with
thankful appreciation.
Below is a Lowell Thomas sector Sous Bois “Proof Of Snow” which
is limited in scope to our usual format because neither a ski or
a pole could be vertically plunged below the soft, loose, current
top layer, through the solidly frozen strata which was generated
by last weeks warm and rainy episode. That frozen strata is a
structurally weight bearing element and even though we’d estimate
the total depth here at variably between 1.5 and 2 metres deep,
if you step off skis here, it’s like walking on concrete with about
15cm’s on top. What we did in this case is to do a standard 1 foot
drop test to show the loft in the top layers while also illustrating
the ability of the new snow to support the weight of a ski on top
without sinking due to its slightly warm thickness. It is really good,
easily packable, snowball snow.
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It’s a different story on the Un-Groomed mogul zones
where more constant traffic and long term wear patterns
have also responded very well to the current refreshers,
but due to their much higher volume traffic flows, they
are restored, but arguably more fragile in the sense that
their base thickness is less so they will be more quickly
sensitive to future spring thermal/thaw influence.
Below is a case study of Nord/North Marie-Claude Asselin
which is very good, but has some rocky bits lurking below
and between the soft mogul tops. This is a very long telephoto
from the Lowell T to Devils River Cat Track, up to nearly the
top crest through a little active snow squall, so while our
friend is a bit obscured, the performance at this “today”
moment is pin-sharp accurate.
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For best results across the board, you need to go now,
while there is still healthy reserve in most base conditions.
These wonderful late season refreshed conditions are
great while they last, but they are a limited time Mother
Nature offer, and the long sunny warm spring hours, together
with the potential of “April Showers” are inevitably approaching.
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