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Continued SNOWY...
with Great surfaces and Limited vision.
(See below for notes on safe vision.)
Open Trail count remains at 6 with the same 3 basic descents,
P'tit Bonheur to North Lowell Thomas Triple chair, Beauvallon and Alpine
to South TGV Detachable Quad chair.
Snowy Summit, Great Surfaces and Limited Vision
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Riding up Lowell Thomas you have plenty of opportunity to survey the
main North terrain that is bound to be open for the weekend, at least.
Can't say if it might be open before the weekend, but it definitely is
of skiable/boardable depth, so it's opening is a strategic decision by
the Mountain. We can't wait for them to drop the lines and get this
sector on-line!
Todays weather is a little cooler than yesterday with a high base temp of -7C
and the summit at around -12C. The wind remains moderate and from the
West, but as we've observed, there is a fair degree of "Swirl" in the wind
currents at the Summit due to the flow of the wind around the Mountains
geographic features, so the bottom line here is that you will need to bundle
up and seal off any potential air gaps around wrists, neck, face and waist, in
order to maximize your comfort.
The limited Skiing and Boarding surfaces open should be immaculate.
Continued small daily accumulations of natural snow, plus the very fine
particles of blown snow will generate excellent carving with endless grip
for very controlled motion. The low overnight temps should "dry out" any
slight dampness in the blown snow and we're predicting primo grip levels
just about everywhere.
We say "Just about everywhere" because there could be some slick or icy
patches in the the higher traffic areas, and/or in spots where the wind
can get at things, and blow it off the surface.
As usual, explore the open terrain carefully Before you go ripping
around in order to verify safe passage.
Todays Official, downloadable, Trail and Grooming status report,
courtesy of http://www.tremblant.ca
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for snowmaking and for the last few days has been steadily making
her own excellent snow, so we are starting to see things fill in with that
genuine "Wintery" look that can only mean we've got the whole season
to look forward to!
Check This Out!
We think the North Side is getting more natural snow than the South.
Expo has been filling in very quickly. The sight of snowmaking in this zone
signifies readiness, not exactly sure how soon, but if we continue to get a
lot of natural snow, it will be sooner, rather than later!
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terrain just around the corner!
Vision remains a safety issue that we have to cope with.
For info. on "How To" keep your vision clear and safe...
Goto: "Just Goggle It!" (*) @ http://alturl.com/oq3nt
This article contains proven, field tested methods for
goggle lens treatment.
Links:
http://www.tremblant.ca
http://www.tremblant.ca/mountain/winter ... port-e.htm
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
(*) note for future historians... if through some miracle of science
and/or fate, you happen to be looking at this page 100 years from now
the expression "Just Google It" is a widespread saying in the year(s)
2010 and is a reference to the ever increasing use of the internet
search engine "Google" as a primary reference source.
In a crude attempt at humour, we've paraphrased that into
"Just Goggle It" for our "How To" feature on vision safety
when your goggle lenses are exposed to icy snow crystals that reduce
safe vision.
This site is an archive as well as a current events/info source, so we hope
future Tremblant historians do look at it. We would wish to tell them that
we very highly value the privilege of being able to use this Mountain for
recreational Alpine Snow Sports and we hope that future users have half
as much fun as we do now. The Tremblant ambiance, created in 1938, is
alive and well in 2010, and we hope this diary helps to convey that fact.
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