96(*) Open Trails on the 100%, Totally Accessible Terrain, of all 4 sides of #Tremblant.
Cool, and Excellent!
A Great Combination for Connoisseurs of Winter!
No doubt that the wintery look of days like today evoke emotional desire
to Ski or Board A.S.A.P.!
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We Embrace The Uniqueness Of Every Single Day On The Slopes Of Tremblant...
...and with tons of recent fresh snow and 100% of Tremblant’s Terrain fully open,
that’s an even sweeter prospect. The weather we can dress for, and with proper
attention to detail, it’s not only easily possible to be comfortable, but you don’t
necessarily have to spend a fortune either.
when it’s -18C at Sud, South Resort Base Level...
Dressing for “Cool”.101
We would estimate, based on nothing more than many seasons of observation,
that 60% of recreational Skiers/Boarders do not take advantage of the warmth
capabilities of the exterior garments they already own. This is largely due to a
lack of attention to details particularly around the 4 perimeter seals of Neck, Waist,
and both Wrists.
Of all of these, the one that stands out as most critical and sometimes least
understood, is Heat Loss and/or Cold Migration around the Neck.
Total Heat Loss through the top of the human head is estimated at around 70%,
and while the exact percentage is greatly debated, it is acknowledged as the
single largest point of heat loss, so controlling insulation and cold air migration
around, and to the head through the gateway of the neck can be deduced as
an extremely important element in the equation.
What we see there as the biggest functional error is the Improper Use of Hoods
in very cold weather.
It is not uncommon to see people winging down the Mountain with Hood up and
over the head, and wind pressure puffing the Hood out to the full dimensions of
a ballon around the face of the Skier/Boarder. That retained wind pressure within
the hood has no way to go except around the head and/or down the neck and into
the interior cavity of the jacket... exactly where you don’t want cold air, but there it
goes anyway, thanks to Relative forward airspeed of the moving person and the
consequent Cold Air Entrapment of the Hood.
Hoods are impossible to seal correctly at Speed and we recommend they never be
used when in Cold Weather during forward motion. The head should be independently
insulated and wind protected by the proper fit of a Helmet and Goggles Interface
together with a Balaclava, and the neck should be independently sealed by either
one or two overlapping neck warmers and the Full Closure of the Jacket Collar
Zipper Overlap.
Additionally, even the most basic of Helmets is vastly warmer than any Toque,
not to mention the obvious safety benefits, so forget the hood... remove it completely
if possible, and concentrate on sealing/insulating Neck/Head separately to eliminate
any possibility of cold air ingress to the Jacket.
In Our Opinion, there are only three appropriate uses for a Hood in very cold weather.
1) When Stationary with Zero Facing or Cross Wind.
2) When Wind is Only at your Back.
3) When Very Tightly Drawstring Sealed around face if you have no other head covering.
Weather Notes:
Daytime temp range from -20C at Opening, rising to -16C by 14:00 hrs, 2:00P.M.
Nor-East Winds at moderate speed coming up the Mountain over P’tit Bonheur.
Quite Cold throughout the rest of the day with an OFFICIAL COLD WEATHER WARNING
for overnight, tonight. The low down to -30C and we think that could be lower
by a bit, so we’ll just have to see on that.
It’s not hard to understand the Open Trail
Quality when you start with this background as the foundation.
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Conditions Notes:
Please Note: Review trail status icons/legend in graphic below
for individual trail detail.
96(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking and Lift Status for February 2, 2015,
Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
scroll ----->>> for complete data display
- Archival Copy of Official Open Trails, Grooming, Snowmaking and Lift Status for February 2, 2015, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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Page under evolutionary assembly as time permits, thanks for your
patience and time. The Skiing/Boarding for 96 out of 96 Trails Open
offers not only variety, but full seasonal maturity of quality and coverage,
so we hope to see you on the slopes!
Links and not-so-fine print:
http://www.tremblant.ca
http://www.tremblant.ca/mountain/winter ... port-e.htm
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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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