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T360 Apres Ski Edit @ 6:45 P.M.


If you are going to be outside for any extended period of time, Photography
that uses good camera equipment requiring fingers for switches and settings
has been impractical in the Cold Temps of the last two days. It’s actually not
the cold as much as it is the velocity of the wind. That wind velocity is not static
either, it gusts, sometimes big gusts. If you use a windchill calculator, the numbers
come up in the mid to high -40’s C. At those numbers, you just do not remove your
hands from Mitts/Gloves, you just do not open jacket to deploy camera.
That’s a long winded excuse for a text based Apres Ski.

On the Flip Side... looking at the positives...

The Skiing is not easy to describe because most words are either way overused
or do not capture the intangible qualities that make it so special right now.
Here we are at roughly Day 50 since the last time the Thermometer was above
freezing on the Mountain and the integrity of the undisturbed base since then
is as complete as we can ever remember seeing it.

The long range weather is forecasted to remain well below Zero too, for at least the
next two weeks. At this rate, there will be frost into the Mountain until the beginning
of July... maybe.

The benefit in all of that is if you focus on nothing other that the technical merit
of the Skiing now, the Skiing in the near term future, the Skiing for the rest of the
season, there is going to be very little to worry about in either coverage or quality.






More later if possible... oh, up to -12 C tomorrow? ...that would be nice.

Oh, “Warmer” for the whole week, dare we say two weeks coming up???
...that would be nice.

If you booked a Tremblant Spring Ski/Board Holiday, you’re Laughing all the way
to the Bank on this one...


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96(*) Open Trails on the very KKKkkkoool 4 sides of #Tremblant.


Partial/Edited Excerpt From Yesterdays Report:
(with exception that the pic. is version 3 of dated series)




2.14.15.Proof.Of.Snow.Lowell.Thomas.Sector.Trailside.h.jpg


Weather Notes:


Very Cold, Very Windy... Not really an ideal combination at minus 20’s C,
but what can you do? The cold is not unique to our area, it’s cold all the
way to Florida and the Mainstream News Media is filled with stories
about how cities like Boston Mass. have blown their Snow Removal budget
for the whole year by a week ago and now face huge cost overruns to try
to keep up with even more winter yet to come.

In the mean-time, out in British Columbia... there is no Snow in many areas
and that too has made the news in the form of Video reports showing very
healthy Grass and Shrub Growth with empty chair lifts Not Running overhead.

Take another look at the Proof Of Snow above and be thankful if you’re an
East Coast Skier/Boarder at Tremblant right now. We can dress for the cold,
and our Skiing is Heavenly Good.


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We have one other HUGE benefit to all of this...

Spring will come soon enough, and when it does, Tremblant will have
some of the most Noteworthy Late Season Conditions Ever Seen Since 1939.

We will recover from “Cold” Very Easily, and enjoy fantastic conditions doing it...

British Columbia will not recover well from “No Snow”.



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Of Course... The Skiing and Boarding are superlative from any comparative standard.
All skill levels from Beginner to World Cup Expert can enjoy both performance and
forgiveness that allow Skills Potential to be maximized on virtually any of the Open
Terrain.

There are some natural hazards to watch out for on both Groomed and Un-Groomed
due to wind, slope and traffic factors, but they are not only small in individual
dimension, but small in total surface area when you consider that 98% of
Tremblant’s vast acreage is very close to flawless.

Cool... For sure, but How Blue Is The Sky!

If you look closely at the top right hand corner of the Nansen Pic. above, you
will see the Summit Observation Platform with the Flag flying. Below is a hand held
1200MM Telephoto from the same spot above, zoomed in on the Flag.

This is actually one day where we probably wouldn’t recommend going up
on the platform unless you are wearing Arctic Certified gear, the wind exposure
there will be, ummm... “extreme".



2.16.15.PB.128.Summit.Obsevation.Deck.How.Blue.Is.Your.Sky.b.jpg



The near surreal intense Blueness of the Sky at these cool temps is almost enough
to distract you from the cold for a moment or two... almost.

We apologize for not having a better Pic. Selection. The Cold is not conducive to
bare hands for more than a few seconds to operate camera power and settings,
and even then, the recovery time inside our best Cold Weather Gloves is so long
that it can take several minutes to regain feeling in finger tips. Bottom line is that
it is not really a good idea to taking gloves off for any reason, nor is it a good idea
to be opening your Jacket up for any reason, like removing the camera from inside.
It is impractical to keep the camera outside the jacket because it’s difficult to
control its movement as you descend and as well, in these temps, the battery
charge “Goes Away” in minutes.

Normal People who can stay completely covered do not have any such problems
and we have often written that even a lot of inexpensive, entry level jackets
have the benefit of modern insulation fabrics that are far superior to anything
we had in the “Good Old Days”, so staying warm today is not a big problem if
you are properly prepared.

Today is a good day to point out that any of the few remaining “Toque Heads”
would be a whole lot warmer, more comfortable and a lot safer, with a helmet.




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 16, 2015,
Courtesy of Tremblant.ca

Please Note: Duncan And Soleil Quad Lifts are shown as
Progressive, Gradual Openings Due to Weather Factors.
Check With Mountain Info. Crews and Tremblant.ca for
Real-time Updates.

scroll ----->>> for complete data display



Cool Ambient Temp’s For Sure...

but clinically speaking, excellent Skiing.






Links and not-so-fine print:

http://www.tremblant.ca

http://www.tremblant.ca/mountain/winter ... port-e.htm

(*) 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 the
First 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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