The Temperature stayed just ever-so-slightly too cool to allow
much in the way of softening on the upper portions of the Mountain
and even on the lower sectors, the top layer softening was thin
as the Frost from below is holding very firm until there is a more dramatic
raise than only one or two degrees.
Consequently, there was a fair amount of ice in the mix and on some runs
like Sissy Schuss to Fuddle Duddle, it was an alternating Snowy, Icy surface
under your Skis, so control inputs needed to be very sensitive and gradually
applied in order to prevent loss of, or unexpected loss of edge hold.
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delicate control. Speed was not desirable as braking was sometimes difficult.
You needed to be constantly scanning with the eye’s in the back of your head.
People were gravitating to the best trail surfaces, so there were some “traffic" factors.
On one occasion we were passed by a screaming, out of control Mad Bomber
repeatedly yelling “Get Out Of My Way” on P’tit Bonheur as she barged her way
through traffic, risking collision after collision, for virtually the whole bottom half
of the run.
Where are the Cop’s when you need them... ?
Anyway, there were some good surface sectors too and in our opinion, the
Sweetest Snow Surface Quality du Jour award went to “Nansen”.
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Carving was very good and the consistency without almost any Ice at all,
gave it the best “Feel” under skis for the day.
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carving at safe speeds, and in our experience there today, it was totally
reliable for 98% of the whole 6.2 Kilometres.
We think the Great conditions on Nansen were attracting all Skill Levels, as there
were just as many Experts carving it out as there were Beginners.
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Conditions from Summit to Base were variable and with prudent speed, there
were lots of Smooth Surfaces with Grip, however due to the somewhat random
occurrence of Icy bits, it was necessary to remain very focused and very prepared
to Stop, Turn, Yield, or any other corrective manoeuvres necessary for safe
passage.
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at the South Resort Base. Here’s a sample...
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top-to-bottom, user-friendly softness, especially in the Afternoon.
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70(*) Open Trails on the South and North Sides of #Tremblant.
Run, Jump, Hop, Skip, Walk, Crawl, Drive, Fly, Swim, Sail, Ride...
Any Way You Can... Get yourself to Tremblant if you can over the next seven days
and become a personal participant in this Historic Seasons finale.
If we posted this pic on February 27th, you would not blink an eye, but
to say this is the view on April 5th, it’s almost unbelievable.
4.5.15.Duncan.Quad.Views.Duncan.Haut.Upper.c.jpg
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surfaces are going to continue on at Coverage Levels that look more like end
of February.
As far as Snow Surface Conditions Quality go...
What you need to know beyond the coverage is, after some recent “Thermal Input”
from Mother Nature, there is definitely an Icy Substrate until the Sun or Warm
winds have a chance to soften things up a bit.
What this means in typical “Spring” terms is that it’s not necessarily critical
to rush out first thing and often, the very sweetest conditions are most likely
in the afternoons.
There are many, many “Wild Cards” that can get played into the mix today.
the biggest ones are the “Tipping Point” Temps that are floating around the
Zero C Freezing mark. The second big one is the Wind component that can
not only carry warmth, but can also carry cool from the winds aloft, high
above the Mountain, and if those happen to swirl downward, the whole picture
can change quickly.
The Range Of Possibilities For Conditions Today:
Could be anything from Solid Icy to Super Soft, but what we’re looking for,
hoping for, is that very fine point in the middle where it’s just right for
softening tendencies without becoming too wet.
So then, the range of possibilities includes what could be some of the very finest
Spring Conditions known to exist. Certainly we already have some of the most
extensive coverage ever recorded for April 5th, a huge positive factor to begin with,
all we need now is those “Tipping Point Temps” to line up for the Sweet Surface Factor.
Unfortunately, the range of possibilities also include “Block of Ice” zones, but at least
those surfaces respond to the powerful Tiller Mechanisms of a BR350 Grooming
Machine, so at that stage, the User-Friendly qualities rendered from “Icy" are directly
proportional to Mountain Crews efforts.
A busy Easter Holiday Weekend kept us from covering as much as we had hoped to
so we don’t have all the comparisons we wanted to get. We are going to try to make
up for that today in Apres Ski. Regardless, the Coverage is undeniable and as far as we
are concerned, any chance of “Best Case Scenario’s” means recommending all
efforts be made to Ski/Board for any possibilities of “Best Ever” April Spring Conditions
on Tremblant’s World Class Terrain.
Weather Notes:
Daytime high at +2 C, after lunch with sunny, then light overcast and back to
partially sunny, so a real mix that could have some thermal effect, maybe not.
As discussed above... tons of “Wild Cards”, but mostly, mild “Winter”.
Variable Sou-East to Sou-West breezes, moderate speeds and with the
Summit staying Sub-Zero all day, some slight windchill may be possible too.
Easy bundle up, keep the drafts out, and you’ll be fine weather.
70(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking and Lift Status for April 6, 2015,
Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
scroll ----->>> for complete data display
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Only you can make the decision to be or not to be part of History
at Tremblant now, but two thing’s for sure...
it’s an ongoing, Record Setting Winter...
and then... it’s along time ’til next November!
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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