12/28/15 #Tremblant Conditions

T360 · Post by **T360** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 11:18 am

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18(*) Open Trails on the South and North Sides of #Tremblant.

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T360 Apres Ski Added Below in “Reply”.
Under Construct at 10:30 P.M.

Please Note:

Environment Canada Winter Weather Warning
Attached Therein.

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Sorry for very late posting today, however very busy Family Holiday
commitments... ’tis the Season!

In the Meantime... Back on the Mountain...

Here’s What Your Friends At Tremblant Are Doing...

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These above and below pic’s are crop’s from very long Telephoto’s, so there
are a lot of grainy elements that make them less than perfect, but they do
convey much of the surface quality fairly well, so we’re including them as
“Technical” condition depictions.

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While there was an overall enhancement to the top layers from Saturday nights
snowfall that ran well into yesterday morning, the wear patterns of Mountain users
concentrated onto the existing Open Terrain did result in exposed icy bits, moguls
and washboard lateral ridges in many areas.

The Weekend attendance numbers seemed to be typically large for the Christmas
Holiday period, but the longest line our group encountered on the North Side
Duncan Quad was about 6 minutes and at the South Resort Base Gondola, we
used the Singles Line and the wait was about 3 minutes, so really pretty easy
in that regard.

The congested part was definitely on some Trail locations where traffic was funnelled
into single descent paths for base access. On the North, Beauchemin Bas, lower, and
on the South, Beauvallon Bas, Lower, both saw significant changes over the day in
terms of Moguls, Icy bits and Washboard ripples we talked about above. Due to the
lower numbers in mid-week attendance, we think there may be less likelihood of
those surface irregularities today.

Today should also have the benefit of a full Night-Shift of Grooming refinement
and Snowmaking additions, so the whole Ski/Board experience should be a few
notches higher on the surface quality and consistency scales.

Excellent Snowmaking, New Open Terrain Development News!

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The above pic., taken adjacent to the Lowell Thomas Triple Chair Base Loading Zone,
is one of the best examples of New Open Terrain Development. This sector, served
by the North Base Expo Detachable High Speed Quad Chair Lift, is a favourite of many.
So, not only will it be popular with lot’s of regulars, but it will contribute significantly
to the reduction in Trail Traffic Density when it is combined with the work also going
on simultaneously on Duncan(Bas, lower in particular), as there will be a second
descent path to the North Side base that will take huge traffic/wear pressure off
Beauchemin Bas, lower as the only current way to get to North Base.

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On Versant Sud, South Side, Snowmaking on McCulloch!

This will be a huge hit with loyal Tremblant Fans as McCulloch represents
another benchmark of local's favourites and cosmetically speaking, it’s a very
big boost to the “White winter” appearance of the Mountain due to it’s
high visibility factor from the scenic outlooks the traveling public sees
as they travel across the roads in front of the Mountain.

More on all the potential Terrain News later on..

Weather Notes:

Mostly Sunny, with very light overcast and temps gradually going down
throughout the day to about -9C by Last Run. Moderate to light Nor-East
winds, so crossing the Summit from Beauchemin towards McCulloch.

A very nice early winter day with an emphasis on the Cooler temps that
we have not yet had for any length of time to this date.

A Major Winter Storm Warning In Effect For Tomorrow.

More on that later too...

18(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails, Grooming,
Snowmaking and Lift Status for December 27th, 2015, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca

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T360 · Post by **T360** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:36 pm

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T360 Apres Ski...

We’re going to begin by acknowledging the importance of the existing
South and North Base Access Descents, Beauvallon and Beauchemin, respectively.

These two trails have facilitated the Summit-To-Base circuits possible to this
date under tremendous traffic load and in that capacity, have served reliably,
however stressed they have been by the Whacky, Warm Weather that has
prevented any additional Base level access trails or sectors to be opened.

That is about to change most notably on the North before the South,
and the pic’s attached below constitute sufficient evidence to support
that conclusion.

Since the return to consistent Sub-Zero Temperatures, Mountain Crews have
invested a major effort within the North Base Expo Sector, served by the High
Speed Detachable Expo Quad Chairlift. Basically, from the peak of the Expo Quad
off-load zone, extensive snowmaking has been started downward from both sides.
On the Lowell Thomas side, Upper Sissy Schuss to Gagnon is shown in this pic.
below. Ultimately, other excellent terrain such as La Griffe and Fuddle Duddle
will follow at some point.

(If you scroll back up to the pic of Gagnon from the Orig. Post above, you can
compare this one below to see what the result of a day’s Snowmaking is in terms
of the size of the Snowmaking “Big Bumps” there by Last Run today.)

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On the Duncan Side of the Expo Peak, Vanier, shown below as viewed from the
Up-bound Duncan Quad, is well under Snowmaking development as is Duncan Bas,
lower, right down to the Duncan Quad Base.

Mountain Crews are using the “Big Bump” style of banking large quantities of
snow in a sequential pattern over the length of the trail surface they want to cover.
The quantity of Snow in each “Big Bump” is sufficient to overlap the adjacent Big Bump
snow deposit when they flatten and spread out the whole sequence with the
Groomer/Packer machines.

This pic below shows a Telephoto Zoom-in from Tremblant’s Summit Ski Patrol HQ
overlooking the Expo Quad Peak. The Lowell Thomas/Gagnon side is to the Left.
The Duncan/Vanier side is to the right.

Additional Descent Options are going to really help the durable daily quality
by taking the traffic volume previously confined to a single run and by spreading
out the load across so much more terrain, reducing that load per-square-area
everywhere.

In another refinement of the North Side, the Beauchemin plateau and pitch
adjacent to the Edge Sector entrance, just below the Lowell Thomas Base Zone,
has been widened. Recent experience has shown that substantial increases
in daily Trail Quality between “First Tracks” and “Last Run” are achieved by
nothing other than widening where/when possible to prevent narrow constriction
and the resultant very heavy wear patterns of Moguls and slick/icy centres.

The South’s primary Terrain Expansion right now is under construction
on McCulloch... More on that tomorrow...

Another reason things are about to change...

Please Note: Environment Canada Winter Weather Warnings Provided Below
In Both French And English Versions.

25 ----->> 45 Cm’s of Fresh Snowfall Expected/Forecast/24Hr's.

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