36(*) Open Trails on South, North and Soleil Sectors at #Tremblant.
This Is One Of The Main Reasons Conditions Are As Good As They Are At Tremblant...
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Happy New Year To All Tremblant Fans!
New Year Celebrations often centre around looking forward optimistically
to any or all expectations for the future, so it’s a perfect and legitimate
reason to focus on the very positive outlook for near-term Tremblant
New Terrain Development that’s so eagerly anticipated by all Tremblant Fans.
Catching Up With Winter!
McCulloch OPEN...
AND MORE ON THE WAY....
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Hints Of Near Future
A Snowmaking Icon on the Official Tremblant Snow Report on Nansen Bas(lower)
is a very big deal, as it signifies the terrain development for the only other key descent
available to the South Side Resort Base, which has the benefit of being suitable for All
Skill Levels, Beginner through Expert.
The importance of Nansen Bas, Lower, to the array of Open Terrain at Tremblant
can not be overstated. The addition of a major boulevard descent particularly suited
to Beginners as a Green Trail(**), relieves all other South Lower Trails of heavy traffic
flow and the consequent constriction and wear factors. The results are that all
the Open Terrain below the TGV Quad on Versant Sud, the South Resort Side,
see a very tangible increase in daily quality because the wear they have been getting
from less proficient users is shifted to Nansen Bas, lower, where the width and
far more gentle slope are better matched to Beginners/Intermediates.
We could be totally wrong...
...but based on all the recent and still falling Natural Snow, plus the Snowmaking
and Grooming Efficiencies of Tremblant’s Highly Skilled Mountain Op's Crews,
we think there’s at least some, small possibility this 1939 Tremblant Classic
may be available for the weekend? Maybe? Maybe not... Regardless, what
we can be sure of, is that on whatever day it does open, it will be up to the
usual excellent quality that Mountain Crews open trails with here.
(**)Nansen is not just for Beginners, despite its “Green” i.e., “Easy” designation.
Like many gentle slopes, Nansen offers All Skill Levels, including Experts, the
practice space useful to develop what we refer to as "technique Nuance”.
Nuance: Definition:
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The ability to distinguish subtle differences in edging, pressure, turning, steering,
and especially gliding, are best registered on gentle terrain that allow small
adjustments in technique elements to be implemented and evaluated by Skiers
or Boarders of all Skill Levels without having to cope with excessive slope
or steepness. Additionally, at its total finished length of 6.2 Kilometres,
Nansen is not only Tremblant’s longest Trail, but it offers all who practice
there the ability to establish a sustained rhythm that in our opinion, exponentially
enhances the learning curve of any skill level Skier/Boarder.
Like many of Life’s Skills, it is only sustained, repetitive, uninterrupted practice
that makes for better Skiing/Boarding, and for 77 Years, Nansen has been an absolute
Benchmark on the East Coast Of North America for that application.
Looking Forward on “North”...
Another example of greatly anticipated developing terrain indicated by Snowmaking
icons on the Official Snow Report is Versant Nord, the North Side’s “Devils River”.
This one is not only a huge local’s favourite(one of ours too), but it requires either
Duncan Haut, Upper, or the Lowell Thomas to Duncan Cat Track across mid-Banzai/Marie
Claude Asselin to access it. So, by deduction, we are not too far off having a Duncan
centred Summit-To Base descent option that will alleviate the traffic load on the
North Side currently being borne by Beauchemin Bas that’s been acting as a
funnel for the existing Nord, North Summit-To-Base descent paths available.
Conditions Notes REPEAT FROM YESTERDAY, i.e., they still apply:
The Vast Majority Of The Groomed Terrain Should Be In Excellent Shape.
After three post-blizzard days, nightly grooming cycles will have compacted
and stabilized most of the regularly maintained Green/Beginner, Blue/Intermediate
trails and they will be a joy to be on. The more Open Trails there are, the
better things remain in all-day consistency so as Mountain Crews add more
and more, generally you’ll find a higher degree of sustained "user friendly”
in surface characteristics every day.
On the Un-groomed Experts Only Terrain, caution must be used at all times
as Natural Hazards and Loose Debris may be encountered without warnings
particularly when there’s so much loose snow being pushed around that can
cover those hazards, making them difficult to anticipate.
-------------------- Conditions Caveat(s) ------------------
Realistically Speaking, all the new snow is wonderful, however the base is
still comparatively thin so caution is warranted in zones where there are
traffic concentrations such as Trail entrances, intersections, exits, run-outs
as well as over crests and on some steeper pitches. Any of these zones can
reveal slick or icy substrates. Wear can also expose natural debris hazards
especially on un-grromed Experts Only Open Terrain.
Use Reduced Speed On Initial Explorations and be aware that conditions can
and do change during the day as trail use creates wear related hazards.
Recent Deep, Soft, Natural Snowfall is subject to Mogul Formations below
crests and on steeper pitches which may not be visible until the last moment
so we encourage absolute speed control appropriate for Line-of-sight navigation,
i.e., if you can’t see over a crest, slow down before, and until you can verify
safe passage with a clear view.
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Weather Notes:
A daytime South Resort Base temp at Zero C/32 F., means the Mountain should
remain below zero at elevations, and with Overcast to keep solar energy off the
Trail Surfaces, conditions should not become damp, although there may be a
higher sense of humidity which could come across as a heaviness or thickness
especially in the un-groomed Expert Open Terrain.
The winds are forecasted to be moderate, but ramping up towards Last Run.
There may be gusty periods and with Snow falling in bands as it moves from
west to east, so crossing the Summit from Taschereau towards Lowell Thomas.
A Super Easy start to what we hope is a solidly established “Winter” weather pattern.
Two Week, 14 Day Weather Forecast:
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36(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails, Grooming,
Snowmaking and Lift Status for January 1st, 2016, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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We suggest that one of the very best “New Years Resolutions”
you can have is to get out on to the fine slopes of Tremblant
for all the healthy benefits of vigorous outdoor exercise more
often, and starting now!
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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.
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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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