96(*) Open Trails On the Very Snowed In By Recent Blizzard Slopes of #Tremblant.
Then... on top of that...
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Attention Upcoming Tremblant Trip Planers...
Attention Regional Ski/Board Fans that can get Days off...
Attention Last Minute Ski Holiday Shoppers that are Researching Options...
As noted in the Graphic above, this could be, possibly, might be...
one of the Biggest Single Natural Snow Accumulation Weeks in the
77 Year History of the Tremblant Ski Resort!
HUGE, POSITIVE Implications for Near-Term and
Balance of Season Tremblant Ski/Board Conditions!
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(Please Note: Sorry for the editorial length of this post, but there’s a lot
going on at Tremblant and it’s Literally Historic in a very positive way.)
Of particular concern for Beginners and Intermediates...
Mountain Crews are covering as much as possible as they rotate through
a Schedule of Trail priorities. There is still softness in the top layers that
has a tendency to form moguls due to Skier/Boarder traffic patterns,
however as each day passes, the compaction and surface density on
those trails that get the most frequent Grooming repetitions will become
greater, together with a directly proportional all-day, mogul-resistant,
smoothness durability.
Here is a Clinical Example:
Versant Nord, North Side Summit Sector Duncan, Officially Rated Black Diamond.
This Trail has been on the Groomed List every day, however by Mid-day
yesterday Trail Surfaces clearly show moguls generated by Skier/Boarder
traffic due to the softness.
Snap Shot Pic. Courtesy of Tremblant.ca Twitter Acct.
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This trail is rated as a Black Diamond signifying Expert Level difficulty and
in these conditions, it will take every bit of “Expert” to safely navigate.
Otherwise, if it was in a more typical Groomed state with a fully compacted
surface, we would encourage a confident Intermediate to expand their
challenge here, if it has it’s usual smoothness to the Terrain below. As long as it
builds moguls like these we would recommend that same confident Intermediate
to choose an Officially designated Blue, Intermediate Rated Trail descent.
The Historical Significance of This Week at Tremblant
and the Implications for the Balance of the Season:
In the range of Snowfall experiences, 15 “+" Cm’s over the entire Mountain in
24 hours would normally be a significant event and would require between
2 to 4 days to fully integrate. There has been roughly three times that
now in a single Snowfall event that is now over 45cm’s and still falling.
If it is not a record at Tremblant, it’s close and by any statistical measures
it might be in the top two or three single snow events in the History of the
Resort?
As wonderful as that is for Experts who for once, do not need to go to Revelstoke B.C
for a true “Powder Day”, it can have consequential side-effects for Average East
Coast Skiers or Boarders who are more used to very well compacted Groomed
surfaces or snowfall depths of a comparative fraction to this situation.
The very positive benefit for all Tremblant Fans is the absolute addition to the
base that will take this season to a new level for the rest of the Scheduled Open
Calendar to April 10th.
Basically, Tremblant has recieved over 20% of the so-far
Seasonal Snowfall Total In One Day.
That can only mean a HUGE benefit for the entire balance of the Season
in both Quality and Quantity, but it will take additional time now, logistically
speaking, to fully integrate.
On a practical level, this single huge snowfall is going to present extra
challenge for all Skill Levels for at least “Several” days. How many?
We’re not exactly sure, and there are some “Wild Cards” in the mix
as well, like the forecasted +4 C(**) and rain in the Saturday Weather Forecast.
We feel that the results are going to be determined to a large extent by the
next two nights of Grooming. Tonight under the existing Pure Winter Sub-Zero’s
the Mountain has had for the past three weeks or so, and Saturday night,
immediately after whatever Thermal influence there may have been.
We think the cumulative effects of these two nights could render out a
very large and perceptible advance in compaction due to a actually positive
contribution from one days worth of heat for the following reason.
The Snow today is very poor “Snowball” Snow because it is very dry and
can only be packed with tremendous mechanical pressure. Forming a Snowball
by hand is very difficult, and when thrown, it falls apart in mid-air.
That is one of the reasons it may be prone to Mogul formation and not responding
as quickly now to Grooming cycles, in a way, it’s too light and loose and does
not want to stay together.
With a wee bit of heat... suddenly it becomes excellent Snowball snow due
to the adhesive bond that becomes possible when its internal moisture level
makes it “Sticky”, so when thrown it holds together very well in flight.
This Thermally exposed Snow Packs Much Easier and to Much Higher Density
Outcomes, so the very slight Heat exposure may be one of the best things
possible in this set of circumstances.
We could be wrong, but we’d be willing to bet that Sunday and Monday are going
to seem vastly different in a positive way over the entire Groomed Trail array.
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Regarding the above paragraph, considering the New Heavy Snowfall Warnings
for Saturday, we would revise our Grooming Outcome references from
Sun/Mon. to Mon/Tues.
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Weather Notes:
Overcast with daytime high temp at -4C at South Resort Base Level.
Moderate South-East Winds, so crossing the Summit from over the big
Comm. Tower towards La Crete/Nansen.
If you were standing in front of the Grand Manitou Summit Lodge facing it,
the winds would be moving from Left to Right in front of you. The winds
will likely be a fair bit gusty at the Summit and there may be some “Blowing”
snow evident around any of the Summit level crests.
Temp-wise at least, an easy winter day and if the forecast is right, it may
be the last “Pure Winter" sub-zero day(**) in a string of around 20 some odd.
((**)Pending Forecast Future “+”C Temp. Values.)
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 19th, 2016, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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Progressive Page Assembly notice... Interim Summary: Abundant, Deep
Snow Accumulations favour those with True Expert Level Skills due to
the technical elements required to navigate irregular surface conditions
that can exist until compacted firmness becomes more universal across
the Groomed Trail Array.
Consequently, it is vitally important to match actual Skills with Appropriately
Rated Terrain selections, i.e., Green- Beginner, Blue - Intermediate, and to
pay attention to any superseding Hand-Posted Trial Conditions Notices IF placed
by the Ski Patrol.
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