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Very similar to yesterday, but with a somewhat more blustery wind
that was most evident at the top of Beauvallon.
Heavier rain before 9:00 A.M., then it became much lighter and it started
snowing on the North and Summit at around 3:00 P.M., there were periods
of almost dryness on the North Side’s Lowell Thomas Triple Chair.
Top Surface Awards go to Nord, North Beauchemin and P’tit Bonheur.

In the long run, none of this weather is really a bad thing in the sense that
any additional moisture into the ground draws out Summer heat and allows the
more efficient transfer of frost into the Mountain. Water is one of the best
known thermal transfer agents and can definitely speed up the passage to
Winter and ultimately when frozen into the ground, slow down the advance
of Spring as it acts as a stored refrigerant. In the Mean-time, there’s still going
to be a week of Snowmaking/Cold to get ready for next weekends big 24 Hour
Children’s Charity Fundraiser, and there is Natural Snow in the forecast too.
Advantage Nord, North...
not so foggy, not so windy, not so drizzly, and not rainy wet.

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5(*) Open Trails on the very Spring-like Slopes at #Tremblant.

Yesterday it was...

Focus On The Snow.

And... Today should be almost identical.
Super Soft Spring-like, Super Shreddable, Mega-Carve-Able, SNOW!

The ambient atmospheric warmth was just enough to soften all surfaces
up to the Summit yesterday. We lost some snow in the trees, so the trail-sides
look different now, and... there are some brown spots here and there because
the base is still at Very Early Season, November levels, but... the Skiing was
super fun due to the immense lateral turning force grip that could be exerted
over virtually every square inch of the Open Terrain.

We were going to toss the pic. above out, then under closer examination,
it became apparent that the Snow was in almost perfect foreground focus
and the Skiers Shredding action/motion illustrates the kind of carving/turning
force you could literally “Dig Into” with a bit of speed.

Speaking of speed, that was easy to control as it always is when there’s
that much softness to bank up on or stop against.

Otherwise, it was so foggy that very few pic’s came out with acceptable
detail, so a “Focus On The Snow” seems appropriate.

In a rather odd seeming contradiction, even though you were totally surrounded
by Pea-Soup Cloud Fog almost all day, there was almost no dampness in it.
Usually, foggy conditions like that can leave you with the feeling of a
moisture residue, but yesterdays fog was, if you can believe it... “Dry”?

With Turned up, Burned up Contrast, Highlights etc., here’s what the wide
angle scene all over the Mountain looked, sample-wise:
(The Skier you see blurry above, is the Skier on the far right side of
this screen below.)
It should be noted that the fog density was generally greater on the North,
so speed had to be dialled back in order to stay vision safe. That could be same
or different today.

At the same time that Experts were ripping all this up, this snow was also
Super Easy for Beginners to do basic Snowplow Wedge stop, turn motions
so it’s fair to say it was an Easy Day for all skill levels.
And... Today should be almost identical.

Light rain, drizzle, dampness or any other form of precipitation today
should not materially effect that same surface performance today.
We very much expect similar technical Skiing characteristics, however...
there is a strong likelihood that there may be more evident Brown Spots
and/or surface debris and/or natural hazard exposures.

Slow, Cautious, Careful and Slow Explorations are critical this morning.
Navigating in Cloud Fog always requires extra caution for incident avoidance.

There is some possibility that the Open Summit Based Terrain may not be
all that rainy. Rainfall often happens below the cloud, not necessarily in the cloud,
so we may be surprised to find things mostly just foggy/damp. Additionally,
the rain icons indicate “Light Precipitation” so whatever comes, usually travels
across the area in bands, so often there are extended dry periods throughout
the day.


Weather Notes(Graphic):
5(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
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