In Every Positive Way Possible, we refer to the “Grey” ambiance which so far
has virtually meant Natural Snowfall almost daily since November 24th Opening, but...
Even though today started out “Grey”, it ended up “Partly Sunny”, so we’re going to
work Apres Ski in reverse, just because we can lead off here with a far more Weather
Dramatic Scenic, rather than the “Grey” it was for 3/4 of the day from start.
Forecast --->>> "Partly Cloudy"
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“Partly Cloudy” is technically correct, but it does not really come close to the
impression the Sky you see above made, as it was quickly evolving in Turbulence
so obvious, whipping the Clouds like Egg Whites in a Jet Powered Blender.
The Temp’s were so mild, easy, that even with very “Breezy” winds, there was
nothing difficult about the Weather, as far as our preparations went. So after
a few alternating days of Sunrise temps at -30C, getting up to -1C today felt
Balmy and we were hot as soon as we got into gear.
The entire morning, and up until roughly 3:00P.M, all it was, was Snowing.
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and Fluffy, but when propelled by the wind, had a wee bit of “Sting” in their “Zing”!
Vision was Pea-Soup right up at the Summit, but began to clear anywhere from
about 200-300 Vertical feet below the Summit, so making way on La Crete, or
anywhere else up there required slow, slow initial speed, but as soon as sight-lines
were safe, it seemed to stay Fog clear from there down, even though the Snowfall
continued, on a "passing over" basis.(At 9:00 P.M. it’s still Snowing in the Old Village
of Mont Tremblant.)
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it was “Faster” today, than it was yesterday, and we think we know why...
We think it was “Faster” today because as the slightly moist, Big Fat Snowflakes
fell, they hit a Super Cool Frozen Surface that has spent much of the past week at -25C.
That residual “Cold” does not just go away, and we think that when the New Snow Fell
on it, it instantly crystallized, generating a Super Fast Glide you could immediately feel.
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one single bit, so Edging and Carving and all other Performance Qualities were
100% available, practically everywhere on the Open Groomed Terrain.
Big, Big, BIG, Snowmaking News!! EXPO SNOWMAKING!!!
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In Their Homes Tonight When They Find This Out!
We are not privy to any Opening Schedule for Expo, however we’d be willing
to bet $10.00Bucks that between 3 to 5 days might be a reasonable Guesstimate.
We’d be Super-Happy to be wrong, if it was sooner...
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51(*) Open Trails on the Quite Wintery, Snowy, Sud, South, Nord, North Sectors of #Tremblant .
Right From The Top, Tremblant’s Open, Groomed Terrain Is Pretty Much
Early Season Excellent... Any Path You Choose To Take...
And Get Used To Grey...
A Challenge For Photography...
But Great For Skiing/Boarding!!!
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Mostly, We Are Skiing In The Cloud.
The Real Cloud, not that Fake Internet Cloud.
and... Considering we’re Skiing in the Cloud, it does not seem unconnected that...
For Experts On the Opened, Groomed Terrain, The Skiing Is Very Dream-Like.
Many of the surfaces seem almost Liquid/Transparent Under Skis, so it often feels quite
like Floating when you can identify the natural turning points within the descending
topography and combine them with just enough speed to create Lift when you shoot
over the High Points along the way.
With the frequency of Fresh Snowfall, there’s an even Greater Impression of Floating
whenever there’s a soft cushion of New Snow.
This Sample Below Is Duncan and it’s been an Excellent example of “Best Of” Snow
Surfaces since the minute it Opened.
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but Solid Edge Grip for Stopping, Turning, Braking, etc., whenever you need it.
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Depths, so There Are Naturally Occurring Hazards Zones until more Snow falls.
Caution With Speed and Navigation Is Warranted In All Un-Groomed Open Sectors.
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51(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
for December 21st, 2016, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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just about every day since the Season Opened November 24.
Opportunities for Early Season Conditions Like These Do Not Occur Every Season
and are therefore Worthy of All Efforts To Participate.
Links and not-so-fine print:
http://www.tremblant.ca
What’s The Use? Research Benefits of this Archive: http://tinyurl.com/gp5vjps
(*)
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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