Open Trails Status Reduced From 77(*) to 50(*) Due To Weather Factors.
Last night we ran this below attached annotated Weather Graphic.
Look At The Bottom Line.
- Screenshots Courtesy of The Weather Network.
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we were hoping for an optimistic outcome and felt it might have been un-necessary.
Evidently, Mother Nature Had Other Plans...
Then, in another moment of insightful clarity, we go on to say...
“Tomorrow’s A New Day!"
We’re not sure quite where the Open Trail number will be for the morning,
but one thing we’re very sure of is that whatever Crews have Open, will
be of substantially higher surface quality and performance with an All-Nighter
Grooming Shift.
-------------- 6:29 A.M. Orig. Post ----------------
77(*) Open Trails on Versant Sud, South, Nord, North and Soleil Sectors at #Tremblant.
Please Note: There are a significant number of “Progressive” Opening
Trails(roughly 45(*)) as indicated by the clock-face Icons on the below
attached Archive Copy of the Official Snow Report. These Trails require
Ski Patrol and/or Mountain Op’s Certifications prior to full Opening, but
are expected during the course of the day.
Excellent 6:29 A.M., Early Morning News.
Gondola Cars that were dismounted from the main cable and stored
inside overnight to prevent Freezing Rain Ice Build-up are being Re-Deployed
as this is written.
In this first Snap Shot, you can see the Gondola Cars being taken out
of the Base Station Shop/Storage area to the right side of the Base Building.
There are no cars on the Up-Hill side of the Cable yet.
- Web Cam Snap Shot Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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in attendance this morning! Any concerns about the effects of last
nights Freezing Rain are set aside when we see these wonderful Web
Cam Snap Shots as Mountain Crews re-attach Gondola Cars to the Main Cable.
In this second Zoom-in Snap Shot, as more cars are added onto the cable,
they begin to load them onto the Up-hill side.
- Web Cam Snap Shot Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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Guests should be patient while Crews do their jobs. No One can recover more quickly
from Natural Weather glitches than Tremblant Mountain Crews, so take a deep breath
and relax while recovery and re-deployment tasks are completed.
There should be Multiple Sweet Spots within the Groomed Open Terrain, however...
It’s going to take a day or two to restore more overall consistency in Surface quality.
Obviously no surprise after this type of Weather Event. One very favourable contribution
to the restoration process is all the Natural Snowfall forecast over the next 10 days
along with the simultaneous Sub-Zero stability in the Temps., so we can actually
look forward to not only a quick recovery, but an escalation in surface quality
that should be above and beyond what we had before, just because of the additional
base depth all the new snow is going to increase.
Freezing Rain is not an overall negative, simply because it is not erosive to surfaces
like outright rain is. Coating Trial surfaces only needs to be broken up, ground up,
and mixed in. Traffic and New Snow usually blends it all in after a short period, so
the biggest problem the way we see it right now is the temporary inconvenience.
It could have been a lot worse.
For Sure... today will no doubt have some knarly bits of roughness, but equally no
doubt, there should be some sweet spots too. At least it’s not super cold, so being
outside today, it may be the wind that's more challenging at times than the surface
conditions are.
----------- Early Morning Update: -----------------
This Summit Web Cam Snap Shot shows 2 important aspects of the Post-Weather
Event, in-so-far as the -2C, return to Sub-Zero displayed on the Summit Lift Status
Board and the use of Day-time Grooming Operations which is unusual at any time
other than times like today with last night’s Freezing Rain.
- Web cam Snap Shot Courtesy of tremblant.ca
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Mont Tremblant Skier/Snowboarder Mountain Utility Notice:
With So Many Indicated “Progressive”, Gradual Trail Openings This Morning,
it is Very Important that “For Best Results”, Tremblant Ski/Board Guests Check
with Mountain Info. Crews at the Summit for latest Up-Dates. The “Open Trails”
Status may be literally “Changing By The Minute” and Info. Crews are Radio
Controlled, so they have the absolute best source of Current Trail Status.
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Partial Content of this Weather section, more to follow.
Please Note: This is a SUMMIT LEVEL Based Weather Forecast Model.
- Screenshot Courtesy of Weather Underground.
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The Mountain has just come through a Freezing Rain event of short duration.
There are as-yet undetermined effects on the Open Trail Network that may
include Icy Sectors, Course Particle Size Surfaces, un-tracked icy surface coating,
thickness, and variable degrees of difficulty in executing control movements
over slick or uneven surfaces.
Use reduced Speed and Extra Passing Space Margins At All Times.
It Is Critically Important To Match Your Actual, Realistic, Skill Level
to Posted Trail Signage Today. Conditions may not be Forgiving.
Unusual Conditions Like Today can cause the Ski Patrol To Hand Post User Warnings
that Supersede All Other Signage. Pay Extra Attention To Had Posted Signage and
Adhere to those specific instructions.
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77(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
for December 27th, 2016, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
Please Note: There are a significant number of “Progressive” Opening
Trails as indicated by the clock-face Icons. These Trails require Ski Patrol
and/or Mountain Op’s Certifications prior to full Opening, but are expected
during the course of the day.
- Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions Courtesy of Tremblant.ca - Screen Shot 2016-12-27 at 6.25.48 AM.jpg (337.4 KiB) Viewed 2422 times
50(*) Open Trails on the REVISED Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
for December 27th, 2016, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
Please Note: Evidently there were unanticipated circumstances that prevented
Mountain Crews from clearing all the “Progressive” Openings they initially
thought possible in the original Official Snow Report.
- Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions Courtesy of Tremblant.ca - 12.27.16.Noon.Update.Open.Trail.Status.jpg (327.97 KiB) Viewed 2057 times
Page Under Progressive Assembly, more as time and New Info. Permit, but in Mean-time...
Look for the “Sweet Spots” today, Stick with ‘em, and remember... Tomorrow’s a New Day.
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