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T360 Mid-Eve. Apres Ski Edit @ 9:10 P.M.


It Was Somewhat Rainy, Sometimes Dry,
Somewhat Foggy, Sometimes Clear,
Sometimes Calm, Somewhat Warm,
Etherial and Serenely Peaceful... and...

100% Soft Spring Skiing Excellence.


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No Doubt... Our Descente Poncho kept us dry, at least from the knees up,
however as we indicated this morning, the forecast did say the “rainy” would
let up and even stop, which it did, for an unspecified time that was variable
over the Mountain.

What was happening, was that the weather was passing over in bands of activity
and so it could be that you would be dry on Versant Sud, South side “Biere-En-Bas”,
while your friends were getting wet on the Expo Quad.

For most of the Afternoon, it was the opposite, really soggy Versant Sud, South,
TGV, and totally dry on the Expo Quad.

Here’s an afternoon sample of Sud, South Side McCulloch, the only south pic’s
we have, as wet made photography almost impossible. We jammed a Ski into
the lower corner for Colour/Scale Reference, but you can barely see the TGV
Quad which is only about 7 metres away in this Wide-Angle view.



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In the Mean-time, as an example of the “Calm”, “Clear” and "Soft Spring Skiing
Excellence", here’s Versant nord, North Side, “Sissy Schuss”.



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Sissy Schuss, a 1948 Tremblant Classic, was filled with the Carving Track Rails
of the Experts who were lapping up the Corduroy at the kind of extreme angles
you could only make when the traction and lateral grip are at the highest levels.

On a day when “Panoramic” views were very limited or non-existent, the etherial
quiet and calm peacefulness of Tremblant’s intimate inner spaces was Serenely
Beautiful and Surreally Smooth. The trees are shedding needles, so there is some
organic debris, but it is clean, soft and totally inconsequential.



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At some point, not exactly sure when, Soleil was closed, so the final Open Trail
count ended up at 62(*) Open Trails on Versant Sud, South and Versant Nord, North.
(Raw Text-Based Trail Status Data Attached below at page bottom.)

If you could dress to handle the warm wet weather...
the Skiing was Hook Up And Go... Rocket-Fast Thrilling.

Tomorrows Weather... Drops about 14C to -10C and supposed to start Snowing... now.
It may snow anywhere from “Minimal” to 6/7 Cm’s???
Sunny after 10:00A.M.???

The “Snow” part will be great for the re-freeze, if snow happens...

Otherwise, going from +4C to -10C you’ll be needing them “Edges” we talk about...




------------------ 7:37 A.M. Orig. Post ----------------


74(*) Open Trails on Sud, South, Nord, North, and Soleil Sectors at #Tremblant.
Edge Sector Closed today.

Firm, Fast, Fun... A Focus Feature on Versant Nord, North Side Trail #55
Jasey-Jay Anderson, yesterday’s Un-Official Thrill Ride Trail du Jour!

With the potential of Softer Pure Spring Conditions Today,
Jasey-Jay(et al), could be clinically superb Soft Carving Excellence.


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The whole descending right side off the Duncan Quad is a great favourite of many
Local Tremblant Fans, and for good reason as it offers a consistent pitch over a
long and true fall line that is a technical challenge of Edge-Hold over Gravity.

If You Have Good Quad Muscles, Jasey-Jay Anderson will reward you with
a long Fall Line Test of endurance when it comes to keeping those gravitational
forces from pulling you past the limits of Grip for turn after turn. If you do
heavy “Leg Press” exercise in the Gym in Off-Season, Jasey-Jay is a reason
you do many many sets of them, because you are going to need that raw
Rep after Rep reserve to stay Hooked Up all the way down this thrilling Speed Zone.



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Just like every other Black Diamond rated Trail, you are going to find not only
the technical demands of it’s terrain, but Skiers and Snowboarders of “Other”
Skill Levels than Experts, trying to master new Challenges. When groomed
as it’s been maintained this season, it is a good candidate for Skills development
due to its width and the wide safety margins for passing that width allows.



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The long sight lines on Jasey-Jay also enhance the skiers ability to anticipate
either the energy or the descent path well in advance, so the clearly visible
distance you can see forward allows you to set up your rhythm in a predictable
manner to accommodate the variations in the topography or to use more of the
width for longer traverses as a way to help control speed.



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One of the reasons Locals appreciate this and other Nord, North Side Trails is
the distinct character of the rolling topography that helps define each Trail
within a spacial reference that is directly linked to the Speed and Turning radius
you can use to descend on it.



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The Shape Of the Land Is Highly Suitable For High Performance Skiing/Snowboarding.
The Rises and Dips along its descent path are wonderful for the technical portions
of the turning sequence with particular reference to the “Unweighting” phase
that releases pressure on edges for turn initiation.

Jasey-Jay also has an excellent Runout as it joins on the exit with Superieur.
There is just enough pitch over the final crest to act as a Rocket Launch
onto the plateau that carries you back to the Lower Duncan Trail and the Nord,
North Base of the Duncan Quad.



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Considering that Jasey-Jay Anderson is an Olympic Gold Medal Snowboard Champion,
this final Speed Shot off the last crest is totally appropriate for SnowBoarders who
can use the Speed to ride out the plateau back to Duncan.

Jasey-Jay is a Great Trail anytime, but it is particularly fine when it has the
Traction of either Pure Winter Snow or Pure Spring Snow to hold good edge
against gravity for a High Speed Mother Nature Roller Coaster ride.

Jasey-Jay is only one example of the superlative foundation that almost
all the Groomed Trails have at Tremblant now. The current “Warm Spell”
might have done much worse damage if not for the exceptional depth
this base has from the seasons first half, but thankfully, the reserve
held by this base has been able to tolerate the heat without showing
significant erosion up to yesterday’s closing. That is bound to change
at some point, but there’s still more winter and more snow to come
as we get down to the last 6 weeks of the Scheduled Season.




Equipment Notes:


Fresh Edge Sharpness Essential For
Optimized Performance On Any Skill Level. Period.
It’s Spring +/- ZeroC Daily Variability causing
Surface Thaw/Re-Freeze Cycles.





Weather Notes:


Believe it or not, but we’d have to say so far, the Pre-Season Weather Models
of The Old Farmers Almanac for this season have been generally close.
“Warm and Snowy”, but in today’s case, Warm and wet as the rain that was
forecast at 4:00P.M. yesterday, started about 10 hours later than initially projected.

PLEASE NOTE: The Rain Icons below are small and/or absent for Afternoon Open
Hours, so it may be a case where the entire afternoon could be Atmospherically
Dry, with Fast surfaces that are Pure Spring.

One of the aspects of the evolving weather forecast models we find interesting is
the tendency of the long range 14 day projections to trend either up or down in
the overall “Peaks” or “Valleys” of a line graph that sometimes favour the high
or low side by the time we actually arrive at any specific date. In the case of the
past several days, it certainly seems to be favouring the high side. Maybe that’s
an early Spring Pattern?







74(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
for March 1st, 2017, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca


All Spring, All Day!

Weather Aside, Fast and Technically Very Fine Ski/Board Conditions.



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 the
First 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.)




--------- Revised Open Trail Data @ End-of-Day -----------------------------


TRAIL STATUS:

Beauchemin Bas
Open
Grooming
Beauvallon Bas
Open
Grooming
Bière-en-Bas
Open
Grooming
Bon Vivant
Open
Grooming
Équilibre
Open
Grooming
Franc Sud
Closed
La Carriole
Closed
La Crête
Open
Grooming
La Passe
Open
Grooming
L'Algonquin
Closed
Letendre
Open
Grooming
Mi-Chemin
Open
Grooming
Nansen Bas
Open
Grooming
Nansen Haut
Open
Grooming
Onésime / Voyageur
Open
Grooming
Panache
Open
Grooming
P'Tit Bonheur
Open
Grooming
Roy Scott
Open
Grooming
Sissy Schuss
Open
Standard
Open
Grooming
TAM-TAM
Closed
Glades
Toufou
Open
Grooming
DIFFICULT

La Jamme
Closed
Glades
Alpine
Open
Grooming
Andy Moe
Open
Grooming
Axel
Open
Grooming
Beauchemin Haut
Open
Grooming
Beauvallon Haut
Open
Grooming
Chalumeau
Open
Grooming
Charron
Open
Grooming
Curé Deslauriers
Open
Grooming
Desserres
Open
Grooming
Duncan Bas
Open
Grooming
Escapade
Closed
Fuddle Duddle
Open
Gagnon
Open
Grooming
Johannsen
Open
Grooming
La Garette
Closed
Le Plateau
Open
Grooming
Lowell Thomas
Open
Nansen
Open
Grooming
Promenade
Open
Grooming
Réaction
Closed
Glades
Rigodon
Open
Grooming
Rope Tow
Open
Grooming
Sentier des Pruches
Open
Grooming
Tapecul
Closed
Toboggan
Closed
Vanier
Open
Grooming
Windigo
Closed
Glades Moguls
VERY DIFFICULT

Action
Closed
Banzaï
Open Top
Belvédère
Open
Grooming
Bon Vieux Temps
Closed
Glades Moguls
Boomerang
Open
Grooming
Cascades
Closed
Dernier Cri
Closed
Devil's River
Open
Duncan Haut
Open
Grooming
Dunzee
Closed
Erik Guay
Open
Flume
Closed
Fripp
Closed
Gaétan Boucher
Closed
Jasey-Jay Anderson
Open
Grooming
Kandahar
Closed - Race in Progress
Grooming
La Griffe
Open
La Traverse
Open
Grooming
Laurentienne
Closed
Les Bouleaux
Closed
Glades
Les Rapides
Closed
Moguls
Ligne de Pente
Open
Grooming
Marie-Claude Asselin
Open
McCulloch
Open
Grooming
Porc-à-Pic
Closed
Saute-Moutons
Open
Moguls
Short Cut
Open
Glades
St-Bernard
Open
Grooming
Supérieur
Open
Taschereau
Open
Grooming
Tiguidou
Closed
Tunnel
Closed
Glades
EXTREME

Boiling Kettle
Closed
Moguls
Brasse-Camarades
Closed
Glades Moguls
Buzz
Closed
Glades Moguls
C.B.C.
Closed
Moguls
Cossak
Open
Dynamite
Open
Moguls
Émotion
Closed
Glades
Expo
Open
Flying Mile
Open
Haute Tension
Closed
Moguls
Ryan
Open Top
Moguls
Sensation
Closed
Glades
Vertige
Closed
Moguls
Zig-Zag
Closed
Moguls
SNOWPARKS

Parc Adrénaline
Open
Grooming
Parc Évolution
Open
Grooming
Parc Progression
Open
Grooming


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