Besides the fact that it was foggy today...
There are basically two types of trails that are going
to make it through to “Last Run” for the Season...
A) Those that have enough Natural Snow and Frost Reserve...
(example Versant Nord, North Trail #64, MCA, as previously
reviewed.)
B) Those that have enough Supplemented Snow Reserves...
For Today’s Apres Ski, we’re going to look at
Versant Sud, South Side McCulloch, a great example of a
(B)Supplemented Trail that has received significant advantage
from being a frequent Race Course over the winter.
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surface quality, so they get a lot of attention from
Snowmaking Crews as well as Grooming Crews.
The Result Is... a Trail that is in Excellent Relative Condition.
The Benefit Is... The Ski/Board Public get to use it after the Event is over.
That’s Now.
If you look at the adjacent Front Side Trails of Kandahar
and Taschereau today, they simply do not have the reserves
that are so obvious on McCulloch that is still amazingly
“Wall-To-Wall” White Snow.
With today’s Cloud-Fog, it’s hard to see, but when you start
out on McCulloch, foggy or not, all you see in front of you is
snow, wet, spring, corn snow, but still, all snow.
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plateau, where there are a couple of Saturation Points, very well marked,
but areas where moisture has concentrated in shallow contours that
can not be prevented when you have as much “Warm” as recent days
have had.
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quite easily. We may even see more Grooming fixes to reduce, minimize or
control these spots, but they are small compared to the total McCulloch
Trail surface. Within the context of it being the last week of the Season,
we think McCulloch has a very good shot at going all the way through to
Monday’s Closing.
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that has had the benefit of a whole seasons worth of meticulous
care and upgrade that Tremblant Guests can enjoy for the remaining
Open Days.
The Next Two Days Are Forecasted as “Sunny”, and everyones
looking forward to some more cheerful panoramic views. We hope
to be able to literally get a much clearer picture of things, but
so-far, we’d say we’re in good shape for another handful of days.
One really big benefit today was all the “Speed” that was back in
the surfaces. If there was resistance, it was momentary and from
thickness not overall surface friction, so depending on the Green
Blue or Black Skill Levels required, having the “Speed” back makes
executing all your control inputs a lot more effective with easy
forward momentum.
--------------- 8:23 A.M. Orig. Post -----------------
43(*) Open Trails on the “What Is Open Is Good” Slopes at #Tremblant.
If you watch the evolution in Trail Surfaces exposed to Spring Warmth,
It Seems Evident That Safe Spring Skiing is a very Selective Process.
Based on the unique attributes of each seasons figurative Fingerprinted
Trail Network, there are trails with more Residual Snow and Frost Reserve
that will support durable Alpine Winter Snow Sports Surfaces.
Tremblant has whole sectors of Snow and Frost Reserve...
The Questions Are...
How long will they endure...
and...
Where will they be?
These Are Only Two Samples Of Many, That Were Completely Intact
At Last Run Yesterday, and we think there is a high degree
of certainty that they will be similar today because they have
fundamentally excellent Frost and Snow Reserve Support...
Versant Sud, South Side, McCulloch/Beauvallon Descent Path Sectors.
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Descent Path Sectors.
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able to support on-going access, but there are now 24 Hour Thaw
factors that could have somewhat unpredictable effects.
We have been asked what may be available for the weekend,
however, there are too many “Wild Cards” at this stage, to
know with any degree of certainty.
We think overall Sector References to currently obvious/visible samples
of abundant seasonal snow accumulations may be Nansen Haut, Upper
and McCulloch Sectors as well as P’tit Bonheur and Lowell Thomas Sectors.
Therefore, it’s reasonable to hope for ongoing favourable Conditions in those
areas for the Holiday Closing Weekend.
Weather Notes:
Regional Tremblant Fans With Discretionary Attendance Planing Capability:
Please Note “Sunny Icons” as components of the Upcoming 3 Days:
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Functionally, the best we can hope for is that there
is a retained degree of “Speed” in the surfaces.
It is very likely to be a “Go For Gravity” situation,
but Individual Trails can and do respond differently,
so never close the door of explorative discovery
where you’ll find Zones of optimal glide and/or,
easy speed control on pitches.
43(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
for April 12th, 2017, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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Page under Progressive Assembly. Thanks for your Visit!
The “Big Picture” Summary is:
What Is Open Is At Very High Quality
in Base and Coverages, and any Naturally
Occurring Spring Thaw Hazards Are Easy
To Navigate Passage, So-Far...
To Follow:
Apres Ski Sector Update:
72 Hours Of Perspective On Trail #64.MCA
Before, i.e., 72 hours ago...
All we could find wrong here was this twig.
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After: To Follow @ Apres Ski 4/12/17
Editors Apres Ski Note:
The “After” Pic’s we were hoping to add here today were
not possible as the area was closed by the Ski Patrol at some
point before the time we arrived. We will attempt a re-visit
tomorrow and will update as soon as we have them.
Sorry about that...
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