It is an Occupational Hazard for Amateur Mountain Photographers
to undo Exterior Garment Shell Layers for Camera Deployment in
adverse weather conditions(of course... normal people would never think
of doing anything so foolish).
Consequently we got wet around the edges, but the Skiing was Great!
Fast... Hook-Up-N-Go! Did 73 linked Slalom race carves right down the centre
of P’tit Bonheur that was Rocket Fast for a good part of the day.
The Other Reward Today Was The Esprit de Corps of those silly people who
love Skiing so much, they come out on a very wet day.
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which besides “Fast” and “Firmer”, was to
say the least... wet.
We’ll Start With “Fast” and “Firmer”.
We would call today as cooler than yesterday
if for no other reason than the Surfaces, particularly
on Versant Nord at mid to upper levels, were
definitely firmer, as in re-solidified, than yesterday.
If you look at the Ski in the pic below on P’tit Bonheur
at it’s Mid-Point, you can see it is resting on top of the
solid surface below. Yesterday, if we had done the same
shot, the Ski would have gone 8 to10 cm’s or 4 or so inches
sideways into the soft snow. This “Firmer” surface today
resulted in a much quicker, more Winter-Like, edging performance.
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Teaming Rain is a significant distraction if your person
is soaking cold, so Rain Gear was essential to remain
comfortably dry and focused.
Versant Sud, South Side McCulloch continues to benefit
from the support it received from the last Competition.
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There would not be many that would choose this weather for learning,
but that has nothing to do with how good the surfaces are for basic
control movements with low friction and good edge grip for braking
and steering inputs.
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that drifted in over Versant Nord, the North Side, are still
huge assets and we have documented ambient Nord Trail-side
Sous Bois/Bush Snow at up to 122cm’s, over 4 feet deep... today.
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are loosing snow, and quite rapidly in some cases.
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should all be very pleasant. It is still quite likely that solid, fundamental
Skills of Balance and Speed Control will be essential, but Dry and Warm
are going to make all that so much easier.
4.17.17 Hourly Weather Notes Attached Below.
Summary Points: It’s supposed to be Sunny tomorrow. It’s the Last Day.
There are Both Excellence and Natural Hazard within the Open Terrain.
You need to be careful and focused on precise balance and absolute
speed control for safe navigation. The biggest Performance Asset is
the inherent “Speed” in the established surfaces of the surviving
Trail Base Network, however... Soft Spring Moguls are technically
demanding in both Skills and Stamina.
If you’re a Regional Tremblant Fan...
Tomorrow’s it, or wait ’til next November.
--------------- 7:43 A.M. Orig. Post ---------------------
56(*) Open Trails on Versant Sud, South, Versant Nord, North Slopes at #Tremblant .
Still Alive And Well!
Only 2 days Left, and...
Some Of The Best Bump Runs Are Still Alive And Well!
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Some Of The Best Cruising Runs Are Still Alive And Well!
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equally matched remainder of Snow with the remainder of Time.
There are now very visible bare patches in every sector, but
there are also very visible descent paths through or around
every line on the Open Trail array.
Without the benefit of todays experience yet, it is hard to
say what effect the overnight rainy hours have had, but
it is our understanding that whatever Grooming has been done,
was done at +/- 7:00 A.M. this morning, so at least the main
boulevards, i.e., Nansen, P’tit Bonheur, Beauvallon, Beauchemin, et al,
should be Very Fine and Smooth to begin with.
The Weather forecast is likely to keep some folks at home
hunting for Easter eggs... so we expect very light traffic,
primarily consisting of a small number of Ski-Crazy people
like ourselves who will go anyway.
All Experienced Ski/Board Fans know that at this stage, Conditions
are a la Carte on a run-by-run basis. Where there are thin spots,
people passing by can move snow off causing enlargements of those
hazard zones and depending on how much concurrent thaw is going on,
there can be noticeable differences in just a couple of hours.
There is no doubt in our anecdotal assessment that the Lowell Thomas
Sector of Versant Nord, the North Side, holds the most Natural Snow
reserves in every metric of Trail and Trail-side retained depth.
This Lowell Thomas Sector Trail-Side “Proof Of Snow”
is only 30 hours old, and with an ambient snowpack
depth of up to 120cm’s or 4 feet deep, no one could deny
the quality of the adjacent Trails for April 16th.
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from the night before last’s Apres Ski, but with the Right-Side
Ski Pole handle above the surface for visibility. In this POV,
we are showing the Ski Pole handle at the Surface level.
That Ski Pole is 122cm’s or almost exactly 4 feet... and it is
pushed straight down into the remaining snow of this zone.
It Is Not Like This Everywhere, but we repeat ourselves to make
a very clear point...It Is Still There Now, and... The Fact That It
Exists At All, Anywhere on the Mountain At This Depth On April 16th,
is all you need to know about how well this Season is closing...
Looking closely at the Pic above also shows detail of the small surface debris
that is evident in almost every scene now. It is 98% Tree-shed needles,
ground up leaves, or very fine bark. It’s been there all along, blended into
the Snowfall Strata, but as the Snow melts with Spring Heat, the Tree Debris
does not melt, so it ends up on the receding surface. It is Soft, Organic
Material, “Tree Compost”, and it is not harmful in any way, shape or form
to Ski Bases.
Below:
We are using another 30 hour old pic following because surface
conditions were exactly the same yesterday in this location, but the
lighting and contrast show far better detail. We expect this to be
exactly the same today.
We do not know the person, this pic was not set up in any way,
they just Skied right through the frame as we were taking surface
sample snap shots, so we’re overjoyed to capture not only the
Surface detail, but the Wide Smile and obvious great Telemark
Skills demonstration that just about perfectly shows the Soft Snow
Performance Characteristics.
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could be more effective at conveying the sheer delight of the Tremblant
Ski/Board experience of the moment, at a most genuine, sincere, and
personal level.
Weather Notes:
The Summit Is Currently In The Clouds.
Usually, if it rains, it rains below the Cloud, not in the Cloud.
Consequently, there may be significant portions of the day
that may only be Cloud-Misty and/or dry.
The Old Village of Mt. T has been dry for hours, at least so-far...
and of course... that could change in a minute, but it does indicate
the possibility of better Trail Surfaces than the Forecast might suggest.
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As usual for the final days...
we’re grieving the passage of the Season.
Blessed with Heavy, Early, Natural Snow, this has
been an Excellent Winter, with Conditions to match.
We still have two whole days though, so it’s simply
time to focus on the enjoyment of the moment.
Links and not-so-fine print:
http://www.tremblant.ca
What’s The Use? Research Benefits of this Archive: http://tinyurl.com/gp5vjps
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http://www.tremblant.ca/galleries/webcams/index-e.htm
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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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