T360 Mid-Evening Apres Ski Edit, Under Construct @ 8:45 P.M.
A Little Dip Into Winter...
Very, Very Cool Skiing At Tremblant...
in more ways than one...
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From a purely clinical point of view, it could be argued that todays Skiing
was the best we’ve had so far. That’s the first kind of “Cool”. The second
kind of “Cool” is that what we got was a good shot of Cryogenic
Super Cool Snow(-14C), that while wind-driven-packed in some zones,
was never-the-less as light as dust, extremely dry, crisp, and fast.
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The new Snowfall seemed to be an effective refresher over Sud, South and
Nord, North Trail surfaces equally, although it is rapidly becoming evident
just how beneficial the Drift-in is accumulating on the Upper North. We
think it would be a very safe bet to say that when some of the Upper North
Trails Open, they may be at standards locals will be hard pressed to remember
at more than 1 or 2 Openings before, EVER.
No one would find fault with you if you thought this scene below is
a Skiable Snowfield, but this is Duncan Haut, Upper, TODAY...
ALL NATURAL, Without a single flake of blown snow that we know of, so far.
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In the Meantime, the Expert Skiing at Tremblant today felt a bit like Low-Level
Flying. It was possible to carve cambered Slalom Skis hard enough to make
Jump Turns in the air on nothing other than stored rebound in the Skis. You
could do this for every single turn you could keep the muscle for. Otherwise,
smooth cruising for as many laps as you could stay out for. If you really paid
attention, you might see 1 or 2 other human beings on any given descent and
there were times at the Duncan Quad base when you might be the only Skier
in sight.
For Beginners and Intermediates, Nansen and P’tit Bonheur were
superbly satin-like and basic pie-shaped “Snowplow” manoeuvres
could be made with very little effort, but with big, and instant effect.
We love this Cold Formed Snow. It literally makes things Easy for
all Skill Levels.
Relative to each year, Opening Week is always a great way to jump into
the Season with both feet, so to speak, but this year is certainly at or
near the top of historic comparisons.
Tomorrow warms up... the overnight low is -15C and by 2:00 P.M.
it’s supposed to be +4 C ???? WWWwwwwhattttt?
That’s basically 20 degrees C RISE in about 12 hours?
It is possible the surfaces may hold the cold right through to Last Run, but...
it is also possible the afternoon could see some quick changes later on.
It is also possible that this blip forecast in the temps could be a good thing
for the developing terrain if a bit of surface warmth can help build density
in outer layers that ultimately become part of the strata in a well packed Base.
--------------------- 7:47 A.M. Orig. Post ------------------------
16(*) Open Trails on the Newly Snow’d on Sud, South, Nord, North Sides At #Tremblant
Naturally... More Snow, More Winter, More Fast Fun At Tremblant!
The Stat’s say 7cm’s of Fresh Snowfall, but we can tell you
there are Wind-Drift Dynamic Factors that will mean Fill-in’s
above that over Mountain Topography.
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We have previously predicted beneficial accumulations in the
Lowell Thomas/P’tit Bonheur Sectors for this Wind Direction,
and one of the frames of reference we’ve used is the Augmentation
that Natural Snow can make to current Snowmaking. The end result
may be both the Acceleration and Quality of coverage.
It may not change the Date that Mountain Op’s plans to Open
the Lowell Thomas/Rope Tow Sector, but for sure, it will add to
the Quality of the finished Trail Surfaces.
Snowmaking over the Lowell T Sector was visible all day yesterday
and this is just one example of what you could see, in this case,
observed from the upper-mid portion of P’tit Bonheur.
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The new Overnight accumulations should definitely add a big shot
of “Refreshed” the whole Mountain, and perhaps more specifically
to Beauchemin Haut, Upper and P’tit Bonheur today. It would
not surprise us to see not only a significant increase in the side-to-side
evenness of Beauchemin Haut, but maybe even “Andy Moe”(#) getting
close to Open soon with this new addition?
(#) Andy Moe is not a big deal in and of itself, but we see it as a “Tell-Tale”
indicator of Sector accumulations as well as one of the prettiest nooks/corners
of upper Versant Nord.
Over on Versant Sud, The South Side...
One of the Best Signs of Open Terrain/Trail expansion is:
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The potential of Nansen Bas, Lower, Opening is one of our very most
favourable developments of every season because of the huge increase
in Versant Sud, South Side Utility.
It is True that “Roy Scott” does offer a “Green” option from the top of Johannsen, but...
you have to navigate the pitches of Beauvallon Bas, Lower, and around the busy
intersection at the TGV Base, or any other “Blue” Open Option, to get there.
The Opening of Nansen Bas, Lower, instantly relieves all the traffic stress
of mixed Skill Levels converging at the TGV Pitch(and on the Trails below),
and for Beginners, offers a way to Sud, South Base on one of the most
beautiful, wide and easy Learning/Practice zones known in North America.
We are thrilled to see Mountain Crews working on Nansen Bas, and
very much looking forward to seeing it come on-line.
Conditions Notes:
We’re Repeating this from last night’s Apres Ski because it’s
a great depiction of how we found most of the Open Terrain
yesterday, and expect to find similar, if not better, today.
If “A Good Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words”, for Skiers...
this says it all...
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Otherwise...
With the Opening Long-Weekend, American Thanksgiving Holiday period over,
we settle into the beginning of a relatively quiet week.
With all forms of New Snow, and Night-Shifts of Grooming, we expect very high
quality in the Trail Surfaces all week. With day-time temp’s floating around the
Zero C mark at Resort Base Level, you may see some daily softening and
overnight solidifying, but that should all be minimized in effect by Grooming,
so get ready for a week of beautiful, easy conditions.
There could continue to be “Solid” elements in the Base Substrates
where the wind or traffic work to reveal them, but our prediction is
that those will be very small. Watch out for them anyway, especially
where traffic merges, and use caution with Speed around others at
intersections at all times.
There Will Be Racers In Training! Tremblant is like a Magnet for Regional
Race Teams in Training at this time. Everyone knows, if you need Early
Season Reliable Training Slopes... Tremblant IS the place to come.
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Personally, we find Training Race Kidz “Inspirational”. There are elements
in Race Technique that are equally applicable to all Skill Levels, so there
are valuable pointers that keen observers can learn from watching and
emulating the training techniques used by Coaches/Racers. Sometimes
though, the enthusiasm of the little Rug-Rats as they’re buzzing around
can mean they may seem to instantly come out of nowhere, so be cautious
around concentrations of active Race Training.
Weather Notes:
There is definitely a Gusty Component in the wind speed, so at
roughly -14C at the Summit, you’re going to need to pay attention
to closures, seals and overlaps to keep those pesky drafts out.
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16(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
for Nov, 27th, 2017, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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Basically, the Mountain is somewhere around 2 to 3 weeks ahead
of what we might call the “20 Year Average” at this point. As such,
it represents a significant opportunity to experience a much greater
variety than we might normally have at this time. We encourage all
who can, to take advantage of the Fun, Fitness and Enjoyment that
come from this early seasonal bonus.
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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.
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