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T360 Apres Ski, Early Eve. Edit, Under Construct @ 6:26 P.M.
This is an “As Time Permits” progressive assembly...

This is pretty much what we did all day at Tremblant.

and if we didn’t show you another single thing, it would still be enough...






Conditions Simply Put... it was a Race-Rocket, Run-Ripping, Rapid-Rev Day.

Every once in a while, a Tremblant day sneaks up on you, and
even though you were expecting a Great Day to begin with,
the reality somehow exceeds those expectations with an intangible,
extra dimension of dynamic, almost magical performance.

By any standards, an Excellent Day of almost perfect carving at
the highest levels of lateral grip and almost flawless traction over
every single square centimetre of Open Terrain.

For Those Who Enjoy... There are Moguls on Taschereau.







Weather Wise, the early morning cool quickly began to fade and
in came the warmer air that eventually morph’d surfaces into
universally higher traction that allowed very aggressive carving
angles, even on the steepest Open Pitches. Sun and cloud
mixed over the Summit and we can say we were happy to
see the overcast keep direct solar off the surfaces.






All the snowmaking in place seems untouched by the warm and
there are zones being given basic, rough cut Grooming like this
sample below, the visible work started on Rope Tow.









At the end of the day... Iconic Tremblant Sunsets
Let The Rays Flow Forth!








At The End Of The Day, #2...
We were a bit late trying to get Sunset pic’s and
managed to luck out with a fresh Corduroy Track
down Beauvallon Bas. Very, Very Sweet!








Tonight, Overnight: There was Light Rain Forecast for between 7:00 P.M.
and 3:00 A.M. which we discuss in the main posting below. At Mid-night,
the rain is so light in the Old Village of Mt. T., that it looks more like mist.
There have been dry gaps also. We don’t expect any significant effects on
Trail surfaces. We still think there’s a possibility it could materialize on upper
North Sectors as wet snow.

Tomorrow: Sunny, around Zero C, Continued Soft, High Performance,
another great day on tap!

Summary=It’s Carving Excellence, everywhere... exactly
as you can see in all posted here. Go if you can.




------------------- 7:57 A.M. Orig. Post ---------------------



17(*) Open Trails On The Rapidly Warming Slopes Of Sud, South, Nord, North At #Tremblant

Ah Ha!

Yesterday We Speculated You Might See “Andy Moe”, and... Presto !!!

Today, The Seventeenth Open Trail Of The New Season... Andy Moe!

Pic.file From 11/23/17. Andy Moe, Naturally Beautiful!








Now then.... Andy Moe is not a Super Big, Extreme, Steep, Crazy or
any other kind of huge addition to the square area of Open Terrain, But...
Andy Moe IS one of the most Naturally Beautiful little corners of Upper
Versant Nord at Tremblant and it is what we call a "Tell-Tale", meaning
a “Sign” of sector accumulations that indicate a natural fullness of snow
depth being achieved.

Our Theory:
The Reason Andy Moe Gets and Keeps So Much Natural Snow.
Andy Moe is situated immediately behind, and just below, the Summit
Observation Tower Peak, when the Prevailing Sou-Westerly Winds
carry Snow over the Crest of the Mountain. We Theorize that this creates
a “Back-Fill” Vortex or Vortices that swirl over the Peak and frequently
dump Snow into this entire Upper Versant Nord sector. It is one
component of what we believe is Orographic generated Precip.

Here is another File.Pic from Mid-Last Season that illustrates the
accumulations common to this phenomenon:

Please Note: This File.Pic is about 20 Metres From
The Upper Entrance of Andy Moe.






We hope this makes the point well enough about why we like Andy Moe so much.


Moving Forward...

The Other Big Story Today...

Starts out at Overnight Low somewhere around -15C,
Ends “Up” at somewhere around +4C by Last Run.
Wow. Close to 20C Rise in 12 hours.

Get ready to shed Layers....






Weather Notes:


1) No problem for today, it’s just going to get a lot warmer.
2) If you’re planning for tomorrow, don’t Freak Out, the Skiing
will still be all here. More on that following.






Firstly... The Rain Icons in the forecast are small. This generally indicates
either “Drizzle” and/or very transient, localized small shower activity passing
over quickly. This is a Regional Forecast, so it is possible, the Mountain may
not see any, or only small portions of it. If there are any colder upper atmospheric
conditions above the Mountain, it could be wet snow.

Secondly... None of it occurs during “Open hours”, so you don’t
have to contend with it at all. The time period affected is for about
7 hours between 7:00 P.M. and 3:00 A.M. tonight.

Thirdly... the most likely scenario is that you’ll get a day of really fine
“Ultra-Shred” Spring-like conditions tomorrow.




Other Conditions Notes relating to Weather:

There is never a problem when temp’s are rising. The current
Snow is a Super Fine, Cold Formed, Excellent Control Surface
and all that can happen today, is that it will become softer. No Worries There.

For Tomorrow... We think there’s enough hard frost in the last 2 days to act
as a stored refrigerant during this short thermal cycle. Hopefully, what
that means is any rain will freeze on contact and/or be quickly absorbed
in the very top layers where it will hit a cold boundary and become
part of the solid density of the base. Don’t forget, there’s somewhere
between 3 to 5 Metres of Seasonal Snowfall to follow, so the density of
this early base is really important as a foundation to carry all that follows.
That could actually mean this is an important and positive phase of seasonal
establishment.

Repeat: The most likely scenario is that you’ll get a day of really fine
“Ultra-Shred” Spring-like conditions tomorrow.




Other Conditions Notes Relating to Ski/Board Performance:

This is as close as you’ll get to Glitch-Free Early Season Open
Trail Surfaces. Regardless of what cool/warm co-factors are
in play, every single day has had great ripping/shred quality.
If you have not been out yet, change your plans and get your
priorities straight. You need to Ski/Board now to get those
dormant muscles activated and you’ve got a way above average
amount of Open Terrain to do it with.




Snowmaking Notes:

Mountain Op’s have been really busy taking advantage of the temps
and there is quite a bit of observational evidence that those efforts are
going to materialize in near-term Opening Terrain.

One example we’ve been looking at because it’s usually the first, is the
Lowell Thomas Sector.






This Seasons Snowmaking in the Lowell Thomas Sector has had
the benefit of “Piggy-Backing” on top of a big bunch of Natural.
We think you’ll see exceptional Opening Quality on Rope Tow, Rigodon,
La Traverse and the Lowell Thomas Trail itself. Opening should
not be too far off either. There’s TON’s of snow in all forms here.

Snowguns were visible at the top of the Expo Peak over Gagnon.

Snowguns were connected with Team member tracks up and down the
whole top pitch of McCulloch. Snowmaking is Active on Nansen Bas, Lower
as well as the Peak of Flying Mile.

This is all excellent news coming into the preparatory development phase
prior to the 24 Hour Children’s Charity Marathon Fundraiser.

Keep an eye on the Snowmaking Icons in the Archived Official Data...

Of General Interest Regarding Natural Snowfall Accumulations:




11.27.17.Duncan.Quad.Views.Duncan.Above.Devils.River.All.Natural.c.jpg


No one could fault you if you thought this looked Skiable, but the point is
that with this much natural snow before Crews even begin to work on it...??? Wow..
It should be Very, Very Fine when it does Open!







17(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
for Nov, 28th, 2017, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca




It’s “Fall” and Complex Weather is a fact of life at this time.

The over-riding Positive Factor is the securely established Base.

None of what’s in the Forecast models should have anything of
significant or long term consequence to the very fine Open Trail
Infrastructure already put in place by Tremblant’s Outstanding
Mountain Op’s Team.

Page under Progressive Assembly...






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