T360 Middle Of The Night-Shift Apres Ski Edit @ 1:57 A.M.
Wow... A Cool, Classic, Snow White, Tremblant Winter Day!
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Very brief Apres Ski as we have a larger feature
under construction for the morning....
Everything in the Groomed Inventory was Optimized
to a knife-edge of high level refinement. An excellent
effort by Tremblant Mountain Op’s.
The un-groomed/Sous Bois/Glade categories have good conditions,
however there are some natural hazards that need Line-Of-Sight
navigation with reduced speed to avoid.
Big Storm Starts Tomorrow?
More on that in morning too... See ya then!
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102/102(*) Open Trails.
Sunny And Cool, More Like Winter.
The “Cool” Part is subjective, and comparable to recent
warm winter, -11C will feel cool, even really cool where
you’re facing into the wind.
Trail Snow surface conditions should be similar to yesterday
but with a drier, crisper snow crystal that is typical of an
overnight chill.
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There are miles and miles of very sweet, smooth trails
with very low traffic. Relaxed cruising, athletic lapping,
or any combination, are all possible in what feels like
being a member of a very small, exclusive, Private Club!
Groomed Trail characteristics are predominantly influenced
by density. Even though the temps have been quite warm by
typical “Winter” standards, they have not gone above Zero C
on the Mountain, there have been lots of snowy days to both
add small amounts and keep the solar off, and additionally, the
breezes have helped to aerate dampness out over time, so
altogether with repeated Grooming, the base is extremely
well compressed and most importantly... all snow.
A Short Conditions Editorial/Caveat:
We have heard a lot of recent remarks about Icy Bits, and despite
circulating over the 4 corners of the Mountain, we have yet
to find any significant icy zones anywhere that would constitute
the descriptions we’ve heard? There are some very small patches
of icy, say 1 or 2 metres in diameter below some of the steepest
crests that are signs that the substrates have been warmed to
the point of a congealed flow, and there are some highly polished
patches of super-solid snow over some steeper crests, or where
traffic flows have concentrated passage, but all of these are so
small that to consider them significant would be unreasonable
compared to the vast majority of just densely packed snow that
could only be perceived as Icy by someone with extremely dull edges.
The tune-up on our Atomic D2/SL 160cm’s is now about 8 or 9 days
old, and those edges are still very capable of “Grip ’N Rip” Super-Carve
edge hold virtually everywhere we go.
There is one other factor we see in the way people may be perceiving
the conditions and that is the use of Skis that are designed for 40cm’s
of fresh powder at Revelstoke B.C., being used on Groomed, high surface
density Eastern Hardpack. Even worse, those big floppy-rocker skis with
dull edges, that’s a combination that would make just about everything
seem slick.
If you’re on Skis appropriate for Groomed, Front-Side, normal Alpine
Ski Trails, and they have recent or fresh edges, as long as you are
also on Skill Level terrain matched to your actual skills, we categorically
state that there is remarkably little icy, and overall, trail conditions
are excellent. What we see frequently are Intermediates without the
necessary skills and equipment, sliding sideways down the pitches of
Taschereau(for only one steep example), and then calling them “Icy” in
the TGV Lift Line, when actually, those pitches are simply densely packed
snow on a Black Diamond Trail. These are legitimate Expert conditions
and do not deserve that blame in any way, shape or form, especially from
Intermediates who may be trying to cover their own egos in a lift line.
Weather Notes:
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Conditions Notes:
A Mini Trail Case Study:
Versant Nord, North Side Trail # 93, Superieur.
A Tremblant Single Black Diamond, Expert Level Trail.
Please Note: Grey, Overcast, Flat Light Caveat.
We have adjusted pic’s to show surface detail
as much as possible.
Superieur was one of the trails we heard Lift Line jabber
about “Icy”, so we decided to take a close look to confirm.
What we found was the complete absence of “Icy”, and the
total presence of very well packed, all snow, in some places
very densely packed, snow. This is using a descent line right down
the centre of the pitch fall lines, and it is totally, completely, 100% Snow.
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What we did to test the surfaces was to execute some 100 plus,
very, very short radius “Parallel” Style, alternating left/right,
back ’n forth, continuously linked turns right down the middle
of the centre of the pitch fall lines for every metre of the entire
trail length. Typically, if there’s going to be Icy, its most likely
in the trail centres where traversing traffic from both sides
converge over the centre. Making dozens, of short, complete
parallel turns means you cover every square inch of the descent line,
so if there’s ice there, you’re going to find it.
Not even one shred of Icy anywhere, just pure, super well-packed snow,
with high traction and Expert Level steepness challenge for the entire descent. Period.
There were some areas of greater surface looseness as you can see below.
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Please Note: Grey, Overcast, Flat Light Caveat. We have adjusted
pic’s to show surface detail as much as possible.
If you were on dull edges there were portions you would perceive as slick,
but we were able to cut a good edge set on every single turn with SL Skis
that were tuned 8 days ago, so no excuses here for great Black Diamond
Expert Level conditions. All Snow, All Go!
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Good To The Last Turn...
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We can tell you for a fact, that up to Last Run yesterday,
Superieur was, well, Superior, and any negative comments
were both unfounded and just plain wrong.
For today, we expect the overall Groomed conditions to
simply be a drier, faster version of yesterday, so great
control over surfaces with very little traffic. The “Very
Little Traffic” part means almost no wear stress, so durability
should easily span all open hours right up to Last Run.
In the Sous Bois, Glades, Hors Piste and un-groomed/mogul
zones, it’s a la Carte where you need to do initial runs at
a low enough speed that you can avoid any hazards that
might be over the next bump. Don’t speed til you’ve figured
out where the sensitive areas are and remember that things
can even change during the day, so be aware, go with care.
102/102(*)Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
for February 5, 2020, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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When it comes to the combination of fully mature winter conditions
and such light traffic, it’s not hard to see why this is the epitome of
our “Value Weeks” concept. Grab them while you can, before all the
School Breaks start soon.
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