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T360 Early Evening Apres Ski Edit, Under Construct @ 7:34 P.M.


This might be one of the top 10 single Snowfall accumulation
events in the last 7 or 8 years. Maybe? If so, it would be “Epic”!
Sorry, but very limited photography.
Hostile, Wind-Driven, Wet/Thick Snow, Camera Conditions.


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This one sort of says it all. Even the top pitch of P’tit Bonheur had
some of this, an almost “Never Happens”, happened.

The above was taken just below the Nord/North Expo peak on
Trail # 70 Gagnon, descending down to the Lowell Thomas Quad Base.
It was not easy. Objectively, there might only be one day every couple
of seasons where everything is not easy. Considering that Green trails
had descent lines looking like the one above, today was pretty close to
where there was no easy. There was nothing anyone could do except
cope with an abundance of caution. This is proof that Mother Nature
defines “Overwhelming”.

When you hear references to Mother Nature “Dumping” on a Ski Resort,
this single snowfall event is exactly what they are talking about.

Too much snow? Never at a Ski Resort, but in our opinion, it may take
between 3 to 5 days for Mountain Crews to get to all 4 corners and
many areas are going to need several passes to get compaction dialled
in for entry level skills.



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Normally this much snowfall would retrain a lot more in the trees
than it is now, however, what that is showing you is the gusty nature
of the very strong wind velocity surges that were blowing the snow
accumulations right out of the trees. There were times the blowing
snow off the trees generated micro white-outs for a few metres if you
happened to be passing by closely enough as they occurred.


It’s at the point where it is effecting the entire community.

There were cars left abandoned in roadways and driveways,
jammed sideways into snowbanks as tall as some of the houses
on the streets they line. Snow removal crews and equipment
stretched beyond the limits of being physically able to handle
it all. It could take days to catch up with.

Meanwhile, back on the slopes...

One of the many positive sides of this snow event, is that once it gets
harvested off the sides and groomed into the trail base, it is an absolute
seasonal “Game Changer”. This single event that is not yet over, will have
effects stretching out for the rest of the season, especially where Mountain
Crews can get it groomed in quickest. It is not light fluffy snow either, it’s
fairly heavy construction grade snow, that’s one reason we think it could
make such a huge contribution to future conditions. When groomed early
tonight, we think it’s going to be very, very dense and very very durable.



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Mountain Crews have one of the highest intensity all-nighters to do
tonight of the entire season. Due to the swinging wind, there is effect
over every square centimetre of the entire Alpine Trail Network, so the
trails on the Grooming Schedule will all have serious work, probably involving
multiple passes, to even begin to optimize compaction. As usual, there should
be a huge focus on Nansen, P’tit Bonheur, Beauchemin Bas, Lower and
Versant Soleil, Algonquin for Beginners and less confident Intermediates.



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For the Sous Bois, Glades, Hors Piste, and Mogul Fans...
It’s got to be one of the top handful of days for maybe
2 or 3 years? We were not in the Sous Bois personally
Although we were right beside it, so technically, we can’t
speak first hand, however the Early Bird Group coming
out were all smiling and would’t talk, so we think they
want to keep it for themselves, at least for one more day, i.e.,
“Tomorrow”.

There is one possible mechanical advantage for tomorrow, and that
is... it should get to maybe as low as -15/-16 C at elevations tonight.
So, it is possible that a cool hit could cook out some internal humidity,
rendering an overnight freeze-dry treatment for a lighter, less damp
Sous Bois tomorrow?


and... it’ still snowing, so it ain’t over yet...



----------------------- 7:59 A.M. Orig. Post ---------------------------


102/102(*) Open Trails on the Super Snow Whiteout Slopes of all 4 Sectors at #Tremblant .
(Please Note: We have had several local power outages and
loss of internet due to heavy snow accumulations effecting
infrastructure. This may effect reporting capability, but because
its all to do with “Big Snow”, safe to assume Skiing is Great!)



Today Is Going To Be Either “Epic”, or “Legendary”.


We’re not quite sure which one it is yet, we’ll let you know later on...
because which ever it is, it’s a big, big snow "Game Changer”.



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This scene from “Last Run” yesterday is only a hint of what’s going on now.
At the time, we had to stop taking pictures as camera lens became instantly
smeared with flying snow and photography simply became impractical.


As this is being written now, one of the single largest snowfall events
of the season is occurring before our eyes. There is so much snow
it’s going to be difficult just getting the 4 km’s over to the Mountain.
That’s easy to tell, everything is already half buried.


Obviously, the most important part of todays reporting will be
at Apres Ski due to the fact that, besides “Weather Warnings”
and forecasts of big snow, there were only hints of this anytime
yesterday.



Weather Notes:


Very Large Single Snowfall Event Of Unknown Eventual Totals,
Currently In Progress.



Due to the fact that the Wind Direction is moving from East to West,
a full 180 degree swing during this event, the entire Mountain will
be effected by rapid snow accumulations, but in as yet unpredictable
dimensions.






Below:
About 15 minutes before Last Run yesterday we got this other
hint about today and we’re re-running it here as it appeared
in our last night’s Apres Ski edit. These are the best insights
we have to what is currently taking shape.



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It goes without saying, but needs to be said anyway, that what
is excellent for Ski conditions is far from ideal for photography,
so we’ll do our best out there today to deal with what we like to
call a “Happy Problem”.




Conditions Notes:

Very Large Single Snowfall Event Of Unknown Eventual Totals,
Currently In Progress.


-------- Conditions Caveat: --------------

Snowstorms and Blizzards favour genuine Expert Skills.

It will be necessary for Beginners to remain in Green Rated Trails.
Extreme caution should be used at all times to ensure complete
Speed/Stopping and Directional/Steering controls can be immediately
made. This means maintaining a very low forward speed as thick
surfaces can generate "Run-Away” scenarios if you can’t stop
or change direction.

Intermediates should similarly remain in only Green and Blue rated
terrain and it is even more important for this group to maintain
safe speed as Intermediates are prone to over-confident perceptions
of their own capabilities that can lead to instant accidents when
the Laws Of Physics take over.

Repeat:

Due to the fact that the Wind Direction is moving from East to West,
a full 180 degree swing during this event, the entire Mountain will
be effected by rapid snow accumulations, but in as yet unpredictable
dimensions.

Pay Attention To Any Hand Posted Ski Patrol Or Info.Ski Directions


Consult With Tremblant Info.Ski Personnel
On A Run-by-Run Basis If Necessary.


Here is a picture of them in a Snow Storm so you will know
what they look like in these conditions:



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102/102(*)Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open Trails,
Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
for February 27, 2020, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca


Hope to see you back here for Apres Ski,
and subject to weather permitting, we will
make every effort possible to post an early
evening edition before 8:00 P.M.




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