Yikes !
It's a wee bit Cool outside this morning!
The base temp is showing a rather chilly -19C which is
definitely going to mean bundling up with your good parka,
your best thermal base layer, and keeping your body heat
from escaping around neck and wrists with a good neck
warmer and gloves or mittens with a long cuff. (If need be,
you can find hand warmers at many of the shops around the
Mountain, including the little store at the Summit, right inside
the main entrance of Grand Manitou, so there's no reason to
be uncomfortable.)
No Problem... Skiers and Boarders alike are adaptable people
that know Winter means being prepared with the right layers
for whatever Mother Nature serves up for us.
So then, once you're geared up for it, you'll find 16 runs open
this morning featuring "Top To Bottom" on both the South and
North sides under mostly Sunny Skies.
The wind is forecast to be moderate in speed at around 15 Km,
and from the North-West, or coming across the Mountain from
the Beauvallon/Nansen sectors. Riding up the TGV, it should be
at your back and coming up the Duncan Express, you should be
in the shelter of the Mountain until you are just about at the
summit, but regardless, bundle up for comfort and safety.
With todays temps you could experience frostbite in as little as
4 or 5 minutes on exposed skin such as noses, cheeks and ears
while you're ripping around the Mountain, so please take care
and go safely.
NIGHT SHIFT NEWS:
the Mountain Crews have been up most of the night as usual,
preparing our surfaces for another day.
Web Cam Snap Shot Courtesy of http://www.tremblant.ca
- Working on Lower Beauchemin at the intersection of Fuddle-Duddle, we can see the Night Shift grooming our surfaces for another day of carving heaven!
- 12.16.09 North Side. Nightshift @ Fuddle-Duddle.jpg (8.7 KiB) Viewed 3690 times
What is Important about this today...
1) Cold temps like today result in a very dry, "Squeaky" cold snow
surface that is fast and carves like a knife! ... so the Skiing/Boarding
is going to be Exceptional! You only get these grippy squeaky snow
surfaces when its cold out and today is going to be our first day of
the season to enjoy this wonderful combination of grip and control
that is only possible at these temps.
2) Not only will the grooming provide us with the most beautiful
carving surface one could imagine, but as well, compacting the
surface allows the cold to be conducted into the ground below
quicker, improving the rate at which the frost penetrates into the
ground. This is a good thing because we need to catch up a bit
and get the frost well under our surfaces to build durability for
the season.
Bottom Line on all this: Get out there with the
right thermal layers and enjoy what is probably going to be the
best carving we've had so far in our new season!
Today is going to be a "Cool", Rockin' Great Day at Tremblant,
so if you're not here, you're in the wrong place!
Web Cam Snap Shot courtesy of http://www.tremblant.ca
- Daybreak Look at these immaculate carving surfaces... Bundle up and have FUN cranking off endless turns today!
- 12.16.09 South Side Carving Perfection!.jpg (21.38 KiB) Viewed 3684 times
More later ...
Links:
http://www.tremblant.ca
http://www.tremblant.ca/mountain/winter ... port-e.htm
http://www.tremblant.ca/galleries/webcams/index-e.htm
http://translate.google.com/translate_t ... =fr&tl=en#
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/CAQC0360
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Snow Report
Snow Report for: Wednesday 12/16/2009
Publication date: 12/16/2009
Publication time: 5:05 AM
Printable Snow Report
Printable version of grooming conditions
December 19 to 22 - Super séries du Club de Ski FIS
Super Series race for young men and women ages 15
and over. More than 185 participants from Quebec,
Ontario and the United States are expected to attend.
We hope to see you on the slopes and on behalf of the
Tremblant Team We all wish you a beautiful day!
Snow conditions
Surface: Groomed powder
Base: Skier pack powder
Number of kilometers open: 11.68 km
Number of miles open: 7.26 miles
Number of acres open: 136.8 acres
Snow received
Last 24 hours: 0 cm (0 inches)
Last 7 days: 50 cm (20 inches)
Since season opening: 50 cm (20 inches)
Trails Overview
Number of opened and progressive opening trails: 16
Sides
South trails: 11
North trails: 5
Soleil trails: 0
Edge trails: 0
View Trails details
Snowparks
Number of opened and progressive opening modules: 3
Park Status Hours
Parc Sud Closed Fermé/Closed
Demi-Lune Closed Fermé/Closed
Parc Nord - Lowell Thomas Closed Fermé/Closed
Parc Nord - Rope Tow Opened 8h30 - 15h30
Lift operation
Number of opened and progressive opening lifts: 5
Lifts Status Hours
Gondola Opened 8h30-15h30
Cabriolet Opened 7h15-16h30
Flying Mile Closed Fermé/Closed
TGV Opened 8h30-15h30
Porte du Soleil Closed Fermé/Closed
Tapis magique Opened 8h45-15h30
Le Soleil Closed Fermé/Closed
Destination Closed Fermé/Closed
Duncan Opened 8h30-15h30
Expo Closed Fermé/Closed
Lowell Thomas Closed Fermé/Closed
Edge Closed Fermé/Closed
Today's Weather Observation and Forecasts
Minimum Temperature: -21°C (-6 °F)
Maximum Temperature: -14°C (7 °F)
Winds: 15 km/h (9 mi/h)
Winds direction: North-West
P.O.P: 40 %
Summit temperature: -20°C (-4 °F)
Visibility: Good to limited
Tomorrow's Weather Forecasts
Minimum Temperature: -23°C (-9 °F)
Maximum Temperature: -15°C (5 °F)
Winds: 10 km/h (6 mi/h)
P.O.P: 10 %
Trails details
South Side
Trails Difficulty Level Status Grooming Snowmaking
1.Bon Vivant Closed Natural
2.Crête haut Opened Groomed
Crête bas Opened Groomed
3.Nansen Pitch Race Groomed Daytime
4.Nansen Haut Opened Groomed Daytime
Nansen - Alpine Closed Natural
5.La Passe Closed Natural Daytime
6.Nansen Bas Closed Natural Daytime
7.Alpine haut Opened Groomed
Alpine bas Closed Natural
8.Beauvallon haut Race Groomed
9.Mi-Chemin Opened Groomed
10.Standard Closed Groomed
11.Belvédère Closed Natural Daytime
12.Grand Prix Closed Natural Daytime
13.Vertige Closed Natural
14.Zig Zag Closed Natural
15.Gaetan Boucher Closed Natural
16.Fripp Closed Natural
17.Dunzee Closed Natural
18.McCulloch Closed Natural Daytime
19.Charron Closed Natural Daytime
20.Desserres haut Closed Natural
Desserres bas Closed Natural
21.Dernier Cri Closed Natural
22.Kandahar Closed Natural
23.Tashereau Closed Natural
24.Ryan Haut (entrée soleil) Closed Natural
Ryan Haut (entrée Tashereau) Closed Natural
24a.Ryan Bas Closed Natural
26.St-Bernard Closed Natural
27.Roy Scott Opened Groomed
28.Flying Mile Closed Natural
29.Johannsen Opened Groomed Daytime
30.Ligne de Pente Closed Natural
31.Bière en Bas Opened Groomed
32.Beauvallon Bas Opened Groomed
25.Promenade Closed Natural
33.Curé Deslauriers Haut Closed Natural
Curé Deslauriers Bas Closed Natural
34.Chalumeau Closed Natural
35.Sentier Des Pruches Closed Natural
36.Équilibre Closed Groomed
37.Onésime Opened Groomed
37a.Voyageur Closed Natural
38.Panache Closed Natural
39.Plateau Closed Natural
Soleil
Trails Difficulty Level Status Grooming Snowmaking
40.Franc Sud Closed Natural
41.Tobogan Closed Natural
42.Tapecul Closed Natural
43.Tiguidou Closed Natural
44.Porc-à-Pic Closed Natural
45.Cascades Closed Natural
46.Flume Closed Natural
47.Laurentienne Closed Natural
48.Yo! Closed Natural
49.La Carriole Closed Natural
50.La Garette Closed Natural
51.Bon Vieux Temps Closed Natural
52.Brasse-Camarade Closed Natural
53.La Jamme Closed Natural
54.Les Bouleaux Closed Natural
95.L'Algonquin Closed Natural
North Side
Trails Difficulty Level Status Grooming Snowmaking
55.Géant Closed Natural
56.Boomerang Closed Natural
57.Devil's River Closed Natural
58.Boiling Kettle Closed Natural
59.Duncan Haut Closed Natural Daytime
60.Vanier Closed Natural
61.Duncan Bas Closed Natural
62.Saute-Moutons Closed Natural
63.Les Rapides Closed Natural
64.Marie-Claude Asselin Closed Natural
65.Banzaï Closed Natural
66.Tunnel Closed Natural
67.Lowell Thomas Haut Closed Natural Daytime
Lowell Thomas Bas Closed Natural
68.Rope Tow Opened Groomed
Superpipe Closed Natural
69.Rigodon Closed Natural Daytime
70.Gagnon Closed Natural
71.Beauchemin Haut Opened Natural Daytime
72.P'tit Bonheur Opened Groomed
73.La Traverse Opened Groomed
74.Short Cut Closed Natural
75.Andy-Moe Closed Natural
76.Axel Closed Natural
77.Beauchemin Bas Opened Groomed
78.Fuddle Duddle Haut Closed Natural
Fuddle Duddle Bas Closed Natural
79.Sissy Schuss Haut Closed Natural
Sissy Schuss Bas Closed Natural
80.Windigo Closed Natural
81.Buzz Closed Natural
82.Expo Haut Closed Natural
Expo Bas Closed Natural
83.Dynamite Closed Natural
84.Cossak Closed Natural
85.C.B.C. Closed Natural
93.Supérieur Closed Natural
94.La Griffe Closed Natural
Edge
Trails Difficulty Level Status Grooming Snowmaking
86.Émotion Closed Natural
87.Réaction Closed Natural
88.Action Closed Natural
89.Haute Tension Closed Natural
90.Sensation Closed Natural
91.Escapade Closed Natural
92.Letendre Closed Natural
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