96(*) Open Trails At #Tremblant.
Even though Versant Nord/North Side Banzai represents
less than .5 of 1% of all groomed terrain...
When You See This, You KNOW “Average Is Excellent"
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If you looked at all the historical posts we have made
about this specific grooming refinement at Tremblant
you would see that they exist within the same context,
namely that when this trail and its adjacent neighbours,
Marie-Claude Asselin and/or Le Tunnel get groomed,
everything else is indeed excellent because it is only
when there is so much snow here that they can be
groomed on the natural reserves Mother Nature has
provided. There is no snowmaking support here
what-so-ever and typically, they are the very last to
get groomed, if at all, in the seasonal progression of
trail development.
That makes them HUGE "tell-tales", "Canaries in the coal
mine”, "keys to understanding", or any other metaphorical
reference to something small with huge overall implications.
And none of that even begins to cover their outstanding value
as absolutely astoundingly excellent descent lines that are
architecturally perfect because they were former T-bar lift
lines, so their fall-line pathways are as close to perfect as
you may ever find. Descending here for repeat runs will make
you a better technical skier in less than an hour by compelling
you to turn and control speed within their narrow widths
that are now flawlessly smooth, easy and accessible to X 100’s
more guests than they were as raw, irregular moguls.
Additionally, as icing on the skiers cake, they are some of
the most beautiful, gorgeous boreal forest environments
on Planet Earth. Stopping anywhere along the path above
will take your breath away and leave you with the sense
that the hand of Mother Nature is holding you in her palm.
For those that appreciate these zones as Sous Bois, all
the surrounding Hors Piste is where they all go now anyway,
so this refinement literally turns the entire sector into something
for everyone.
Yesterday it was -30 C, now it’s a balmy -17C, so...
Roughly Speaking Half As Cold Means
Roughly Speaking Twice As Much Fun!
...not to mention twice as much “Easy”.
Weather Notes:
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Conditions Notes:
In The Groomed:
We’ve reached the point in seasonal maturity and refinements where...
“Average Is Excellent”.
The overall level of consistent wall-to-wall consistency
is well established and highly refined.
Caveat:
That does not mean to say it is perfect. Wind-shaped
snowfall favour naturally occurs in such away that there
are Mountain zones of what we call “Lee-side” benefit,
and “Front-facing” exposures, so even when there is
grooming to generate first tracks of exceptional
overall quality, there are going to be some of the
“Front-facing" zones that may exhibit shallow loose
top layers over firm, slick or even some tiny icy bits,
especially after hours of busy Holiday weekend traffic.
In The Sous Bois/Hors Piste/Glades and Un-Groomed:
Way above average for this time of any season with
abundant natural snowfall that has almost zero
thermal intrusion over one of the longest initial
runs of solidly sub-Zero C strings of days on record.
The normal occurrence of periodic flash thaws that
typically happens as most seasons start off, have just
not occurred and that reflects in a base that is uniquely
high quality.
Holiday traffic will have made distinct patterns of use so
it is possible that some of the most popular descent lines
may show glitches where the turning force has worked
down through the snowpack to hazards lurking below.
It's been 4 days since the last big snowfall and one of the
busiest times of the season, so just use your head and
explore with caution.
96/102(*) Open Trails on the Archival Copy of Official Open
Trails, Grooming, Snowmaking, Lift Status and Mountain Conditions
for January 3, 2026, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
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