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The Calendar Says “Spring” But The Conditions Say “Winter”...
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Conditions Notes:
In The Groomed:
There is wide ranging excellence across all freshly
groomed with very slight, very occasional undertones
of the firm base being exposed by recent frontal wind
blast. The incidence of icy bits is actually much less
that we might have expected yesterday and we think
that with another grooming night-shift there should
be more even consistency over some of the steeper
slopes in the higher challenge range of the upper Blue’s
and Black Diamond skill rated slopes.
We would generally call the forgiveness levels at very
high as the lateral grip is exceptional and combined
with very well compacted surfaces you can slip or grip
edging angles without fear of catching edges or any
harsh rebound. Essentially, we’ve got great mid-January
all-snow, all-go, authentic high performance winter
groomed conditions at the end of March.
With specific reference to Beginners and aspiring Intermediate’s,
there is absolutely excellent consistency in Summit-to-base
learning conditions with Sud/South Nansen being the prime
example of superb smoothness with just the right amount
of soft surface cushion to facilitate braking and turning
maneuvers with close to zero risks of slick or icy.
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The value of Nansen as a single 6 kilometre run with that level of
dependable quality can not be overstated. If you are just getting
started with Skiing there is simply no finer place in North America,
than Nansen, to learn and build skills on. The ability to develop
mind-muscle skills connection over such a long 6km distance
without any interruptions means exceptionally quick learning
curves compared to typical Beginner zones that are short and
break your rhythm by requiring you to get back onto a lift
so frequently.
In The Sous Bois/Hors Piste/Glades and Un-Groomed:
Here we have a different case because without the mechanical
advantages of grooming, the recent weather cycles that have
included heat/cold/freezing rain/powder snow/ high wind forces,
plus traffic patterns, have all combined to result in useable, but
with often quite icy overtones, especially on the down-sides of
moguls and topographical contours.
The Sous Bois needs either heat or massive snowfall with
zero wind to regenerate forgiveness and eliminate harshness.
Until then, extreme caution is required because the frozen
downsides can make control grip very challenging.
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All those bright/shiny spots above are icy bits and the
challenge is you can’t see a lot of them from above
and/or they may have a thin layer of snow camo
covering them. Either way, you need cautious speed
and sharp edges.
That is not to say there isn’t fun or favour in the Sous Bois
group, because there are select zones of very nicely drifted
in coverage, even some really fine Hors Piste powder lines,
but... conditions can change dramatically along any descent
line and those changes may not be visible from above until
you are right on top of them.
As a consequence, all explorations need to be undertaken
with Expert Level skills and cautious awareness and...
if you don’t have razor sharp edges, you’re “Nuts”.
It should be noted that regardless of the Soup du jour
challenges of any given day right now(yesterday was
2C away from afternoon soft, but never made it), the
overall Sous Bois coverage is exceptionally wide ranging
and when the Spring heat finally does occur, there should
be extraordinarily fine to excellent soft spring snow conditions
to take advantage of throughout the remainder of the season.
Basically, what we’re dealing with in the Sous Bois group are
the consequences of March being “In Like A (Spring)Lamb,
And Out Like A (Winter)Lion."
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