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Continued SNOWY...
with Great surfaces and Limited vision.

(See below for notes on safe vision.)

Open Trail count remains at 6 with the same 3 basic descents,
P'tit Bonheur to North Lowell Thomas Triple chair, Beauvallon and Alpine
to South TGV Detachable Quad chair.

Snowy Summit, Great Surfaces and Limited Vision We are SOOOoooo close to more open terrain that is set to come on line.
Riding up Lowell Thomas you have plenty of opportunity to survey the
main North terrain that is bound to be open for the weekend, at least.
Can't say if it might be open before the weekend, but it definitely is
of skiable/boardable depth, so it's opening is a strategic decision by
the Mountain. We can't wait for them to drop the lines and get this
sector on-line!

Todays weather is a little cooler than yesterday with a high base temp of -7C
and the summit at around -12C. The wind remains moderate and from the
West, but as we've observed, there is a fair degree of "Swirl" in the wind
currents at the Summit due to the flow of the wind around the Mountains
geographic features, so the bottom line here is that you will need to bundle
up and seal off any potential air gaps around wrists, neck, face and waist, in
order to maximize your comfort.

The limited Skiing and Boarding surfaces open should be immaculate.
Continued small daily accumulations of natural snow, plus the very fine
particles of blown snow will generate excellent carving with endless grip
for very controlled motion. The low overnight temps should "dry out" any
slight dampness in the blown snow and we're predicting primo grip levels
just about everywhere.

We say "Just about everywhere" because there could be some slick or icy
patches in the the higher traffic areas, and/or in spots where the wind
can get at things, and blow it off the surface.

As usual, explore the open terrain carefully Before you go ripping
around in order to verify safe passage.



Todays Official, downloadable, Trail and Grooming status report,
courtesy of http://www.tremblant.ca
Mother Nature is doing a great job of providing nice, crisp temps
for snowmaking and for the last few days has been steadily making
her own excellent snow, so we are starting to see things fill in with that
genuine "Wintery" look that can only mean we've got the whole season
to look forward to!

Check This Out!
We think the North Side is getting more natural snow than the South.
Expo has been filling in very quickly. The sight of snowmaking in this zone
signifies readiness, not exactly sure how soon, but if we continue to get a
lot of natural snow, it will be sooner, rather than later! Be patient Tremblant fans, there's lots of new
terrain just around the corner!




Vision remains a safety issue that we have to cope with.

For info. on "How To" keep your vision clear and safe...
Goto: "Just Goggle It!" (*) @ http://alturl.com/oq3nt
This article contains proven, field tested methods for
goggle lens treatment.

Links:

http://www.tremblant.ca

http://www.tremblant.ca/mountain/winter ... port-e.htm

http://www.tremblant.ca/mountain/trailmap-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



(*) note for future historians... if through some miracle of science
and/or fate, you happen to be looking at this page 100 years from now
the expression "Just Google It" is a widespread saying in the year(s)
2010 and is a reference to the ever increasing use of the internet
search engine "Google" as a primary reference source.

In a crude attempt at humour, we've paraphrased that into
"Just Goggle It" for our "How To" feature on vision safety
when your goggle lenses are exposed to icy snow crystals that reduce
safe vision.

This site is an archive as well as a current events/info source, so we hope
future Tremblant historians do look at it. We would wish to tell them that
we very highly value the privilege of being able to use this Mountain for
recreational Alpine Snow Sports and we hope that future users have half
as much fun as we do now. The Tremblant ambiance, created in 1938, is
alive and well in 2010, and we hope this diary helps to convey that fact.





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Despite the vision challenges (which we've provided solid,
field tested solutions for above), the snow surfaces we have at Tremblant
are excellent.

Grip and Control are at very high levels and the following pic
very clearly illustrates the kind of edge set properties
our surfaces have.


Holding a mean, fast edge on P'tit Bonheur is no problem
when you have this much grip. "Thank You Very Much For Your Attention To This Demonstration"
Conditions have been very stable for several days and all the additional
fresh snow can only mean it's getting better every day.


If you want to see the evolution of our season so far at Tremblant,
click on "Mountain Reports" forum icon above in the "Board Index"
at the top of this page and scroll back through as many dates
as you want.

Link for this page: http://alturl.com/zeqvb





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Apres Ski @Tremblant.

Regional Weather Note: Montreal has received over 25 Cm of snow
in the last day from a severe storm that was only forecast to produce
4 Cm. The entire city is digging out. One theory might be, that when they
see all that snow, they're going to want to go skiing/boarding and that
could make our weekend quite busy alone. With all the scheduled
activities associated with the 24Hour Children's Charity, things could
be really hoppin'!!!

Todays, and one of yesterdays, Web Cam Snap Shots,
as per denoted time stamps on the face of each pic.

Lots of gear being hauled into place at the foot of Johannsen
for the 24Hour Children's Charity fundraiser today.


Dedicated Tremblant Skiers and Boarders will be thrilled to
see this start-up activity at the Expo High Speed Detachable Quad.

This first one is from yesterday...

Web Cam Snap Shot courtesy of http://www.tremblant.ca Then, today...

Web Cam Snap Shot courtesy of http://www.tremblant.ca We think that the more natural snow we get, the sooner we'll
have more open terrain, obviously, but judging by the rate that
they're making it, and the rate that it's falling, it can't be too
far in the future.



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Processing some of the many archival pic files.
Images are from 48 hours ago.


Top to Bottom Snowmaking for the weekend 24Hour Children's
Charity Fundraiser.

Up.Up.&.Away.Gondola.


We are including this next one for multiple reasons, including,
but not limited to, the following:
1) The colours look really bright on a grey day.
2) Gives you an idea about the Max line-up for the day
3) The "Cloud" you can see behind the right side of this screen
is from the snowmaking on Belvedere, as it crosses below the TGV,
part of the work to create South Side "Top to Bottom" open terrain
for the 24Hour event.





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Summit Colour On A Grey Day


Once you got clear of the Snowmaking zones, the surfaces were
immaculate. Today will be even better due to some orographic
snowfall we believe the North Side has gotten.

Fun For All... Even Blades!
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Sample North Side Snowmaking on La Traverse to Beauchemin.


Pic's do not adequately show the ghost-like ambiance of
this grey, spooky world. Very dramatic scenery to actually be here.
At the end of the day, it's the end of the day.
Too bad, we still had enough energy for a couple
more runs.

Everyone likes to hang at the base...

Every day is getting better.


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