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TREMBLANT RULE #1:
There will always be good Skiing or Boarding
within the open terrain at Tremblant. Period.
Our sincere thanks to:
DjKidSl, Miller-Uncnsrd, GaboRousseau, and Steph Ferry
for their input into the record, come back in 30 years
and show your grandkids you were part of this history!
Miller.photo Courtesy yfrog, carried over
from yesterday....
Twitter djkidsl @Tremblant360 Yep that's me! Had an exceptional time today..
Used every lift at least once. @Tremblant360 And yes, the adrenaline park
is looking good! Usual jump line set up but an interesting set of stairs after
the 3rd hit.
about 16 hours ago via ÜberTwitter in reply to Tremblant360
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Morning Update: From the Official Tremblant.ca Snow Report
Celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Taschereau Cup, Tremblant
has welcomed the best up-and-coming skiers in Eastern Canada in
the 13 and 14-year-old age group, since its beginnings. This weekend,
more than 150 young men and women from Québec, the Maritimes,
Ontario and the United States are expected to take part in the well-known
race. The slalom will be held on Saturday, January 15th, and a giant slalom
will be held on Sunday the 16th.
See below for history link to the Taschereau Cup(**)
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Open Trail Count Moves Up To 61(*)
There are 7 progressive, gradual trail openings, scroll down
for the detail.
Love them Big Bumps!
Not necessarily because we like to ski 'em either,
but because they represent rapid, efficient and
extremely effective coverage.
Pic.credit.GaboRousseau.1.13.11.yfrog
The "Bump Park"
We Love the way Expo is developed by the strategic placement
of the SnowMakers so that they are stationary long enough to create these
large bumps. This is an extremely effective, efficient way to cover
the inherently uneven surface of Expo.
Many moons ago, even in a good snow year, it could take to the middle
or end of January to get enough natural coverage to Ski Expo without
severe hazard exposure.
Now, they just bury all the jagged rock, cracks, stumps and anything
else you can think of under this series of big bumps, let it settle for a
few hours, then winch groom Expo from Top to Bottom, to an almost
perfect, smooth, super quality surface that is just about as flat as a
Billiard Table.
This strategy is brilliant. We estimate that it substantially reduces
time, labour, and other resources, so as well as the exceptional surface
quality, we think it probably saves a lot of money too.
There are those that have been vocally negative towards these bumps,
but we think the advantages in very practical resource management,
far, far out-weigh the usually brief time between when the guns shut off
and the Groomers blades drop to flatten it out.
As a case study, they can rebuild Expo here in about 96 hours, if all
goes well. If you had to wait for Mother Nature to provide this coverage,
it might not happen in a whole season.
There are many that enjoy skiing those bumps, if they are allowed.
We have heard people raving about how much fun they are as a terrain
feature. We're going to call it a "Bump Park".
This strategy is widely used at Tremblant as all the regulars know, so
before anyone questions it, we would encourage them to at least
understand the functional merits of this technique that is simple
and effective.
After they've made all the Big Bumps, it's time to flatten it all out
with the Heavy Duty gear.
File pic of Groomer parked at the summit crest of Expo.
- www.tremblant360.com photo. All rights reserved.
- Expo.Grooming.TG.jpg (228.87 KiB) Viewed 3315 times
Other Twitter Feedback Courtesy of Steph Ferry.
StephFerry @Tremblant360 "You mean all the snow making?
Yes i saw! I'm kidnapping my physio therapist tomorrow for
the next five days"
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Todays Weather...
Partially sunny, with highs reaching -13C, so
it's a wee bit crisp out there, but if you can catch some rays
there will be thermal energy in them for sure. Light Westerly winds
moving across the summit from McCulloch toward Lowell Thomas.
Riding up the TGV should be easy with the breeze at your back
and coming up Lowell Thomas, you won't feel too much, if anything
until the very top.
All in all, a wonderful winter day with a lot of photo opps.!
61(*) Open Trails on the Official, Downloadable pdf
Trail and Grooming status, Courtesy of http://www.tremblant.ca
Please Note: There are 7(*) Progressive, gradual openings
as shown herein by the "hourglass" icon in the first "check" column.
- Screenshot courtesy of www.tremblant.ca
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on the North Side. This is a good indication that the accumulation
of Natural Snow is coming along to the point where things can
be reopened. With any luck, we might even see a few more like this
for the weekend.
Image courtesy of Miller.photo.yfrogFrom Yesterday.
"The sun peaked out here and there today. Very serene moment here lol @MontTremblant @Tremblant360"
"Clouds are a churning on the North Peak as seen from Edge lift @Tremblant360 @MontTremblant"
"Bit brisk on the lift but not bad eh boys! @MontTremblant @Tremblant360"
All things considered, great conditions and gradually
expanding terrain make Tremblant your best bet for
weekend fresh air, exercise, friends and fun!
(**) Taschereau Cup History Link:
Start with 3rd Paragraph @
http://tinyurl.com/5rrsr77
Links:
http://www.tremblant.ca
http://www.tremblant.ca/mountain/winter ... port-e.htm
(*)
Understanding Trail Counts - http://alturl.com/n54pyhttp://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
Archive, Search Reports by Date: http://tinyurl.com/yktelmu
Forum Index: http://alturl.com/r4cco
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