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89(*) Open trails on all 4 open and
quite powdery sides of Tremblant!
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you how excellent the conditions are,
but they are indeed, excellent.
For Experts Only?
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yesterday and Expert skiers and boarders were letting out
big whoops of joy that could be heard echoing through the trees
as they surfed the snowy contours of the un-groomed runs
like this example, Devils River, on the North Side.
Looking at this skier coming off the Devils River run-out,
you can see the evidence of the knee height powder snow drifts
that he has been skiing through to get to this point as there is
snow stuck on him up to his waist from blasting through them.
For "Go Anywhere, Ski Anything" experts, this kind of terrain is
a rare treat and those people were not shy at all about telling
us how much fun they were having.
The whole reason we were on Devils River was to investigate comments
and questions asked here on the T360 forums about why Devils River
has not been groomed and why the big snowmaking bumps have been
left on this run without flattening them out.
The answer we were given is that Devils River has been left this way
as part of the variety of terrain that Tremblant offers to Skiers and Boarders
who like the conditions exactly the way they are on this run.
It is not our position to agree or disagree with any specific preference for
trail preparations, all we can do is tell you what we found, what we have
been told, and to provide as much supporting evidence as we can with
detailed pic's. From that point forward you can decide whether or not to go
there and/or let the management know if you would like to see otherwise.
This is a very difficult position to be in because on one hand, some people
would like to see Devils River groomed, while others are taking great delight
in it, in the current un-groomed condition. Obviously it can't be both.
What we found was an Experts Only, un-groomed trail with a powder snow
surface of 6 to 12 inches in depth, depending on wind drifting and land contours,
over a base of natural snow with very large blown snow Bumps of variable
dimensions ranging from 8 to 50 feet in diameter, and from 2 to 7 or 8 feet
in height.
Under the Powder we found the substrate to be soft, user packed snow to
very firm and solid frozen blown snow that had some slick portions on the
downsides of the big bumps. We have sharp edges on our skis, so a sideslip
test on the downside of the big bumps showed edge set can be maintained
with reduced speed, however, if your edges on either skis or board are not
sharp, edge set and control could be difficult.
Devils River is a Black Diamond, so it is rated for experts only by definition
and if you are a genuine expert, you will find that it is easy to navigate
provided that your speed is appropriate for the contours and surface conditions.
As regular skiers at Tremblant for almost 40 years, we found it interesting and
moderately challenging, with a very big Powder Snow Fun Factor with careful
attention to choosing a line through the terrain that permitted absolute speed
control at all times.
Further back up Devils River, the same skier shown above, has chosen
a line close to the edge where knee deep powder snow was found
extending aprox 3 to 5 meters out from the side toward the middle of
the run.
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Please Note that some expert Skiers and Boarders prefer terrain that is
left un-groomed with large moguls.
For that group, Devils River will undoubtably appeal.
If you do not like raw un-groomed terrain, this is not an appropriate selection.
Sunny Sample Of Today's Conditions
If you like your Expert Terrain Groomed, Expo continues to be
one of the most popular options.
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89 (*) Open Trails on the Official, Downloadable pdf
Trail and Grooming status, courtesy of
http://www.tremblant.ca
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Hey! Lets talk about the weather!
It was overcast and it snowed all day at Tremblant yesterday.
In fact, it snowed a whole bunch!
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just scroll back up to the top of this page
for another look if you need to...
Anyway, that snow is still here and today it will be really
easy to see under brilliantly sunny skies with temps that
start out at a chilly -27C and rise rapidly to -10C.
The wind is moderate and from the South-West, so you
will need to bundle up for sure, to prevent any discomfort.
Carving on Nansen, close to perfect as usual.
Oh, and by the way, Nansen is pretty much
like this from top to bottom, all 6.2
kilometers.
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Conditions are fabulous within all skill levels, so don't
even think about it, just head for Tremblant as soon as
you can.
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