2/15/11 Conditions

T360 · Post by **T360** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:27 am

(sorry for delays this a.m., working on it as time permits)

95(*) Open Trails with Soleil starting out "Progressive",
or gradual opening.

This could possibly be one of the best carving days ever.

Why do you say that?

Here's the reason...

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(This pic is from one week ago today.... The knife-edge carving that you could
do on the gorgeous surfaces in this pic. covered virtually every groomed run
at Tremblant without exception that day. Almost zero glitches anywhere.
It was a statistical anomaly of perfection.)

Exactly one week ago, we had virtually identical weather
patterns where Monday reached a high of -1C under
overcast skies. The cloud cover kept the sun from damaging
any Snow Surfaces, then, that night the temps dropped quickly
to around -17C and on Tuesday morning...voilà, one of the best
carving days ever.

Something in the transition caused the groomed trail surfaces
to become mega-traction grippy with almost no shred factor,
but so perfectly fast and reliable, that we commented on the unique
and remarkable quality of it.

(if you'd like to see the description and pics for that, Click on the
"Archive, Search Reports by Date" Link below and select 2/8/11)

We're thinking that could happen again today. Time will tell.

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This Web Cam Snap Shot, courtesy of http://www.tremblant.ca ,
illustrates the crisp, cool, crystal clear day we have today
following yesterdays mild and overcast -1C. We think what's
happening is that the flash quick overnight cold is "drying out"
the groomed surfaces, producing an extremely high traction,
super smooth carving environment, coincidentally identical to what
happened last week.

95 (*) Open Trails on the Official, Downloadable pdf
Trail and Grooming status, courtesy of
http://www.tremblant.ca
Please Note: Soleil Sector is "Progressive",
or gradual opening.

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Mid-Day UpDate: Soleil Open.
Web Cam Snap Shot Courtesy Of http://www.Tremblant.ca

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48 hours ago...
The Big Snow...

Blizzard Powder Line Under Expo Quad Chair.
Sorry for the somewhat blurry photo, but there was a
blizzard going on...

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Sorry for the somewhat snowy photo, but there was a
blizzard going on...
Tremblant Winter playground. This skier came down the lower
part of Banzai and hit the lip while turning right on the cat
track to Marie-Claude Asselin. There was enough of a ramp to
provide an airborne lift for a couple of meters, then a harmless
fluffy landing into a big pile of fresh powder!

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Todays Blue Sky Sample

Ah... The joy's of a gorgeous Tremblant winter!

Links:

http://www.tremblant.ca

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

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Understanding Trail Counts - http://alturl.com/n54py

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

Archive, Search Reports by Date: http://tinyurl.com/yktelmu

Forum Index: http://alturl.com/r4cco

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