11/26/11 Tremblant Conditions

T360 · Post by **T360** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:56 am

T360.Apres Ski...

It is what it is... basically, solid April Spring Ski
conditions on P'tit Bonheur and Nansen. 100%
improvement on the vision over yesterday. Super easy
temps and nice carving hold with no ice we could find.

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7(*) open Trails on the Official list this morning,
representing the two major descents on the top,
summit sectors of South and North.

(Page under construction, sorry for delays, but
seasonal start-up issues we expect to have sorted out
very soon.)

Foggy and damp as it was, yesterdays afternoon
surfaces were fast and grippy. With a little skating action
we were able to cruise right across the Mi-Chemin final plateau
to reach the TGV without using poles, so the glide
factor was unexpectedly good. We did our bases
with a "warm" temp range wax before opening day
and it's working quite well in these conditions.

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We are lucky to have both North and South descents
with the weather challenges Mountain Crews face,
but even luckier still that the surfaces are as good as they are.

Oddly, we never think of "Fall" skiing, but if we say "Spring"
skiing, everyone will know in an instant what to expect, and
that is sort of where we're at, "Spring" Ski/Board conditions
on the open terrain.

Experienced Alpine Ski/Boarders also know that these conditions
can still be fun as long as you are prepared with the right gear
and base treatments.

Visibility that was quite limited yesterday should be substantially
better today and early this morning, the Summit Webcam lens
is dry throughout its entire range of motion which suggests that
it is not raining.

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Mid-Morning Update:
Clear Summit Visibility

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Temps are forecasted to reach up to around +7 or so at base
levels, so the Summit should still be right around, or just slightly
above freezing. The winds are moderate, between 10-15 KPH
and coming from the East, across the Summit from the Duncan
side moving toward Beauvallon. Another easy-temp day.

7(*) Open trails on the Official, Downloadable Trail Grooming
and status report.

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With the right base prep and garment layers:

Benefits of Skiing/Boarding Tremblant Today...

- "Spring" Skiing/Boarding that's still loads of fun
after a long summer off season.

- Excellent exercise and training to "reboot" those dormant
winter leg muscles that no amount of gym training can
effectively replicate.

Rep's at the gym???, or laps carving on the smooth surfaces
of P'tit Bonheur and Nansen???

Staring at 4 walls???, or Outdoors on the "beautiful in any weather"
open slopes of Tremblant???

Final Notes:

On a day that many might discard as not good enough,
we found tremendous enjoyment yesterday. Lapping
P'tit Bonheur's fast, grippy surfaces with good hard power
carves after lunch had our Quad muscles screaming with joy
and smiles from ear to ear.

Then, while Tremblant's world famous panoramas were not
available, Mother Nature provided us with some of the most
remarkable intimate portraits of her work imaginable.

Riding up the TGV @ 2:10 pm, Aerodynamics, How Nature Designs Birds.

The common Loon has evolved over millions of years.
Mother Nature made these same shapes overnight
here at Tremblant.

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Take Flight at Tremblant.

We are sincerely thankful to be on the slopes of Tremblant any day
and in any weather. Period. It's up to us to adapt to the conditions
and get the most out of the experience by making the best of it.

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

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http://www.tremblant.ca/galleries/webcams/index-e.htm

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http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/CAQC0360

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T360 · Post by **T360** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 11:43 pm

Apres Ski.T360

There were a lot of groups meeting at the Summit,
clear evidence that the Tremblant Fan Community
is excited to get out after a long summer off.

With rising temps Mountain crews had the ability to refine
the groomed surfaces to a wider, more sort of "wall to wall"
coverage that went right out to the edges of the trail snow
pack shoulders.

This was particularly evident on P'tit Bonheur where it just
felt wider, particularly in the wide sweeping left hand flow
of the run below the first tight, right hander.

Carving from side to side with deliberately extended traverses
found nice soft turning zones on both outboard edges. This is when you realize
that P'tit Bonheur is not just a beginner "Green" run. If there' is no one else
on the run and you can safely build a bit of speed, the forces of centrifugal
energy can definitely become very demanding. This makes for high calibre
exercise and once again, legs became quite depleted of energy and stamina
to the point where there's a very good burn going on in those old quad
muscles.

Yesterdays fog was pretty much gone, except for right at the summit, but
even then, ski/board a few short vertical and the fog was gone. It was still
overcast, but at these temps, overcast is good to prevent solar thermal
energy break-down. Even though the snow that was in the trees 48 hours
ago is now gone, it's amazing just how "White" things look on the open
terrain.

There was quite a good crowd out, so watching for traffic was an
important precaution in the more constricted areas where too much
speed was inappropriate.

Mountain Crews will be going at it again tonight and it still seems
as though the depth is holding out quite well, so tomorrow
should be good too, at least in quantity. The weather report
was wrong about rain today, so maybe they'll be wrong tomorrow
as well.

Still very worth getting out for, if for no other reason than to
"wake up" all the muscle you'll need for when the big snows
of winter finally get here.

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