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4(*) Open Trails on the list, representing 2
North Side descents on P'tit Bonheur and
Beauchemin Upper to the Lowell Thomas Triple
Chair.
We've Got Snow!
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page and we're very grateful to be able to add it to the
archive. Pic's like these are better than 1000's of words
to experienced Mountain users who know instantly what
these images mean about today's conditions... Excellent!
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first....
We Got Mail!
Oh Yeah.... We actually got an email Question
and it's a legitimate, intelligent, good question,
so we're going to feature it here as the central theme
because we've seen the same question asked in other
social media venues.
Tom Writes:
Hi, We are coming from Ontario to ski on the weekend of Dec 9-11
(for 3 days) and we have a question about the "24h" chairity event
- are there any limitations for visitors to access the trails ??
Thanks!
Cheers,
Tom
We answered, however, like most people, we always think of the
best thing to say later on, so here's our refined reply as we would
hope to reach Tom and everyone else who asks this question...
Firstly,
There are South Side Trails that are restricted before and during
the event for purposes of construction, preservation/maintenance
and the safe conduct of the event.
Safety of both participants and spectators is paramount and you
just can't have the public mixing in and out with the very high
speed traffic of entrants racing in a 24 Hour Ski/Board Marathon.
On this one, we like to point out the ultimate customer benefit,
which is that some of this trail construction would probably not
be undertaken at this early stage in the season, if it were not for
the huge volume of participants and traffic that can justify this
level of resources, so normally, as in years gone by before the event
was created, we might not have had all this terrain quite as highly
developed as we will see it now.
In this sense, once the ropes come down after the event is over,
and weather permitting, regular daily customers get this bonus benefit
in the form of all the excellent terrain preparation for the event that the
public can now access.
Also, once the event ends Officially at noon on Sunday, we have seen
the ropes come down and public access as early as Sunday afternoon.
Much of this could depend on other factors such as weather or availability
of other terrain, or whether or not the course is still in good shape and that
the Ski Patrol can safely let the public on to it.
Our experience is that Tremblant moves as quickly as they can to open
the course after the event within the parameters of the Ski Patrol's
post-event course marker removal and terrain inspections for safety.
Secondly,
Tremblant makes an extra effort to provide additional
terrain on the North Side for all the regular guests that are just out for
some early season time on the slopes. On this point, we've never been
disappointed with their efforts and the open trails they have are always
very well prepared. For sure, with all the activity surrounding the event
on the South, it can take a few more minutes to reach the summit, but
once there the open terrain has always been the highest quality possible.
No one is more motivated than Tremblant to put their best foot forward,
so-to-speak, with as many runs open and in the best shape possible when
so many come out both to support the Charity event, and for early
season Skiing/Boarding, who will travel home to tell all their friends about
how great things are.
This is a Marquee event in the Tremblant Winter Season. Statistically
it is one of the largest Ski Resort Charity Fundraisers on the planet
with Millions of dollars raised for sick and under-privillaged children,
so Tremblant knows that the eyes of the Ski/Board world are focused
here and our experience has been that they react in spectacular fashion.
On to Todays Skiing/Boarding...
Mixed machine groomed surfaces with fresh snow should give
us more very fine surfaces on the Open, Summit Based, North
Side runs of P'tit Bonheur and Beauchemin, down to the Lowell
Thomas Tripple Chair Lift.
The weather is overcast and the temps are nicely down with the
Summit at around -4C, holding the new overnight snow well
so far. Winds are light to moderate from the North, possibly moving
around a bit to the East, so they will be coming up the P'tit Bonheur
sector and riding up the Lowell Thomas Triple Chair, they should be
at your back, so very easy to manage at these still mild early season
temps.
Daily High Temps for the rest of the week look like slightly sub-zero
at base levels, cooler by 4C or so at the Summit, but more importantly
down to minus 10C or so at nighttime, so it should be a prime week for
Snowmaking.
As you can see here in this Summit Web cam pic, Mountain Crews
are already busy getting things in place to start up the Snow Making
gear.
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Trail and Grooming status report, Courtesy of
tremblant.ca
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Bottom Line....
or, if you like Corduroy as much as we do, Bottom "Lines"...
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the Resort, Tremblant Mountain Crews
always have great terrain available
for those who want the pure enjoyment
of a day of fine Alpine Skiing or Boarding!
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