3/14/11 Tremblant Conditions

T360 · Post by **T360** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:29 am

Apres Ski Posted Below in Reply @ 8:00 P.M.
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10:50 A.M. Update:

Self Explanatory:

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Snow!

We "Like" This !!! ...

We have no idea if it will continue, or for how long,
but it much better than other recent forms of
"precipitation" received! So far, Temps seem to be
floating around the freezing mark.

We're also thinking that whatever the weather does today will vary
greatly from sector to sector with a high degree of unpredictability.

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79(*) Open Trails on 3 sides of Tremblant
as the Edge sector continues off-line
for preservation.

Armchair Web Cam Detectives...

Anyone who's had the patience to be a frequent reader here will
know we make no secret about the benefits of the Tremblant
Web Cams. We go through established routines of scanning them
in the early morning to add what can be seen with weather stat's,
the previous days experience, the way things are trending, or to compare
to other days that historically may be similar in order to be prepared
for the expected conditions on any given day.

This becomes particularly relevant when we enter into the transitional
Spring portion of the season and we're looking for all the info we can get
in order to be properly "layered" before heading out the door and/or
when the Open Trail count is changing from day to day.

It is with great interest then that this morning we can see a frosty accumulation
of whiteness on the roof of the Summit Ski Patrol H/Q. To us , this is a very
good sign that the overnight Summit lows were sub-zero, and still are, and that we'll
probably have another day of "Fast", maybe even better than yesterday.

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This "Fast" forecast for today stems from the actual experience of yesterday,
in which "Fast" was restored from the previous "Sticky", as well as the visual
showing the Sub-Zero evidence as noted in the Web Cam pic.

We think the overnight lows will have sort of combined to solidify and
dry out the "corn snow" of yesterday(shown below), with the net result
of firm surfaces that are not icy, but very "carve-able", with good edge
hold and low resistance, hence "Fast".

Yesterday's Summit Corn Snow should be considerably firmer today,
hopefully, right through to Last Run. The Vision "Issues" for today
remain to be "seen", literally, but could change frequently.

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We are now at the stage were we have to be prepared to Ski the Open
terrain that Mountain Crews have determined is safe, and that recognize
that in order to keep the season alive for Tremblant Die-Hard Winter Alpine
Snow Sports Fans, strategic trail management is vital to having as much
open, for as long as possible.

The Official Snow Report states: "Please note that due to spring conditions,
some trails are subject to closures or progressive openings without notice."

We are going to need to have flexible expectations from now on, but we
have great confidence in Tremblant Mountain Operations Crews who are
amongst the best in the business at keeping as much open as they can.

If you Scroll this pic. around, you can see the kind of variable
dynamic that was going on yesterday, and we expect to see repeated
today. Vision was definitely better on the North, generally speaking,
but if you look closely at lower screen left you can see the mist/cloud/fog
that was localized and very much transient. At times it looked like the sky
was "Boiling" or "Stirring" or even "Clearing", but the main thing was that
you could reliably see far enough ahead to enjoy the speed that the snow
surface was capable of.

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Conditions Caveat:

Explore carefully and use caution and low speed in all areas
of reduced visibility or obvious Trail wear factors.

79(*) Open Trails on the Official, Downloadable,
PDF, Trail and Grooming status report,
Courtesy of Tremblant.ca

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PDF, Trail and Grooming status report,
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Considering all the recent weather drama, we've been
pleasantly surprised by the performance and speed
characteristics of the base. Thank goodness we had
all those cold consecutive days back in "Winter",
we're getting benefit from them now.

Links:

http://www.tremblant.ca

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

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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

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T360 · Post by **T360** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 6:12 pm

T360 Apres Ski....

When it looks like this on the Web Cam....

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It looks like this on the Ground....

Another Day of "Fast"...

Speed was not an issue, on the South, Vision was what limited your
safe progress, so if you wanted to go safely at any more than "slow",
it's off to the North... the only sector with enough forward vision to
safely dial up the velocity meter.

Another day of "Thick" in some ways...
Thick Cloud, and we're calling it cloud because of what Pilot's would say is a
visible "Ceiling" below it. We think of "Fog" as a total ground to where-ever,
but this cloud was not on the ground at base levels. You could sure see the bottom
of it though as you rode up any Base lift.

Thick also because there are areas of concentrated thawing going on out there
and the results can certainly be "Thick".

This is NOT to say that the overall surface ambience is unmanageable, because
that would not be fair, for the vast majority of surfaces, there is a fairly easily
and very shred-able top layer that is not difficult for experts or experienced Spring
Skiers/Boarders to negotiate.

We piled it up here, so you can have a close look at the texture, but it's all
very soft and easy to either Skid or Carve, depending on your skill set and the
suitability of your equipment.

This next pic is doubly important, it not only shows our pick for T360 "Trail du Jour"
award, # 79, Sissy Schuss, one of Joe Ryan's original 1948 Versant Nord, North Side
brilliantly designed trails, but it shows as clearly as photography on a grey day can,
the wispy coils and tendrils of the Cloud Ceiling that was clearly visible to all who
were there. Normally, you can see foothills all the way to St. Donat almost 40 Km
away from these vantage points.

No one who has been here over the last two/three days will be able to take
exception to that award for Sissy Schuss. It has been an absolute model of
the best that can be made from these conditions and if you have not tried
carving a line off the right side, then you've missed some of the sweetest
turns that can be made anywhere at Tremblant right now.

Generally, it is as flat as a Billiard Table, but all week long so far, it's also been
the Poster Child for Fast, Smooth, Surface Quality that can be carved up
all day long to your heart's content. As an added bonus... you can see on it!!!

Expo was very popular today, the forgiving nature of the very soft
corn snow was quite easy to steer, brake and keep control in, as long
as you kept speed to within safe limits to handle the Launch Ramps
otherwise referred to as Moguls. Too much speed and you are off into
orbit with a messy landing coming right up.

Last Run....

Mean-While, back at the South Resort Base, work starts early on
Tomorrows Corduroy...

At this time, there's no reason to think tomorrow
will be anything but very much like today, lot's of fun,
great exercise, and more fresh air than City Folk get
in a week.

Thank Goodness for the different sides of Tremblant and the advantages
to be had from each in their turn.
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