3/31/12 Tremblant Conditions

T360 · Post by **T360** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:57 am

T360 Apres Ski Including a wee bit on the
whacky Caribou Cup....

Basically, Tremblant was a Great Place to be Today!

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Weekend Addition. Go "Fullscreen if you can and don't forget
to scroll ---->>> sideways for complete images. Sorry, this
is a No Thumbnail zone.

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29(*) Open Trails On South/North Sides of Tremblant.

Open Trail Count Jumps up by 8 for one of the
biggest weekends of the Tremblant calendar.

"Caribou Cup" Weekend!

Starts out Minus C, moving up to Plus 5 C or so,
under Super Sunny Clear Blue Sky's... perfect Spring...

The Signs of Spring are Clear.

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But at least we got our "White" back for a little while....

The recent day and a half Natural Snow Event, plus some last
minute Snowmaking by Tremblant's Mountain Crews has
miraculously renewed both the distant view as above from
across Lac Tremblant, but below, in any close-up of the
surface conditions you care to look at while standing on
the Smooooth, Snowy, and Fast Surfaces of the Open
Tremblant Alpine Terrain.

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The additional Open Terrain on Both South And North is
always welcome, but especially now, after the recent
Heat Wave that literally took out most of the Skiable
Alpine Terrain in Eastern North America and rendered
them "Closed".

Not So At Tremblant!

This pic below, was taken on P'tit Bonheur about 14 hours ago
and it will look like this until further notice....

You Can Do This At Tremblant All Day If You Want To....

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

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Please Note: There are some "Progressive", or Gradual labeled Openings,
but we would expect those to clear fairly quickly.

A good example is Duncan.

Listed above for today as a Progressive opening, this past week, Duncan was
available from the Upper Mid-Point Cat Track, crossing from Lowell
Thomas to Duncan. In this pic. below, taken yesterday afternoon,
you can see where some people have been "Testing" the new terrain
from the above described access on the lower Screen.

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It just so happens we thought it might be back on line for today,
so we took this Telephoto hoping so, in order that we can have a look
at the basis for what's going to be available.

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As you can see by the telephoto, it is not groomed. it does not
show on the Official PDF as Groomed either, so it should still
look like this today. If so, it will not necessarily be the equivalent
of it's normal "Blue" Skill Level, and in this natural, un-groomed
state may require advanced skills. It may be posted accordingly
by the Ski Patrol on the actual run itself. We'll go for a look and
get back to you on that one.

Below....

In the Mean-Time, you should try to put yourself into
the picture any way you can. Like this Boarder here,
all you've got to look forward to are enjoyable hours
of Tremblant Alpine Boarding or Skiing on surfaces
that are very close to perfect.

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No doubt, when you look at some of the backgrounds,
particularly on the South, the evidence is clear on the trail
sides that "Spring" is in the air. Recent warm weather reduced
the winter white ambience, which has gotten a nice refresher
this past Wed/Thurs., but the surfaces on many of the descents
available today are as good as any mid-winter day we've had this
season.... believe it or not.

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You can still find much of that winter ambience, at least for today
and hopefully tomorrow, on the Summit Sectors of Open North
Side Terrain like our old favourite shown here, below. Hard to believe
that this magnificent, brilliantly designed trail has been so close to
perfect every single day of this season.... every single day.

P'tit Bonheur... Our "Trail of the Decade" candidate.

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Earlier in the week we wrote:

"If you could have been here, but chose not to be, you made a critical error.

Absolutely impeccable fast carving nirvana on the chosen few.

Stunning Signature Tremblant Views."

That Definitely Applies Today!

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Hurry Up !!!

Get Yer Butt In Gear...

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T360 · Post by **T360** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:40 pm

T360 Apres Ski....

When You Have A Course That Looks Like This....

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And Then You Have Competitors That Look Like This...

The Results Are Predictable....

Look Closely at above pic and you should be able to see
a foot and part of a ski upside down.

Other than that... The Skiing and Boarding were wonderful, just as expected,
excellent. It was getting a bit soft on the lower South by 3:00, but still very
quick and beautifully skiable.

This is Beauvallon, just off La Crete, Summit Sector.

Skiing on these satin-like surfaces is a thing of great Fun
and an unbelievably fine workout. Carve out your best turns
from Summit to Base, non-stop if you can. Wow, and Fast too.

There were a couple of slower zones, but they did not
hold you back significantly and none of them tried to
throw you out of your bindings or drag an anchor.

A good crowd out, but not too busy to cause big lift lines.
Waited the odd time for 3 to 5 mins at Lowell T.

As predicted, Flying Mile was quite busy and we got a few
cool Park Pic's from the Chairlift on the way up.

Then Back at the Caribou Cup... There were actually quite a few
very successful participants...

We may not be able to Ski some of these areas any more this
season, but the views are still spectacular.

Below: Sissy Schuss

As you can see, the moguls that occurred here in the initial heat days ago,
have been eliminated by regular nightshift grooming. Net result... Smooth.

While there was a tiny bit of early day "icy" underfoot on the top of Sissy Schuss,
sharp edges and a well centred stance were all you needed to get through
here, no problem.

Not up to a Gym-Syle workout? Tremblant's a great place
to just chill for a while too!

Regional Tremblant Fans....

Pack the Vehicle Now, Tonight, Right This Second....

Go put a few litres of fuel in it too, and do it now
so you don't have to waste time in the morning...

Set the alarm for 5:00 A.M. and get an early rest...

Then Go Skiing or Boarding at Tremblant tomorrow!

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