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Apres Ski Early Edit... @6:59 P.M......
Well, we were right about the "Crisp" part... Very "cool"...
Parka Weather.
The surfaces are fine with sharp edges. Without, you'll have
less control than you need for any performance level Skiing.
Even with sharp edges, you needed to be very sensitive and
deliberate with control movements. Try to jerk things around
and grip goes away quickly in some areas.
One of the most interesting parts of the day was the scenery.
On one hand, shadowed, snowmaking cloudy, almost surrealistically
blue as the sun tried to get through the dense condensation, then,
on the other hand, brilliantly sunny... dazzling and so very bright.
Picture Below:
This was one of the most beautiful spots on the Mountain today.
Not Sunny, but overwhelming with simple beauty.
The Mid-Point Cat Track from Lowell Thomas to Duncan.
The thick condensed Snowmaking cloud obscured the bright sunlight
and created a rather porcelain "Wedgwood Blue" filtered ambient light
below the Summit.
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from yesterdays warm/windy/damp by Mountain Crews has a chance to "work"
the top layers to deeper depth and to a finer particle size.
The smoothness of surfaces is the best asset with any Very Firm or
even icy surface top layers and Tremblant's surfaces were very very
smooth.
The skiing is still way above average for this time of year.
More later if possible, and we will take a review look at our Tremblant
"Scale Model" Snow/Drifting concept below. It happened, but to
a lesser degree than we had hoped for.
------------------- 8:18 A.M. Orig. Post ---------------------
24(*) Open Trails on the currently bright, sunny
and in all likelihood, very "Crisp", "Firm" slopes
of Tremblant.
About yesterday and premature lift closings...
We've gotten used to this seasons extraordinary starting conditions at
a level of excellence that many old time locals are referring to as
"never before". So, when a completely normal swing in the weather
for this time of year happens to affect us for a day, it seems so drastically
out of place, when actually, it's well within statistical averages.
We had to deal with it, it's in the past, let's move on...
Here is our 1 Pic. Forecast for today....
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Conditions:
Sunny,
Smooth,
Very Fast, 'n "Firm"!
Due to clearly evident late-day/overnight drifting factors, as you'll see below,
there's a really good chance that many sectors will have amazingly fine,
pure winter surfaces.
Intro. To Following...
It's all about "scale", ...as in "size".
(if you hated Geography, or did not do well in school, ignore all this...)
Just remember this...
A Very Small Cessna 150, 2 passenger Aircraft...
flies for the same reasons as a Very Big, Boeing 747.
Even though there is an obviously huge difference in size, aerodynamics
does not care about size. Aerodynamics flies the Cessna equally as well
as the 747, and aerodynamics, wind flow, and drifting work around a
lunch box the same way they will work around a Mountain, the only
difference is "scale", i.e. "size"
So then, here is why Tremblant may have some absolutely wonderful
conditions today, keeping "Scale" in mind...
Tremblant is a "Peak", just like the "Peak" of the roof
in this stitched WebCam Composite overlooking the Lowell Thomas
Triple Chair Summit. Labelled below as Red Circle "B".
It's a handy coincidence that this Summit Ski Patrol H/Q Roofline
runs parallel to the main peaked ridge of Tremblant from the top of
Duncan over towards Nansen, so that's why it's such a useful model.
Tremblant's entire layout is more complexly a series of contours
including the main "Peak", but also the slopes from the South and North
bases, similar to slopes of this roof, as well as contours around the "Edge"
Sector that totally, are similar to the shapes contained in Red Circle labelled
below as "A".
Another handy coincidence for the sake of this scale model.
Using the Ski Patrol H/Q Roofline, looking North over the
summit of the Lowell Thomas Triple Chair, as a scale model
for examining wind and Snow drifting patterns around Tremblant.
This Roof's Peak Line Runs Parallel to Tremblant's Main
Summit ridge from Duncan towards Nansen.
- Webcam Snap Shots Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
- 12.11.12.Tremblant.Drifting.Scaled.Evidence.jpg (257.54 KiB) Viewed 2722 times
Due to clearly evident late-day/overnight drifting factors, as you can see
above, there's a really good chance that many sectors will have amazingly
fine, pure winter surfaces.
Understanding some very basic Air/Wind Flow patterns around
Tremblant's Geographical Features can be used to forecast or
anticipate potential conditions.
(pg. under construction, refresh as nec.)
Safety Caveat:
After Temp swings that involve any amount of even
short or temporary warm, there can be, may be,
probably be, surface glitches, icy patches or other
irregularities that require, slow speed and careful
navigation.
You need to use caution, care and absolute speed
control for all initial exploration, before ripping
around in Warp Drive.
Watch out for other traffic that may not be as safe
as you are and leave plenty of room for clearance.
Today's Weather...
Sunny, Cold at -15 C, rising up to -9 C, but with light Westerly winds
coming up Beauvallon and crossing the Summit towards the Lowell Thomas
sector.
Any breeze sheltered sunny areas will make solar generated heat
for a restful trailside break!
24(*)Open Trails on the Official, Downloadable, PDF
Trail and Grooming Status Report, Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
- Screenshot of the Official, Downloadable, PDF
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Thought this one at the Duncan mid-point, just
below the Vaneir intersection was very cool...
from Saturday.
Tons of snowmaking going on in the "Geant" Sector
shown in the background.
Scroll --->>> and go Big, Fullscreen. This is a no thumbnail
Tremblant Geographic zone.
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- 12.9.12.Duncan.Mid.Point.Geant.Background.jpg (417.52 KiB) Viewed 2698 times
Links:
http://www.tremblant.ca
http://www.tremblant.ca/mountain/winter ... port-e.htm
(*)
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
Forum Index: http://alturl.com/r4cco
Bring Back The Memories... 
Research Future Visits... If you would like to look up dates you visited Tremblant, or you
want to research days/weeks/months to visit, you can sample what
they look like historically, month by month, year by year.
GoTo: Archive, Search Reports by Date: Index: http://tinyurl.com/yktelmu
When reviewing dates from any of the past, numbered, archived pages,
you can use the "Previous Topic" or "Next Topic" buttons, located
screen far right, in upper date/message bar to scroll through sequential
dates, or use your browsers "back" button to stay on the selected index
page for non-sequential date reviews in either forward or reverse order.
There are approximately 6, 25 day Index pages per season.
(
If you "Bookmark" the link above, it will always take you to theFirst index page with the latest posts. That gives you an immediate,
current to 25 day past, review scroll of Winter Alpine Conditions by
consecutive date.)
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