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Opening Day Apres Ski,
Winter Alpine Snow Sports Season At Tremblant,
November 22nd, 2013

Great Exercise... Loads of fun and a bunch 'o snow too!

The Skiing and Boarding are fine, just know your limits and take it easy...

Three basic descent paths.

1) Beauvallon/Summit to Johannsen/Resort Base.
Partial Circuit to TGV

2) P'tit Bonheur to Lowell Thomas

3) Beauchemin to Lowell Thomas

As usual... P'tit Bonheur scores all the big points for Snow Quality,
Groomed Smoothness, Completeness of Coverage, Carving Edge Hold,
All Day Durability, and on and on and on... Tremblant is absolutely
blessed to have a run of such simple brilliance. The fact that it consistently
turns out so well for every opening day is the kind of reliability that
brings people back, year after year to dial in those summer-rested legs
for the up-coming season.
Also...

It was an unusual, interesting, and somewhat demanding day, due
to a bit of heaviness in damp snow that was lurking
around in a few spots. Nothing that careful speed and control
could not keep properly harnessed though.
The problem with safe speed control was in a few mogul'd
spots where if you hit the zone quick enough, braking was
difficult for beginners/intermediates who may not have the
ability to stop or turn quick enough to avoid a launch. The face
of Beauvallon saw more than a few spinning, tumbling individuals
in this manner. The grey light did not help there either.

Generally, the North held on to the more winter-like fresh snow
surfaces, as you can see in the lead photo above, and the South
got a wee bit on the damp side, although in our experience, no
outright rain that we encountered at all.

The winds were moderate, and the temp at the Summit
showed as -1C. If felt cooler, and it skied as if it was cooler, but
that's what the thermometer stated.
There were some very small icy bits on Beauvallon's upper pitch,
considering the past weekends wet weather, you might have thought
there would be more, but... it did not materialize in any significant way.

Considering the weekends wet weather, you might have wondered
how they could open the South to the Resort at all, however, there was
just enough there from the initial snowmaking to form most of the path
that crews could "fill in the blanks" or "Connect The Dots" with.

They did a very fine job too!
Beauvallon Bas(Lower), seen above, was really really fast today,
maybe the fastest on the Mountain!

Below:
Johannsen had a combination of surfaces, but all things considered,
was fairly easy to navigate, even by the end of the day.
Good to see Regular Faces again, both Staff and Guests...
Last Run at TGV...

The Resort Base looks very Christmas-like,
and set against the backdrop of misty mountains
the colours really "pop".

Any Season that has Opening Day Top-To-Bottom, South Side,
has a great start. With Sub-zero in the forecast for the next few weeks
Snowmaking will be cranked up to maximize new terrain ASAP.


RAW DATA - TEXT ONLY, OFFICIAL
1.22.13 Mountain Status/Open Report:



Tremblant is proud to welcome you to its 75th ski season.
6 trails spread over 3 roads will be offered. The Beauvallon top
and bottom trail will be in progressive opening. For extreme skiers
and snowboarders, 3 units will be available near the Lowell Thomas chair.
Tremblant wishes you a happy 75th winter season with lots of fun and snow!

SNOWFALL
as of 11/21/13 @4:20 pm EST
0in.
24 Hrs
0in.
7 Days
0in.
Season Total
Snow Forecast: 0 inches
Snow Base: 0 inches
Base Conditions: Closed
Open Lifts: 4
Open Trails: 3
Groomed Trails: 6
Open Terrain: 0 acres
Snowmaking: Yes
Surface Conditions: Mix of powder and loose granular
Current Weather Conditions
Current Weather Summary
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013
as of 11/21/13 @7:30 pm EST
Tremblant
Overcast 32 °F
HIGH: 37 °F
LOW: 27 °F
WIND: 0mph ENE
Chance of Precipitation: 0%
Humidity: 70%
Sky: Clearing around 2pm
Visibility: 15.0 miles

FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 22
Snow
HIGH: 39 °F
LOW: 18 °F
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION: 70%
WIND: 5mph from SW
ACCUMULATIONS: 1in.

SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 23
Mostly Cloudy
HIGH: 27 °F
LOW: 10 °F
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION: 0%
WIND: 13mph from NW
ACCUMULATIONS: 0in.

SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 24
Partly Cloudy
HIGH: 18 °F
LOW: 7 °F
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION: 0%
WIND: 22mph from NW
ACCUMULATIONS: 0in.

MONDAY
NOVEMBER 25
Chance of Snow
HIGH: 21 °F
LOW: 23 °F
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION: 20%
WIND: 7mph from SSW
ACCUMULATIONS: 2in.

Open North Side Lifts: 1
Open Soleil Side Lifts: 0
Open South Side Lifts: 3
Open The Edge Lifts: 0
Total Open Lifts: 4
as of 11/21/13 @4:09 PM EST
North Side
LIFT NAME HOURS STATUS
Duncan Express 9h00 - 15h30 Closed
Expo Express 8h30 - 15h30 Closed
Lowel Thomas Open
as of 11/21/13 @4:09 PM EST
Soleil Side
LIFT NAME HOURS STATUS
Casino Express Gondola Closed
Le Soleil Closed
Porte du Soleil Closed
as of 11/21/13 @4:09 PM EST
South Side
LIFT NAME HOURS STATUS
Cabriolet 8h00 - 16h00 Open
Flying Mile Closed
Gondola 8h30 - 15h30 Open
Magic Carpet Equilibre 1 8h30 - 15h30 Closed
Magic Carpet Equilibre 2 Closed
Magic Carpet Onesime Closed
TGV 8h30 - 15h30 Open
as of 11/21/13 @4:09 PM EST

Open North Side Trails: 2
Open Soleil Side Trails: 0
Open South Side Trails: 1
Open The Edge Trails: 0
Total Open Trails: 3
as of 11/21/13 @4:24 PM EST
North Side
LEVEL TRAIL NAME STATUS
Andy Moe Closed
Axel Closed
Banzai Closed
Beauchemin Bas Closed
Beauchemin Haut Open
Boiling Kettle Closed
Boomerang Closed
Buzz Closed
C.B.C. Closed
Cossak Closed
Devil's River Closed
Duncan Bas Closed
Duncan Haut Closed
Dynamite Closed
Expo Closed
Fuddle Duddle Closed
Gagnon Closed
Geant Closed
La Griffe Closed
La Traverse Closed
Les Rapides Closed
Lowell Thomas Closed
Marie-Claude Asselin Closed
P'Tit Bonheur Open
Rigodon Closed
Rope Tow Closed
Saute-Moutons Haut Closed
Short Cut Closed
Sissy Schuss Closed
Supérieur Closed
Tunnel Closed
Vanier Closed
Windigo Closed
as of 11/21/13 @4:24 PM EST
Soleil Side
LEVEL TRAIL NAME STATUS
Bon Vieux Temps Closed
Brasse-Camarades Closed
Cascades Closed
Flume Closed
Franc Sud Closed
L'Algonquin Closed
La Carriole Closed
La Garette Closed
La Jamme Closed
Laurentienne Closed
Les Bouleaux Closed
Porc-à-Pic Closed
Tapecul Closed
Tiguidou Closed
Tobogan Closed
as of 11/21/13 @4:24 PM EST
South Side
LEVEL TRAIL NAME STATUS
Alpine Closed
Beauvallon Bas Progressive Opening
Beauvallon Haut Progressive Opening
Belvedere Closed
Bière-en-Bas Closed
Bon Vivant Closed
Chalumeau Closed
Charron Closed
Curé Deslauriers Closed
Dernier Cri Closed
Desserres Closed
Dunzee Closed
Équilibre Closed
Flying Mile Closed
Fripp Closed
Gaetan Boucher Closed
Grand Prix Closed
Johannsen Progressive Opening
Kandahar Closed
La Crete Open
La Passe Closed
Le Plateau Closed
Ligne de Pente Closed
McCulloch Closed
Mi-Chemin Closed
Nansen Closed
Nansen Bas Closed
Nansen Haut Closed
Onésime Closed
Panache Closed
Promenade Closed
Roy Scott Closed
Ryan Bas Closed
Ryan Haut Closed
Sentiers des Pruches Closed
Standard Closed
St-Bernard Closed
Taschereau Closed
Vertige Closed
Voyageur Closed
Zig-Zag Closed
as of 11/21/13 @4:24 PM EST
The Edge
LEVEL TRAIL NAME STATUS
Action Closed
Émotion Closed
Escapade Closed
Haute Tension Closed
Letendre Closed
Réaction Closed
Sensation Bas Closed
Sensation Haut Closed






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