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T360 Apres Ski... Way Apres Mid-night ...

Preliminary, SUBJECT TO MORNING CONFIRMATION, Open
Trail List ... attached below as "Reply"...

Basically, yesterday was Hot. Today it's Cold.

To people familiar with the basic "Laws Of Physics", it will make sense that...
what was soft 'cause of "Hot", will now be "Solid" 'cause of "Cold".

To people familiar with Advanced "Laws Of Physics", they will know
that to control the Forces of Gravity, Centrifugal force, Directional
Stability, Manoeuvring Speed and Braking on "Solid", you need close
to Razor Sharp Control Surfaces on your Ski/Board. Otherwise, there's
nothing to grip "Solid".

As a result of the afore-mentioned, there will be some who found
today a challenge.

As a result of the afore-mentioned, there will be some who found
today faster than a Ferrari on track Day.

Every day that passes will be incrementally better for all Mountain Users
because Grooming Crews at Tremblant are the Wizards of White and it
simply takes Repetitive Mechanical Interventions to render finer and finer
surface particle layers.

The Solid Zones will Shrink rapidly each new morning.

Some of them may re-appear, if there's a lot of Traffic
concentrated into small/narrow spaces, but each new day
for the foreseeable future is going to realize big gains
in Surface restoration, and the reduction of those "Solid"
characteristics.



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22(*) Open Trails at Tremblant INCLUDING Trails
dedicated for use with 24 Hour Children's Charity Fundraiser.

24 Hour Children's Charity Course Trails ARE NOT AVAILABLE
to the Public.

Net Open Trails for Public Access @ 15(*)
The Heat has passed on, and Tremblant goes back
to Winter Normal.

Before we get into the details, the Skiing and Boarding are going
to be very firm and fine as long as you have the edges to maintain
grip, otherwise you may find it very firm and icy feeling.

Now for the detail...

The Good...

The Bad....

And The Cosmetically Less Desirable.....

No, it's not the title of a Clint Eastwood Film....

That was "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly."

What we're talking about are Post-Thermal Event Effects on
the Alpine Snow Surfaces at Tremblant.

The Good....

Due to "Packing" and "Grooming" the vast majority of Tremblant's
surfaces are totally intact because they are well compressed over a
foundation of Frost in the Mountain that allows them to remain cold
for many days during "Thermal Events". They are in essence...
"Refrigerated" by the frost below.

In this case, we only had "Heat" for about 9 hours, and not all that
much, so we expect to see almost no reduction in coverage.

The Bad...

Any amount of "Heat" from any source, i.e. warm wind, warm moisture
can effect the top layer of a snow surface where "Warm and "Cold" contact,
so what we expect is that there may be some icy bits underfoot that initially
and for the most part are already ground up by Grooming, but may present
themselves during the wear and tear of daily traffic/use.

You'll need good edges to maintain grip and control. Without them, you
will not have optimal performance for steering, braking, accident avoidance
etc., etc.

The Cosmetically Less Desirable....

We say "Cosmetically Less Desirable" instead of Clint's "Ugly"
because the scenery at Tremblant is ALWAYS beautiful. In
Any Weather... Period., but... the heat has taken out the
Snow in the uninsulated tree boughs that did not have frost
protection like the Surface Snow. For Winter Snow Sports
photography, the loss of snow in the trees is...
"Cosmetically Less Desirable."

Pic. Examples of what we mean...

The day before yesterday, riding up the Lowell Thomas Triple
Chair, this is a sample of how it would have looked...

Nice "Snow in the Trees" Winter ambience.
The building you see on screen left, above, is the Summit Ski Patrol HQ.
The Summit Web Cam is located on the Right Side of that Building
overlooking the Lowell Thomas Summit off-load zone. The 2 Web Cam
snap shots following below are overlooking this same group of trees.

Below: Up until about noon yesterday, it continued to look similar...
Web Cam Foggy Summit Sample 12.5.13 @ 9:16 A.M.
Below: Today, roughly 24 hours after the above Web Cam Sample
@ 9:12 A.M.....
REPEAT: The Skiing and Boarding, with good edges, is going to be fine.

The only thing missing is the "Cosmetically Desirable" Snow in the trees.

P.S. ... There's more snow in the forecast, starting Monday, so it
won't take long to get more fresh surface Snow as well as our
Snow back in the trees too.

The Weather Network's 14 Day Projections:

Conditions Caveat:
As usual, after any kind of Thermal event, however short,
Caution is required on initial explorations. There may be icy bits,
so care is necessary until you verify safe passage BEFORE you
go ripping around.

Don't Forget !!! ... Official Opening North Side Base to Summit
Via Duncan Quad TODAY !!!

22(*), 15(*) Open Trails As Per 24 Hour Children's Charity Course
Inclusions/Exclusions.Archival Copy of the Official
Open Trail, Grooming, Snowmaking and Lift Status Data,
Courtesy of Tremblant.ca
Scroll----->>>> for complete data view.
------------ Special Notice: ----------------------

The MOST IMPORTANT Work of the 24Hr. Children's Charity Fundraiser
continues on with this years edition running over this weekend, Dec. 6th,
7th, and 8th, 2013. Please Support This Very Worthy Cause Any Way
You Can! This Season's Target is $2,000,000.00!
Link To 24Hr Ski/Board Fundraiser Homepage:

http://www.24htremblant.com/ski/home/

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More in Apres Ski, later on....


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http://www.tremblant.ca/galleries/webcams/index-e.htm

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PRELIMINARY Dec.7th, 2013 Open Trail List...

Subject to Morning Confirmation.

North Side

TRAIL NAME STATUS
Andy Moe Closed
Axel Open
Banzai Closed
Beauchemin Bas Open
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
Jasey-Jay Anderson Closed
La Griffe Closed
La Traverse Open
Les Rapides Closed
Lowell Thomas Open
Marie-Claude Asselin Closed
P'Tit Bonheur Open
Rigodon Open
Rope Tow Open
Saute-Moutons Haut Closed
Short Cut Closed
Sissy Schuss Closed
Supérieur Closed
Tunnel Closed
Vanier Closed
Windigo Closed
as of 12/6/13 @2:11 PM EST


Soleil Side
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 12/6/13 @2:11 PM EST

South Side
TRAIL NAME STATUS
Alpine Closed
Beauvallon Bas Race
Beauvallon Haut Race
Belvedere Closed
Bière-en-Bas Open
Bon Vivant Closed
Chalumeau Closed
Charron Closed
Curé Deslauriers Closed
Dernier Cri Closed
Desserres Progressive Opening
Dunzee Closed
Équilibre Open Bottom
Flying Mile Closed
Fripp Closed
Gaetan Boucher Closed
Erik Guay Closed
Johannsen Open
Kandahar Open
La Crete Open
La Passe Closed
Le Plateau Closed
Ligne de Pente Closed
McCulloch Closed
Mi-Chemin Closed
Nansen Open
Nansen Bas Open
Nansen Haut Open
Onésime Open
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 Open
Zig-Zag Closed
as of 12/6/13 @2:11 PM EST

The Edge
TRAIL NAME STATUS
Action Closed
Émotion Closed
Escapade Closed
Haute Tension Closed
Letendre Closed
Réaction Closed
Sensation Bas Closed
Sensation Haut Closed

See you in the Morning!



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