i wouldn’t usually make the 6 hr drive to Tremblant for opening day, however my son has a hockey tournament in Ottawa this weekend. Therefore we decided to add a day of skiing. Despite rain the day before, conditions were relatively good for the first day of the season. Rain had transitioned to snow during the night and likely 2-3 inch fresh at the top. About 6 runs open with top to bottom on N side and top to the bottom of TGV on S side. Lots of snow under Flying Mile, but they are getting that ready for FIS Womens GS in a week and I dont see that opening until after the race. Photo of my son at the mountain..
Mont Tremblant opening day Nov 27
- Thread starter Skieric
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Funny that they still have that old (1980s?) lighted sign at the summit.
The signs certainly been there a long and continues to serve the purpose of providing lift line duration well, however the section with the temperature could use some updating as it has some malfunctioning sections in the numbers. Yesterday I was thinking it may be time for them to update some of the chairs. All thr quad lifts date back to the 90s with the exception of the new Lowell Thomas lift. Duncan should likely be replaced with a 6 pack.
Are there other ski areas in North America with real-time displays to help people strategize around sizable lift queues?
I've mentioned my memory from many moons ago of @Marc Guido and crew at Alta having a pro-level discussion on a chair about how to avoid "map readers" that entailed several well-thought-out steps. A Tremblant sign wasn't necessary -- they had that place figured out.
I have seen it on resort apps, however not other signs. 85% of Tremblant's terrain is also accessible from the summit, therefore the sign placement is very helpful to determine where to go.Are there other ski areas in North America with real-time displays to help people strategize around sizable lift queues?
I've mentioned my memory from many moons ago of @Marc Guido and crew at Alta having a pro-level discussion on a chair about how to avoid "map readers" that entailed several well-thought-out steps. A Tremblant sign wasn't necessary -- they had that place figured out.
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Not that I've used them really but I know over the years Breck, Copper and Vail have had embedded lights in the big on mountain trail maps in a couple spots for open/closed and long vs short lift lines (eg each lift on a few of the big trail maps top or bottom will have red, green and yellow lights embedded). No where near as detailed as the list shown for Tremblant, but enough to know what lifts are open and which have the long lines. Probably all shifting to Apps at this point if/when upgrades and maint are required.
Also Super Gauge lift at Winter Park has electronic displays built into the safety bar that flip through screens showing open closed trails, lift line estimates, I-70 drive time estimates, etc...