Frankontour
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Nice colors today, I think it's the best weekend here to see the folliage ! <BR> <BR>I went to few mountains in the day : <BR> <BR>Shefford : I was sad to see that they didn't work on the snowmaking system since last time I went. I begin to seriously doubt that they will push some snow next season, even though the reservoir is built. <BR> <BR>I was extremely excited when I thought I found a glade that was on the map, in the past. It was looking very great on the beginning, but finally, it joined the bowl with a lot of branches that I used to ski last season <IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT="
"><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT=""><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT=""><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT=""><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT=""><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT=""><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT=""><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT=""><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT=""><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT=""> At least, some recent works looked to have been done, because this place would do an incredible glade... probably a little bit in the kind of "l'Écureuil" of Orford, but less long of course. <BR> <BR>Finally, the mountain has slightly over 800' high... which is quite different of the 1067 they claim to have ! lol (it was obvious that it was less high than Mt Glen and Bromont). <BR> <BR>After that, I went to Mt Glen... but once on the site, an employee blocked me the way, asking 5$ to enter on the site. I was the only person in the mountain, except him. After have said to him my way of thinking (@£¢¬@¢¤¤±£@¢¤) I decided to go to Montjoye, instead, which cost me more than 5$ of gaz, but it's for the principle that I won't pay for nothing, even 5$. <BR> <BR>Montjoye : short, but steep. Looks to be a nice little mountain, but nothing very interesting for us (15 minutes from Sherbrooke, though, with full night skiing, so it's a good place for them) <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/8/2794.jpg" ALT="Montjoye from the base"> <BR> <BR>After that : Orford ! <BR> <BR>The new lift is not finished yet. In fact, they still have 2 towers to put, before to put the cable. I was once again in @£¢¤¢£¤¦ when I saw that they did a kind of road, traversing the very very top of Contour to reach the top of Super (to bring the tower between the two summit pitches) I hope they will take a bulldozer to arrange the terrain before next season !! <BR> <BR>The works from the base <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/8/2795.jpg" ALT="new lift works"> <BR> <BR>The top of "Super" has not been devastated with the new lift. I think it won't be really different, next year, although there will be a third cement block in line (there was another old double chair, back in the 70s) <BR> <BR>The view was really incredible out there : <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/8/2796.jpg" ALT="nice colors"> <BR> <BR>And the classic pic, although with my "new" cam, I can't take the pic correctly without taking the big rock (natural jump in winter) <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/8/2797.jpg" ALT="Middle Contour"> <BR> <BR>They cut the grass in all the glades on the main side (at least), but weirdly, they still didn't cut the grass in the trails like Trois-Ruisseaux and Maxi. The Contour hasn't been cut yet neither, but it will surely be done in the next weeks. So I hiked the Passe de l'Ours and hiked down the Écureuil and both should be without grass, for the next edition of the Swampfest !! <BR> <BR>So that's it for now. Can't wait to see those places completely white !!!
"><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT=""><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT=""><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT=""><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT=""><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT=""><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT=""><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT=""><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT=""><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/clipart/sad.gif" ALT=""> At least, some recent works looked to have been done, because this place would do an incredible glade... probably a little bit in the kind of "l'Écureuil" of Orford, but less long of course. <BR> <BR>Finally, the mountain has slightly over 800' high... which is quite different of the 1067 they claim to have ! lol (it was obvious that it was less high than Mt Glen and Bromont). <BR> <BR>After that, I went to Mt Glen... but once on the site, an employee blocked me the way, asking 5$ to enter on the site. I was the only person in the mountain, except him. After have said to him my way of thinking (@£¢¬@¢¤¤±£@¢¤) I decided to go to Montjoye, instead, which cost me more than 5$ of gaz, but it's for the principle that I won't pay for nothing, even 5$. <BR> <BR>Montjoye : short, but steep. Looks to be a nice little mountain, but nothing very interesting for us (15 minutes from Sherbrooke, though, with full night skiing, so it's a good place for them) <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/8/2794.jpg" ALT="Montjoye from the base"> <BR> <BR>After that : Orford ! <BR> <BR>The new lift is not finished yet. In fact, they still have 2 towers to put, before to put the cable. I was once again in @£¢¤¢£¤¦ when I saw that they did a kind of road, traversing the very very top of Contour to reach the top of Super (to bring the tower between the two summit pitches) I hope they will take a bulldozer to arrange the terrain before next season !! <BR> <BR>The works from the base <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/8/2795.jpg" ALT="new lift works"> <BR> <BR>The top of "Super" has not been devastated with the new lift. I think it won't be really different, next year, although there will be a third cement block in line (there was another old double chair, back in the 70s) <BR> <BR>The view was really incredible out there : <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/8/2796.jpg" ALT="nice colors"> <BR> <BR>And the classic pic, although with my "new" cam, I can't take the pic correctly without taking the big rock (natural jump in winter) <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.firsttracksonline.com/discus2/messages/8/2797.jpg" ALT="Middle Contour"> <BR> <BR>They cut the grass in all the glades on the main side (at least), but weirdly, they still didn't cut the grass in the trails like Trois-Ruisseaux and Maxi. The Contour hasn't been cut yet neither, but it will surely be done in the next weeks. So I hiked the Passe de l'Ours and hiked down the Écureuil and both should be without grass, for the next edition of the Swampfest !! <BR> <BR>So that's it for now. Can't wait to see those places completely white !!!