Patrick
Well-known member
Oh what a day. What a beautiful day. 8)
Warm and corn.
That is why i am a bit frustrated. The logistics of getting a whole family at the mountain, meeting with my mom at the mountain to take care of my youngest one, doing back down for lunch. :? I didn't ski as much as I wanted today and it wasn't raining like Saturday.
Sorry folks, there's a recurring event for my last two late seasons visit at Tremblant with my family. No it wasn't the logistics, but some actual fudging a****** skiing on the mountain. I know, a few doesn't make it everyone. But why is this only happening at Tremblant? I skied with my daughter and wife at other big areas in the last two years: Smuggs, Sugarbush, MRG, Whiteface (with my friend's kids). I've had problems only twice, last year at Tremblant and today. What the fuck?
Okay, here's the report:
Coverage was much better than Whiteface, no question about it. HOWEVER this was probably the worst I've seen at this time of the year. My daughter wanted to ski bumps today
. Great day for bumps. Grand Prix / Zig Zag / Vertige were closed (surprisingly), especially what Whiteface opened this weekend. There seem to be only one tight spot of snow on Grand Prix slightly after the pitch, but nothing like what I skied at WF on Saturday.
We headed for Taschereau (only bumps still open on the South side) which I would describe as a moderate expert run. Did McCulloch and Beauvallon. As last year, always worried of my daughter being run over of this blue groomer, especially that it was one of two routes still open to make it to the bottom. We also skied the Upper Beauchemin the North side. I was letting my daughter called the shoots today.
Expo looks nice and bumpy.
Injuries:
After we headed for the steeper Duncan, the goal was to head to the bottom of the North side so we could next ski, one of Tremblant's classic bump run, the Expo. However, on the middle flat after the step Upper Duncan, while Morgane have carrying her speed, she lost her balance in the soft wet snow and crash falling over her hands. A bad fall. :? She was definitely in a lot of pain. Was it's a fracture? A sprain? Moving her hand was painful. Morgane (8yrs old) and I skied to join my wife and her godmother a 100 ft further. She was holding her hand. After a check from the Ski Patrol, it's was determined that it's wasn't a bad sprain or a fracture. My daughter opted to make it to the bottom and head back to the North side via the two lifts (Expo-Lowell Thomas). The top-to-bottom Duncan Express.
Back at the summit, Morgane didn't want to download via the gondola. She wanted to ski again although she was still holding her right hand/wrist without her gloves. We did the green Petit Bonheur then one last run down to Tremblant longest trail, the 5km Nansen.
Insult:
At the top is the intermediate part of the Nansen is where we had a perfect example of a jack ass in full prime. I'm pissed off when people ski too close to me or my family, BUT when an idiot does it on purpose... This "person" decided it would be fun to use myself, my friend and my daughter (still in pain and holding her wrist) as a human slalom. He missed my ski tips by less than 6 inches then went to cut off my friend and daughter. By a way, this is a slow zone. Ah yes, after being really proud and full of himself with his friends, we went on to knock down a beginner's poles to the ground. FUN ISN'T IT?
Remember... for those who don't have kids. It might be funny now, but it could be you someday!!! Have some manner on the slope. Help out the less fortunate by helping get they ski instead of knowing their poles down. And one point on this last descend, my daughter helped someone who had lost a ski, although she was still holding her hand. Happy that she has learned some good manners.
PS. I stopped skiing with my daughter and let my wife do some laps with our friend. I had many more days than her this year.
Warm and corn.
That is why i am a bit frustrated. The logistics of getting a whole family at the mountain, meeting with my mom at the mountain to take care of my youngest one, doing back down for lunch. :? I didn't ski as much as I wanted today and it wasn't raining like Saturday.
Sorry folks, there's a recurring event for my last two late seasons visit at Tremblant with my family. No it wasn't the logistics, but some actual fudging a****** skiing on the mountain. I know, a few doesn't make it everyone. But why is this only happening at Tremblant? I skied with my daughter and wife at other big areas in the last two years: Smuggs, Sugarbush, MRG, Whiteface (with my friend's kids). I've had problems only twice, last year at Tremblant and today. What the fuck?
Okay, here's the report:
Coverage was much better than Whiteface, no question about it. HOWEVER this was probably the worst I've seen at this time of the year. My daughter wanted to ski bumps today
. Great day for bumps. Grand Prix / Zig Zag / Vertige were closed (surprisingly), especially what Whiteface opened this weekend. There seem to be only one tight spot of snow on Grand Prix slightly after the pitch, but nothing like what I skied at WF on Saturday.We headed for Taschereau (only bumps still open on the South side) which I would describe as a moderate expert run. Did McCulloch and Beauvallon. As last year, always worried of my daughter being run over of this blue groomer, especially that it was one of two routes still open to make it to the bottom. We also skied the Upper Beauchemin the North side. I was letting my daughter called the shoots today.
Expo looks nice and bumpy.
Injuries:
After we headed for the steeper Duncan, the goal was to head to the bottom of the North side so we could next ski, one of Tremblant's classic bump run, the Expo. However, on the middle flat after the step Upper Duncan, while Morgane have carrying her speed, she lost her balance in the soft wet snow and crash falling over her hands. A bad fall. :? She was definitely in a lot of pain. Was it's a fracture? A sprain? Moving her hand was painful. Morgane (8yrs old) and I skied to join my wife and her godmother a 100 ft further. She was holding her hand. After a check from the Ski Patrol, it's was determined that it's wasn't a bad sprain or a fracture. My daughter opted to make it to the bottom and head back to the North side via the two lifts (Expo-Lowell Thomas). The top-to-bottom Duncan Express.
Back at the summit, Morgane didn't want to download via the gondola. She wanted to ski again although she was still holding her right hand/wrist without her gloves. We did the green Petit Bonheur then one last run down to Tremblant longest trail, the 5km Nansen.
Insult:
At the top is the intermediate part of the Nansen is where we had a perfect example of a jack ass in full prime. I'm pissed off when people ski too close to me or my family, BUT when an idiot does it on purpose... This "person" decided it would be fun to use myself, my friend and my daughter (still in pain and holding her wrist) as a human slalom. He missed my ski tips by less than 6 inches then went to cut off my friend and daughter. By a way, this is a slow zone. Ah yes, after being really proud and full of himself with his friends, we went on to knock down a beginner's poles to the ground. FUN ISN'T IT?
Remember... for those who don't have kids. It might be funny now, but it could be you someday!!! Have some manner on the slope. Help out the less fortunate by helping get they ski instead of knowing their poles down. And one point on this last descend, my daughter helped someone who had lost a ski, although she was still holding her hand. Happy that she has learned some good manners.
PS. I stopped skiing with my daughter and let my wife do some laps with our friend. I had many more days than her this year.
