Island Trail Conditions / February 25, 2011 Activities February 2011 (an English version Will Follow)
School Break
Centre Notre-Dame-de-Fatima open all week from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. as well as municipal rinks.
sign of impending spring, sunshine and temperatures around freezing surfaces heat up and change the texture of the snow. In addition, you'll notice the preparations for operations in Maple Trails # 3 and # 4. The quality of the trails has not been greatly affected by the care taken to preserve the trails operators.
Enjoy the beautiful days to come, to ski with children and picnicking with them in forests or meadows. Observe wildlife and surrounding tracks in the snow. Deer and wild turkeys were observed in the planting this winter, not to mention here and there, squirrels, raccoons, foxes, coyotes, etc., and the bird life more and more pervasive. In
backcountry skiing or snowshoeing, enjoy views of the natural vistas, open spaces that surround us, the Lac St. Louis and the chain of green mountains of the state New York south of the # 4 and # 6, or the Lac St. Louis and Montreal Island in the south east of # 12 or the Lake of Two Mountains and the plight of Oka on the trails Hill (bat # 9).
New snow (2-3 cm), scheduled for today, based on hardened. Last tracing after the thaw is Saturday, February 19. Trace well formed. Be careful when going downhill if necessary, sliding fast and hardened base.
# 1 Best-Robert: Very good.
# 2 The Meadows: Very good.
Sugarbush L `# 3: Very good.
# 4 The Beeches : Good. 4 North-west, risky downhill, choose the straight line north-east
# 5 The Big-Wood: Very good.
Perdriolle # 6: Good. Be careful on the descents.
# 7 The Katimavik: Good to very good possibility of being swept by the wind in open areas. Needles and thin blanket on the east side of the plantation. Prefer west passage.
# 8 The Samare: Medium to good. Dangerous descent. Note: To get to 12, Nordic, non-alignment, attention to the passage of the ditch.
Du Marais # 10: Nordic untraced
Du Golf # 11: Good, possibility being swept by the wind. Be careful on the descents.
# 12 Boise Marceau: Very good.
Quinn # 13: Good, can be swept by the wind.
Note: After the break we will begin to remove the signs.
Off-piste skiing: New snow (2-3cm) according cured.
Night Skiing: Last quarter moon. Headlamp required.
Saturday, sunny with cloudy periods (-14C-9C) and Sunday, cloudy with a few flakes (-10C,-5C).
Refuge Centre Notre-Dame-de-Fatima: Open weekends from 8:30 until 16:30 and on weekdays during the school break from February 26 to March 6.
Refuge Center Pincourt Golf: Open Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 22pm on weekdays and for Spring A good starting point for night skiing. Ice ring and slides open.
Upcoming Events: Annual Meeting April 12, 2011.
On this, enjoy the next two weekends, the season draws to a close in our region.
Pierre Levac, President
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Announced New Snow (2-3) are hardened path. Trailed groomed on Saturday 19 th, after the warm period, path well done. Take care on downhill, fast and hardened surfaces.
#1 Robert-Meilleur : Very Goods.
#2 Les Prés : Very Goods.
#3 L`Érablière : Very Goods.
#4 Les Hêtres : Goods. Take care on downhill on section north-west.
#5 La Gros-bois : Very Goods.
#6 La Perdriolle : Goods. Take care on downhill
#7 La Katimavik : Goods to Very Goods, possibility of sweep path. Thin coverage under spruces plantation (east area).
#8 La Samare : Acceptables, take care on downhill To get #12 Nordic.
#10 Du Marais : Nordic.
#11 Du Golf : Goods, possibility of sweep path. Take care on downhill.
#12 Boisé Marceau : Very goods.
#13 Quinn : Goods, possibility of sweep path.
Chalet Centre Notre-Dame-de-Fatima : Open during week end 8h30AM to 4h40PM.
Chalet Centre de Golf of Pincourt: Open. Skating ring and sliding opened.
Weather for next week-end: Saturday, cloudy periods (-14C,-9C), Sunday, scattered flurries (-10C,-5C).
Night skiing: Last quarter. Get your front light and enjoy your evening.
Activities to follow: Annual meeting April 12th.
Enjoy Your Two next weekend & the school break time.