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2016 10 23 Mont St Bruno — Guess What? A Great Morning for a Hike!

2016/10/262016/11/01 Tom V

Let’s run through the reasons why people might have skipped the hike at Mont St Bruno on Sunday morning. Rain — It was supposed to rain. But the forecast was revised overnight and the system left the area before 8… Read more2016 10 23 Mont St Bruno — Guess What? A Great Morning for a Hike!

2016 10 17 St Adolphe d’Howard — 4 Hikers Avoided the Rain

2016/10/182016/10/26 Tom V

Just like two weeks ago at Rigaud, the forecast was for rain — 80% chance of 1-3 mm was the morning prediction for St Adolphe. But I tweeted at 5 pm on Saturday that I would be there, “come what… Read more2016 10 17 St Adolphe d’Howard — 4 Hikers Avoided the Rain

2016 10 09 Oka – 14 Gave Thanks for a Colourful Holiday Hike

2016/10/112016/10/18 Tom V

It was a beautiful fall day for the Oka hike last Sunday. The fall colours were in evidence on the pleasant drive along Rte 344. We gathered in the parking lot in the north end of the park under sunny… Read more2016 10 09 Oka – 14 Gave Thanks for a Colourful Holiday Hike

2016 10 02 Rigaud — The Value of Showing Up

2016/10/032016/10/11 Tom V

During the day on Sat, I sent out three tweets to update the Sun morning Rigaud weather forecast. It kept getting worse. In my last tweet on Sat evening, I shared the forecast of “80% prob of 1-3mm”, but I… Read more2016 10 02 Rigaud — The Value of Showing Up

2016 03 13 Sublime Spring Skiing at PTdN

2016/03/182016/04/10 Tom V

At the EOS Party on Sat evening, there were only two people who said they planned to go skiing at 11 am the next day at the P’tit Train du Nord (PTdN). And one of those two was a maybe. … Read more2016 03 13 Sublime Spring Skiing at PTdN

2016 03 12 EOS Party at La Perle

2016/03/182016/04/10 Tom V

The season really does seem to be drawing to an early close. After a late start, and some uncooperative weather during much of the last month, the local parks (e.g. CSJ, BDL, Mt Royal) ended their trail grooming activities the… Read more2016 03 12 EOS Party at La Perle

Watching the World Cup Ski Race

2016/03/042016/03/13 Tom V

Nancy A report on the Canadian Ski Tour At the last minute I decided to take the metro and bus downtown to catch the World Cup (how many chances does one get to see it in one’s own backyard?). I arrived late, but caught… Read moreWatching the World Cup Ski Race

2016 Morin Heights a No-Go, but Some Still Skied

2016/02/242016/02/29 Tom V

The conditions were looking marginal for Sun, but I still decided to organize an “opt in” outing to Morin Heights. The weather forecast suggested that it might be a bit colder there and I hoped they had received more snow… Read more2016 Morin Heights a No-Go, but Some Still Skied

2016-02-07 The S-Files: The Snow is Out There!

2016/02/092016/02/23 Tom V

I have been watching the recent revival of the X-Files TV series. It occurred to me that I can relate to Fox Mulder. As he does with aliens, I am often trying to convince people that skiable snow *does* exist… Read more2016-02-07 The S-Files: The Snow is Out There!

2016 01 31 CSJ 16 BTers Sneak In One Last Ski at CSJ Before the Weather Turns

2016/02/032016/02/09 Tom V

It was a tough call for where to go last Sun. We had planned to finally make our first club visit to Gai Luron. But El Nino was acting up again. The forecast (for both St Jerome and Montreal) called… Read more2016 01 31 CSJ 16 BTers Sneak In One Last Ski at CSJ Before the Weather Turns