The snow received in the last week has not been able to completely cover the crust at higher elevations, making travel difficult on many slopes exposed to west winds.
The moderate to strong northwest wind has transported the snow of the past few days and contributed to the increase in size of the new wind slabs. Since many of the surfaces were previously icy, the bonding on them may not be very good.
A small size 1 slab avalanche was triggered by a skier Saturday in the upper Goulue at Hog's Back Mountain.
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At higher elevations, much of the surface was eroded to the January 18th crust by the blizzard of a week ago. The 20 to 25 cm of light snow over the last week was blown by southeast and then northwest winds. Below treeline, 50 to 60 cm of snow was found on top of the decaying January 18 crust, less affected by the wind.
In general, snowpack heights ranged from 70-90 cm in the valley to 100-150 cm in the mid-mountain.
Forecast for the Chic-Chocs ridges and summits.
Synopsis: The region will be under the influence of 2 high pressure systems bringing relatively calm weather.
Sunday evening and night: Clearing. Wind northwest 25 to 40 km/h. Min. -19 C.
Monday: Sunny. Wind southeast 5 to 15 km/h. Max. -11 C.
Tuesday: Sunny. Wind northwest 10 to 20 km/h. High -10 C.
Wednesday: Cloudy. Wind south 15 to 30 km/h. High -4.
For more details, check the Alpine Weather Forecast.
