The wind forecast for the weekend is likely to displace a lot of snow, making the snowpack more unstable.
Watch out for snow transported by the wind: there's a lot of snow available for transport. If wind slab form, they will rest on fragile layers that were already reactive in our tests.
No new avalanches observed or reported.
If you head into the backcountry, thanks for sharing your observations on the Mountain Information Network (MIN).
The light snow on the surface is starting to become denser. Inside the snowpack, there's a thin layer of frost about 25 cm deep, a layer of facets at about 40 cm and a refreezing crust at 60 cm. All these layers produced results in the tests carried out, but could become a real concern if the surface snow slabs up. The average depth of snow cover varies between 90 and 120 cm.
WEATHER FOR THE CHIC-CHOCS RIDGES AND SUMMITS
An Alberta Clipper will be visiting us this weekend.
Friday evening and night: Mostly cloudy. South wind 20-40 km/h. Low -16.
Saturday: Cloudy. Snow beginning in the afternoon. Accumulation of 2 cm. Wind south, 30 to 50 km/h. High -5.
Sunday: Clearing in the afternoon. A little snow in the morning, accumulation of 5 cm. Wind northwest, 15 to 30 km/h. High -2.
Monday: Snow, accumulation of 25 cm. Wind northwest, 10 to 20 km/h. Temperature dropping to -18.
For more details, see the Chic-Chocs alpine weather forecast.
