Happy New Year 2024! May this year be cold and snowy, filled with winter days well shared. Let's take this opportunity to raise our collective awareness of the need to protect what remains of our fragile natural environment, so that we can enjoy the winters of yesteryear for many years to come.
Windslabs are found at the top of the skiable lines and rest on crust, providing an excellent sliding surface. Although this is an isolated problem, be sure to assess your slope for the presence of windslabs before setting off.
Early season, observations are limited. Thanks for sharing your observation through the Mountain Information Network if you head out.
No new avalanches have been observed or reported. Please share your observations at [email protected] or via the Mountain Information Network.
Between 5 and 10 cm of new snow lies on top of the New Year's crust (the crusty surface left by December's rain). Snow cover remains minimal, but some couloirs and depressions have a slightly deeper snowpack. Many places at treeline and below are covered with only a thin layer of snow, justifying why the index is below the threshold for these elevation bands. Overall, the snow cover varies from 5 to 40 cm.
Synopsis: For the next few days, we'll have a few breakthroughs of sunshine, light winds shifting from northwest to southwest, and temperatures warming to -5C on Wednesday.
Sunday evening and night: Cloudy. Light wind 10-20 km/h from the northwest. Minimum -12C.
Monday: Cloudy with clearing in the afternoon. 2 cm of snow. Wind 10 to 20 km/h from the west. High -10C.
Tuesday: Cloudy with sunny periods. Wind 10 to 20 km/h from the southwest. High -8C.
Wednesday: Cloudy with sunny periods. 2 to 3 cm of snow. Wind 10 to 20 km/h from the west. Maximum -5C.
