Weather conditions, especially extreme cold, could quickly aggravate an incident.
In some places, there may still be a few wind slabs that are sensitive to human triggering. On Thursday, winds will be conducive to snow transport, but the amount of snow available for this phenomenon remains uncertain.
No new avalanches reported or observed
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The summits were swept by Monday's extreme winds. In areas protected from the wind and below treeline, there is between 10 and 30 cm of powder. The middle of the snowpack looks fairly stable (snowpack consolidation), although there are some facets developing near the crusts that are at the base of the snowpack. Snow depth at mid-mountain varies between 90 and 150 cm.
WEATHER FOR THE CHIC-CHOCS RIDGES AND SUMMITS
An extreme cold warning has been issued by Environment Canada for Thursday, with wind chills of -38.
Wednesday evening and night: Mostly cloudy. Northwest winds, 30-50 km/h. Minimum -24C.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. Trace of snow. Wind northwest, 30 to 50 km/h. Maximum -23C.
Friday: Mostly sunny. Wind west, 15 to 30 km/h. Maximum -15C.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Northwest winds, 25 to 50 km/h. Maximum -23C.
For more details, see the Chic-Chocs alpine weather forecast.
