Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Chic-Chocs, Littoral, Murdochville.
As most of slopes are icy at high elevations, it is best to limit your travel and stay below the tree line to take advantage of the best snow
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanche has been observed or reported in the last 24 hours.
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Snowpack Summary
At higher elevations, much of the surface was eroded to the January 18th crust by the strong westerly winds of last weekend. The 5 to 10 cm of snow of the last few days was blown by southeast and northwest winds. Below the 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.
Weather Summary
Forecast for the Chic-Chocs ridges and summits.
Synopsis: A trough associated with a small low pressure system over northern Quebec will bring some snow on Sunday. A high pressure system will follow it on Monday.
Saturday night and overnight: Cloudy. 1 to 2 cm of snow. Wind southwest 20 to 40 km/h. Min. -12 C.
Sunday: Cloudy. 1 cm of snow. Wind northwest 40 to 80 km/h. Max. -9 C.
Monday: Sunny. Wind southeast 5 to 15 km/h. Max. -12 C.
Tuesday: Sunny. Wind north 10 to 20 km/h. Max -10 C.
For more details, check the Alpine Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Recent wind has varied in direction so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.
Avalanche Problems
Wind Slabs
The moderate to strong northwest wind and snow expected on Sunday will contribute to the size of the new wind slabs. Since many surfaces are icy, they may not have very good bonding.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East, South, South West.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood: Possible
Expected Size: 1 - 1.5