Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Mar 9th, 2023 2:30PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is
jpgagnon,
Avalanche Canada
The effect of the sun was well felt in the last few days and combined with the nightly refreeze, a crust is present on the surface of almost all the slopes. It's not spring yet, but almost!
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Summary
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanche observation was reported recently.
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Snowpack Summary
Near the summits, and on the northern and western aspects of the alpine, the wind has exposed various crusts, ice, or hardened snow, while to the south and east, there is a superposition of wind slabs, often of high density.
We find a new melt-freeze crust on the surface at all altitudes on the southern slopes and up to about 800m on the other slopes, except in the north where the snow is still dry.
The middle of the snowpack is well consolidated with the crusts of February 17 and January 18.
In general, the height of the snowpack varies from 80 to 100 cm in the valley to 110 to 160 cm in the mid-mountain.
Weather Summary
Forecast for the Chic-Chocs ridges and summits.
Synopsis: A ridge of high pressure is slowly building for the next few days.
Thursday evening and night: Cloudy. Traces of snow. Wind northwest 30 to 50 km/h. Low -7 C.
Friday: Clearing by midday. Wind north 25 to 35 km/h. High -4 C.
Saturday: Sunny. Wind north 10 to 20 km/h. High -3 C. Freezing level @ 500 m.
Sunday: Sunny. Wind northwest 10 to 20 km/h. High -2 C.
For more details, see the Chic-Chocs alpine forecast.
Valid until: Mar 10th, 2023 3:00PM
