Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 18th, 2023 2:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is
jpgagnon,
Avalanche Canada
Depending on the location, the new melt-freeze crust of February 17th may or may not affect the quality of skiing.
Summary
Confidence
Moderate
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanche was reported in the last few days.
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Snowpack Summary
During Thursday's thaw, the precipitation was mainly snow but also rain in places. The snow that was the wettest then hardened with the refreezing to become a generalized crust that varied in thickness depending on the area (2 mm to 3 cm). A little snow, around 3 to 5 cm, was received on Friday on top of it.
The bare peaks and the upper parts of the couloirs have alternating ice and wind-pressed snow. In general, the height of the snow cover will vary from 70 to 90 cm in the valley to 100 to 150 cm in the mid-mountains.
Weather Summary
Forecast for the Chic-Chocs ridges and summits.
Synopsis: A ridge of high pressure will produce a clearing for Sunday.
Saturday evening and night: Cloudy. 1 to 2 cm of snow. Wind west 30 to 60 km/h. Low -15 C.
Sunday: Clearing in the morning. Wind northwest 30 to 60 km/h. High -11 C.
Monday: Cloudy. Snow, 5 to 10 cm. Wind south 40 to 80 km/h. High 0 C.
Tuesday: Clearing in the afternoon. Traces of snow. Wind Northwest 25 to 40 km/h. Maximum -11 C.
Valid until: Feb 19th, 2023 3:00PM
