Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Mar 18th, 2023 2:30PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is
dboucher,
Avalanche Canada
The light snowfalls and the cooling of the temperatures are favourable to a return of the danger rating to LOW everywhere in the mountains.
However, small isolated wind slabs may still be present in downwind areas. It is necessary to assess their distribution because, even of small size, their triggering can have serious consequences of an uncontrolled slide on the crust.
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Summary
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
Small avalanches of loose wet snow and rolling balls were observed Saturday on steep north-facing alpine slopes at Mount Albert.
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Snowpack Summary
About 10 to 15 cm of heavy, wet snow covers the widespread melt-freeze crust. In downwind areas, accumulations can reach 15 to 30 cm thick in the form of small isolated wind slabs. The melt-freeze crust is present on the surface or barely buried in wind exposed areas in the alpine and at treeline. Below the melt-freeze crust, the middle and the base of the snowpack are well consolidated.
In general, the height of the snowpack varies from 80 to 100 cm in the valley to 110 to 160 cm at treeline.
Weather Summary
Forecast for the Chic-Chocs ridges and summits.
Synopsis: The passage of a developing low system over the Gulf of St. Lawrence continues to bring some snow until Monday morning.
Saturday evening and night: Periods of snow, 3-5 cm, southwesterly winds 10-20 km/h, minimum -3 C, freezing level back at valley bottom.
Sunday: Flurries, 1-2 cm, westerly winds 30-40 km/h, maximum -5 C, freezing level at valley bottom.
Monday: Snow overnight then clearing, 4-7 cm, northwesterly winds 30 to 50 km/h, maximum -12 C, freezing level at valley bottom.
Tuesday: Sunny, no precipitation, westerly winds 20-40 km/h, maximum -10 C, freezing level at valley bottom.
For more details, see the Chic-Chocs alpine forecast.
Valid until: Mar 19th, 2023 3:00PM
