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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 13th, 2024–Feb 14th, 2024

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Chic-Choc Mountains.

Snow conditions are slowly improving day by day. A little more snow is expected for Valentine's Day. If you're heading to higher altitudes, beware of possible windslabs.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanche was reported or observed.

If you go into the backcountry, thanks for sharing your observations on the Mountain Information Network (MIN).

Snowpack Summary

Up to 8 cm of very light new snow fell on Monday night. Below 500m altitude, this new snow rests on a rain/temperature crust that formed on Monday. The crust is thickening and hardening as we lose altitude. In some places (Mines Madeleine), the crust is present up to 1000m.

The middle of the snowpack is well consolidated, resting on the December 30 combo of facets and crust. Facets and deep hoar are developing at the base of the snowpack.

Snowpack height is highly variable across the park, ranging from 0 to 200 cm.

Weather Summary

Synopsis: A bit of snow for Valentine's Day and then rather sunny, but relatively cold and windy weather.

Tuesday evening and night: Becoming cloudy overnight. Wind northwest, 15 to 30 km/h. Minimum -13C.

Wednesday: Intermittent snow. 4 to 7 cm of snow. Wind northwest, 10 to 30 km/h. Maximum -7C.

Thursday: Clearing in the afternoon. Wind northwest, 30 to 40 km/h. Maximum -10C.

Friday: Sunny. Wind northwest, 30 to 40 km/h. Maximum -12C.

For more details, check out the most recent alpine weather forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
  • Be cautious of buried obstacles especially below treeline.

Problems

Wind Slabs

Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.