Avalanche Forecast
Regions: Chic-Chocs.
The ridge of high pressure and good weather fades on Monday to make way for snow!
The possible meeting of two low-pressure systems could bring significant amounts of snow to the Chic-Chocs by mid-week.
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanche activity has been observed or reported. Please share your observations at [email protected], or with the Mountain Information Network.
Snowpack Summary
Little changes. 2 - 3 cm of snow overlies the thick Melt Freeze crust formed by the cold temperatures of the last 72 hours. This crust supports the weight of a skier up in the mountains, and is crumbly in the valley. The core of the snowpack is a mix of crusts from the last rain events, and high density snow. The total height of the snowpack is variable (80 cm at 900m), while the summits have been blown by the wind, and affected by the rain, exposing the ground in some places.
Weather Summary
Forecast for the Chic-Chocs ridges and summits.
Sunday night: Partly cloudy, no precipitation. Northwesterly winds at 15 km/h, gusting up to 20 km/h. Minimum -14 C.
Monday: Increasing clouds. Snow starting late PM and lasting all night, bringing 5 to 10 cm. Wind 10 to 20 km/h from the northwest, gusting up to 40 km/h. Maximum -12 C.
Tuesday: 10 to 15 cm of snow during the day. North winds from 10 to 20 km/h, gusting up to 60 km/h. Maximum -9 C.
Wednesday: 30 to 40 cm throughout the day. Winds from 30 to 40 km/h with gusting up to 90 km/h. High -1 C.
For more details, check out the Chic-Chocs alpine weather forecast.