At present, the main hazard in the mountains remains the surface melt-freeze crust, which poses a risk of falls and injury. Choose low-angle terrain when traveling in the mountains.
In some areas, small wind slabs may have formed (5 to 15 cm thick). These could be reactive, but are unlikely to be large enough to bury a person in the event of an avalanche. The main hazard remains the risk of being carried into a long, uncontrolled slide on steep, icy slopes.
No new avalanches have been observed or reported.
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A few centimeters of snow cover, in places, a widespread melt-freeze crust that is sometimes very hard and sometimes unable to support a skier’s weight. This crust is present throughout the mountains. Beneath it, the snowpack is well consolidated.
At mid-elevation, the average snowpack depth is around 120 cm.
WEATHER FOR THE CHIC-CHOCS RIDGES AND PEAKS
Tuesday, fair weather gradually returns, bringing increasing sunshine and temperatures around -5 °C.
Monday evening and night: Partly cloudy. Chance of snow showers, 1 to 5 cm. Light northwest winds up to 15 km/h. Low of -10 °C.
Tuesday: A mix of sun and cloud. Northwest winds of 10 to 20 km/h. High of -5 °C.
Wednesday: Cloudy in the morning, clearing in the afternoon. Chance of snow showers, 2 to 5 cm. West winds of 20 to 40 km/h. Temperatures dropping to -16 °C.
Thursday: Periods of snow. Accumulation of 10 to 15 cm. South winds of 30 to 60 km/h. High of -4 °C. Freezing level at 500 m.
For more details, see the Chic-Chocs alpine weather forecast.
