Avalanche Forecast

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In the alpine and at the treeline, the wind has redistributed the available snow, exposing the crust or ice and creating wind slabs of varying density on the leeward slopes and in the laterally loaded areas. All of this rests on a snowpack with a steady increase in density. The January 18 crust is buried under sixty to one hundred centimetres of snow, and facetted grains are still found on its surface.Below 600m, the crust is very crumbly and becomes less and less noticeable with altitude. The best skiing is therefore in places protected from the wind, above 600m, where the snow has been preserved from the weather events of the last few days (thaw and wind). 15 to 20 cm of powdery snow awaits you there, resting on a crumbly crust of varying thickness. In general, the height of the snow cover varies from 70 to 90 cm in the valley to 100 to 150 cm in the middle mountains.

Forecast for the Chic-Chocs ridges and summits.

Synopsis: Passage of a weak trough, leaving a few flakes on Saturday morning. Weather fine, but cold. Friday evening and night: Partly cloudy. Light snow. Wind northwest, 40 to 60 km/h. Low -27. Saturday: Alternating sun and clouds. Light snow possible in the morning. Wind 30 to 50 km/h from the northwest. Max. -22 C.Sunday: Alternating sun and clouds. Wind 5 to 15 km/h from the southwest. High -14.Monday: Sunny. Wind northwest, 10 to 20 km/h. High -11. For more details, see the Chic-Chocs alpine forecast.

• Carefully evaluate steep lines for wind slabs.
• Small avalanches can have serious consequences in extreme terrain. Carefully evaluate your line for wind slab hazard before you commit to it.