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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 16th, 2024–Jan 17th, 2024

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

Regions

Chic-Choc Mountains.

At last, a weather system that seems to be willing to bring us snow without ending up with an episode of rain! Remember that in many places, we had a snow cover of just a few centimetres, so natural obstacles may still be very close to the surface.

Confidence

Low

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanche was reported or observed. If you go into the backcountry, thanks for sharing your observations at [email protected] or on the Mountain Information Network (MIN).

Snowpack Summary

The distribution of the snow cover is extremely variable, ranging from 5 to 180 cm. The snow we should receive by Friday will improve things. In the alpine and at treeline, the southern and eastern slopes are bare of snow due to the strong winds of the last storm. The snow has been redistributed to the north-western and northern slopes. On these slopes, there are windslabs resting on facets that developed on the New Year's crust.

Below tree line, there is between 15 and 80 cm of very dense snow on the ground, making skiing possible in some places. The bottom and natural obstacles, however, remain very close.

Weather Summary

Synopsis: A winter storm will hit the Gaspé Peninsula on Tuesday night. This time, temperatures are expected to remain cold, and we should receive 15 to 20 cm of snow tonight, and a further 5 to 10 cm by Friday. Areas further east, such as Murdochville, could receive up to 40 cm.

Tuesday evening and night : Cloudy. 15 to 20 cm of snow. Wind northeast, 30 to 50 km/h. Maximum -7C.

Wednesday: Cloudy. 2 to 4 cm of snow. Wind northwest, 30 to 40 km/h. Maximum -10C.

Thursday: Cloudy. 5 to 10 cm of snow. Wind west, 20 to 30 km/h. Maximum -15C.

Friday: Alternating sun and cloud. Wind northwest, 10 to 20 km/h. Maximum -15C.

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

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Give the new snow time to settle and stabilize before pushing into bigger terrain.
  • Carefully monitor the bond between the new snow and old surface.
  • Minimize exposure during periods of heavy loading from new snow and wind.

Problems

Storm Slabs

Storm Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer (a slab) of new snow that breaks within new snow or on the old snow surface. Storm-slabs typically last between a few hours and few days (following snowfall). Storm-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.