With all the icy surfaces at higher elevations, it is best to limit your travel and stay below the tree line.
The 10 cm of snow and moderate to strong southeasterly winds on Friday could form new wind patches. Since many surfaces are icy, they may not have very good traction.
A layer with slab properties overlies a layer of facets over the January 18th crust. The likelihood of triggering an avalanche on this interface is unlikely, but the consequence of an event on this layer would be a large avalanche. Keep an eye out in areas where the snowpack is thinner.
No new avalanche has been observed or reported in the last 24 hours.
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At higher elevations, much of the surface was eroded to the January 18th crust by the W high winds of last weekend. New snow received afterwards also blew off and very little leeward accumulation was observed. Below the treeline, 35 to 45 cm of wind-affected snow was found on top of the decaying crust.
In general, snowpack heights ranged from 70-90 cm in the valley to 100-150 cm in the mid-mountain.
Forecast for the Chic-Chocs ridges and summits.
Synopsis: A low-pressure system will pass over the Gaspé Peninsula on Friday and Saturday bringing snow and wind.
Thursday evening and night: Cloudy. 3 cm of snow. Wind from the southeast at 10 to 30 km/h. Min. -16C.
Friday: 10 cm of snow. Wind southeast 20 to 60 km/h. Max. -11C.
Saturday: Cloudy. 2 cm of snow. Wind northwest 15 to 50 km/h. Max. -15C.
Sunday: Cloudy. 1 to 2 cm of snow. Wind northwest 15 to 50 km/h. Max. -8C.
For more details, check the Alpine Weather Forecast.
