Winds will change direction over the next 24 hours and will be prone to snow transport.
Pay particular attention to the starts zones, immediate lees and on cross-loaded features by looking for signs of wind slabs.
In the Alpin, new precipitations will add to the 10 cm of low-density snow already present. With winds expected to change direction and intensity from moderate to strong, wind slabs will form in many areas.
No new avalanches reported or observed
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In the alpine, 5 to 10 cm of low-density snow sit above a variety of old, wind-affected surfaces. The cold weather of the last few days has created spotty layers of facets that have produced results in our tests. Summits and exposed features are scoured down, but depressions and start zones are showing greater accumulations. At treeline, 20 cm of soft slabs overlie a layer of lower density. Below treeline, the snow remained protected from the wind. Snow depth at mid-mountain varied between 90 and 150 cm.
WEATHER FOR THE CHIC-CHOCS RIDGES AND SUMMITS
The models do not agree on the exact amounts of snow expected tonight, but the west of the Chic-Chocs should receive more precipitations.
Monday evening and night: Cloudy. 10 to 15 cm of snow. Winds from the southwest shifting to the west at 35 to 50 km/h. -10C.
Tuesday: Cloudy. 2 to 4 cm of snow. Northwest winds from 35 to 45 km/h. -22C.
Wednesday: Alternating sun and cloud. No precipitation. Westerly winds from 25 to 40 km/h. -25C.
Thursday: Cloudy. Trace of snow. Northwest winds from 45 to 55 km/h. -30C.
For more details, see the Chic-Chocs alpine weather forecast.
