Avalanche Forecast
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Both recent and older wind slabs have proven to be reactive during testing and could therefore also be reactive when skiers pass over them. They still need time to stabilise. Favour safe travel techniques and plan your outing according to the danger ratings to make the most of tomorrow's sunny day.
Danger ratings
Friday
Saturday
| Alpine | 3 - Considerable |
| Treeline | 3 - Considerable |
| Below Treeline | 2 - Moderate |
Sunday
| Alpine | 2 - Moderate |
| Treeline | 1 - Low |
| Below Treeline | 1 - Low |
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Stay off recently wind loaded slopes until they have had a chance to stabilize.
- Seek out wind sheltered terrain below treeline where you can avoid wind slabs and find great riding.
Problems
Avalanche problem 1 : Wind slab
Avalanche Summary
No new avalanches have been observed or reported.
If you head into the backcountry, thanks for sharing your observations on the Mountain Information Network (MIN).
Snowpack Summary
In the alpine and at treeline, conditions are highly variable, with wind-hardened snow, pockets of powder, wind slabs of varying densities, and areas scoured down to bare ground, particularly on west-facing slopes.
Below treeline, 20 to 40 cm of light snow overlies a progressively denser snowpack, down to basal weak layers of faceted grains and depth hoar.
On solar aspects, a sun crust is present 5 to 30 cm below the surface.
At mid-elevation, the average snowpack depth is around 130 cm.
Weather Summary
WEATHER FOR THE CHIC-CHOCS RIDGES AND PEAKS
Friday will be mostly sunny, but the approach of a warm front will bring cloudier skies, moderate south-westerly winds and a gradual warming in the mountains at the end of the day.
Thursday evening and night: Clear. Northwest wind 20 km/h. Low -22°C.
Friday: Mostly sunny. Southwest wind 10 to 20 km/h. High -7°C.
Saturday: Intermittent rain starting midday. Accumulation 10 mm. Wind from the southwest 40 to 70 km/h. High +2°C. Freezing level at 2,700 m.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Wind from the west 10 to 20 km/h. High -3°C.
For more details, see the Chic-Chocs alpine weather forecast.
Confidence
Moderate
- We are uncertain about alpine conditions due to limited field observations.
For backcountry rescue call 911 and tell them you are in the Chic-Chocs
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