Mountain travel information : The motto for the weekend: Do not forget your sunscreen and sunglasses! The intense solar radiation and warm temperatures forecasted for the next few days will have a significant effect on the day star facing slopes. It will be possible to trigger small wet snow avalanches on the steepest slopes. The snow surface will refreeze overnight to stabilize again. This will create spring ski conditions, the kind that we should not underestimate because the consequence of sliding down and losing control over rocks and trees could be pretty bad.

Avalanche activity : No recent avalanche activity has been observed during our recent field work. Your observations can help us to improve this bulletin. (Please contact us by email or telephone at 418-763-7791 #223)

Snowpack : The snow that fell earlier this week is still light and dry on slopes sheltered from the sun. The SE-S-SW slopes that baked on Thursday and Friday gradually melted at the surface and refroze overnight. This melt-freeze cycle will create spring skiing conditions for the weekend.

Alpine weather : The strong high pressure ridge is centering itself over the Gaspé region, producing fine weather. Temperatures will reach a maximum of 8°C Sunday, but the nights will cool down to -15°C. Winds will blow lightly from the N and NW which will have little cooling effect on the surface. The S slopes will cook! To see the complete forecast.

Messages : Don’t miss the annual spring gathering in the Chic-Chocs, on April 2-3, with the Avalanche Awareness Days. The program will be available soon on our Website.

Prepared by :  Jean-Pierre Gagnon                                                                                         

Disclaimer : This snow bulletin is prepared with the most recent weather, snowpack and avalanche activity data available for the Chic-Chocs.  It is strictly information that can be used as a part of a decision making process and is not intended to be a replacement for knowledge about avalanche safety including and not limited to safe travel practices and the use of backcountry rescue equipment such as beacon, shovel and probe.

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