chic chocs

[tylertray]

I'm looking for partners in the chic chocs april 1-april 5. I'll be staying in a cabin near the gite. I have a guide for 2-3 days but will gladly replace with local knowledge and/or new englander if you're up there. Please let me know.

[RR]

I WISH!

If anybody has the time but has doubts, I can say this, if you don't do this when you can you will really be missing something!

Looking forward to great TRs from one of my favorite places!

[Stover]

I was there a few weeks back for my 8th consecutive year. I'm happy to share info (and maps) if you want to send me a pm with your email. Wish I had the time to go back with you next week!

[skis_the_trees]

Tyler, this sounds like a great trip. It's very possible that I might be able to join you, but I have a bunch of questions about the logistics. Maybe we can chat on the phone? My cell is 774twofivethree2064.

[Dan9]

looks a little blown these days: http://www.centreavalanche.qc.ca/bul...ulletin_en.php

skiable, but not the most epic of springs. Better than my neck of the woods though!

[RR]

Dan, Les Chic Chocs get a lot of snow in March and April. This season is a bit screwy, so who knows what the Snows will be like.

I have only been up 3 times, but in each of those mid-April visits there were fresh snow avalanches to deal with. Even down at the roadside attractions there was powder snow on all North Facing aspects. One year the powder was a bit mushy to start, but gradual cooling dried it out nicely...and it snowed!

Yes, it is a bit of a chance....Taking that chance it is usually well repaid. If it warms up or is sunny there will be more than enough corn snow on he southern aspects.

Snowpack : The melt freeze crust present at all altitudes has more thickened and forms a very hard shell of 25cm thick. Dry snow is covering it in places sheltered from the N wind in the Mines-Madeleine sector only.

This is the place to go if you are fast on the skin track or can get invited in for an overnighter.