Weather Blather: Canada Edition

By:  Lionel Hutz
March 23, 2010 4:04 pm | Category: Skiing, Weather

At the request of a few canucks (ou “les habitants” si vous preferez) I’m going to do a quick weather post for lands north of the border. (I expect poutine or Labbatt blue light – yes light beer- in return)

Currently a strong system is wrapping itself up over NE. Over the next 48 hours it will travel NE. While places in ME (sugarloaf and points north) will experience snow on the order of 4-8 inches above 1500/2000 feet the heavist precip will come in Canada.

As it looks now Quebec City and the environs are looking at periods of heavier snow totaling around 4-5 inches with a little more higher up on Mt. St. Anne. Further N/E heavier snow will fall. If I had to make a call now, I’d say the higher terrain of the Gaspe (peninsula??) would be the big winner with a period of heavier wet snow moving in late tomorrow morning. East facing slopes will have lower snow levels and more snow from orographic lifting.

As the system pulls away, cold air and moisture advection from the ocean will keep snow showers going across maine and N/E Quebec into at least thursday morning.

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13 Comments

  1. colin_extreme
    wrote on March 23rd, 2010 at 4:57 pm  
    1

    only 4-5 inches for QC region?

    i’m hoping le massif picks up a bit more than that

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  2. powhounddd
    wrote on March 23rd, 2010 at 5:23 pm  
    2

    Thanks LH. Pea soup FTW!!

    I would expect a lot more at MSA/Massif, but, we’ll see!

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  3. powhounddd
    wrote on March 23rd, 2010 at 5:25 pm  
    3

    oh yeah, when we cross paths I will provide said reward…well, that said, the only thing I might have in my pack would be some energy bars. Poutine-flavour energy bar?

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    • Greg
      wrote on March 23rd, 2010 at 6:05 pm  
      4

      Poutine bars?!?!? Are you kidding? Would be the best flavor ever.

    • christian
      wrote on March 23rd, 2010 at 6:14 pm  
      5

      wait, what!?!

    • MadPatSki
      wrote on March 23rd, 2010 at 6:18 pm  
      6

      De késsé????

    • powhounddd
      wrote on March 23rd, 2010 at 6:25 pm  
      7

      juste une idée!!

  4. MadPatSki
    wrote on March 23rd, 2010 at 6:18 pm  
    8

    Thanks LH. Now I need to figure out the logistic to make this an option for this weekend. Far from a sure thing right now.

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  5. powhounddd
    wrote on March 24th, 2010 at 10:07 am  
    9

    47cm at Massif. well, at the top. and, well, ‘reported’.

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  6. Big Wave Dave
    wrote on March 24th, 2010 at 10:15 am  
    10

    speaking of “reported” snow reports, since when does jay average 388 inches a year? I have brochures at my house from 10 years ago when it was 317. they are full of more sh*t than a x-mas turkey.

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    • Greg
      wrote on March 24th, 2010 at 10:44 am  
      11

      i thought it was 488… hmm wierd ;)

  7. Colin_extreme
    wrote on March 24th, 2010 at 12:56 pm  
    12

    Windblown in spots but a solid foot down at le massif. Still snowing

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    • powhounddd
      wrote on March 24th, 2010 at 3:21 pm  
      13

      heck yes. hopefully heading into that great white North in a day or so…

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