Has anyone driven to La Malbaie or elsewhere in the region from Montreal (or other points southwest) during the winter?

I realize that I can't predict when there will be a blustering snow storm, but barring a total whiteout or ice storm, are the conditions generally good for driving?

(Most hotels seem to require a $50 reservation deposit and their policies don't say anything cancelling on account of storms.)

I've done it many times. No problem under normal conditions. Roads are well cleared and there's lots of traffic so pavement dries out quickly. In a good snowstorm, visibility between Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré and Baie St-Paul can be very low. It can be foggy in the area as well (except when going through St-Tite-des-Caps. Given the same weather, visibility on road 138 between Baie-St-Paul and La Malbaie is better but the road is narrower. I've never driven on the 362 during winter so I don't know.