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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 21st, 2025–Mar 22nd, 2025

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Chic-Choc Mountains.

Saturday will be a great day to enjoy spring skiing before winter briefly returns.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches observed or reported.

If you are out in the backcountry, please share your observations on the Mountain Information Network (MIN).

Snowpack Summary

A widespread melt-freeze crust is expected to form on Friday night.

A melt-freeze crust formed on March 7 is present between 5 and 30 cm below the surface. The middle of the snowpack is moist.

In the alpine and at treeline, there is little snow on all slopes except those to the east and south-east. At mid-mountain, snowpack thickness varies between 70 and 160 cm.

Weather Summary

WEATHER FOR THE CRESTS AND SUMMITS OF CHIC-CHOCS

A spring-like day is forecast for Saturday, followed by a wintry burst.

Friday evening and night: Intermittent drizzle changing to snow showers this evening. Snow accumulation of 5 to 7 cm. Northwest winds, 20 to 40 km/h. Low -4. Freezing level falling to valley bottom.

Saturday: Sunny. Wind northwest 25 to 50 km/h becoming light in the afternoon. High +4. Freezing level at 800 m.

Sunday: Intermittent snow. Accumulation of 2 to 4 cm. Wind northwest, 30 to 50 km/h. Maximum -11. Freezing level to valley bottom.

Monday: Sunny. Wind southwest, 5 to 20 km/h. Maximum -5. Freezing level to valley bottom.

For more details, see the Chic-Chocs alpine weather forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • A moist or wet snow surface, pinwheeling, and natural avalanches are all indicators of a weakening snowpack.
  • Be careful with sluffing in steep terrain, especially above cliffs and terrain traps.

Problems

Loose Wet

Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.