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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 29th, 2025–Jan 30th, 2025

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

Regions

Chic-Choc Mountains.

Weather conditions, especially extreme cold, could quickly aggravate an incident.

Confidence

Moderate

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches reported or observed

If you head into the backcountry, thanks for sharing your observations on the Mountain Information Network (MIN).

Snowpack Summary

The summits were swept by Monday's extreme winds. In areas protected from the wind and below treeline, there is between 10 and 30 cm of powder. The middle of the snowpack looks fairly stable (snowpack consolidation), although there are some facets developing near the crusts that are at the base of the snowpack. Snow depth at mid-mountain varies between 90 and 150 cm.

Weather Summary

WEATHER FOR THE CHIC-CHOCS RIDGES AND SUMMITS

An extreme cold warning has been issued by Environment Canada for Thursday, with wind chills of -38.

Wednesday evening and night: Mostly cloudy. Northwest winds, 30-50 km/h. Minimum -24C.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Trace of snow. Wind northwest, 30 to 50 km/h. Maximum -23C.

Friday: Mostly sunny. Wind west, 15 to 30 km/h. Maximum -15C.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Northwest winds, 25 to 50 km/h. Maximum -23C.

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

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Watch for newly formed and reactive wind slabs as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
  • The best and safest riding will be on slopes that have soft snow without any slab properties.

Problems

Wind Slabs

Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.