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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 6th, 2026–Mar 7th, 2026

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

Regions

Chic-Choc Mountains, Chic-Chocs.

Due to a marked increase in avalanche danger with warmer temperatures and rain throughout Saturday, plan to leave the mountains before the rain begins. Come celebrate Avalanche Awareness Day with us at the CDS.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain about how the timing or intensity of warming will affect the snowpack.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been observed or reported.

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

Snowpack Summary

In the alpine and at treeline, conditions are highly variable, with wind-hardened snow, pockets of powder, wind slabs of varying densities, and areas scoured down to bare ground, particularly on west-facing slopes.

Below treeline, 20 to 40 cm of light snow overlies a progressively denser snowpack, down to basal weak layers of faceted grains and depth hoar.

On solar aspects, a sun crust is present 5 to 30 cm below the surface.

At mid-elevation, the average snowpack depth is around 130 cm.

Weather Summary

WEATHER FOR THE CHIC-CHOCS RIDGES AND PEAKS

On Saturday, the Chic-Chocs will see rain at the end of the day after a brief mix of sleet and freezing rain, accompanied by strong to extreme winds and very high freezing levels.

Friday evening and night: Clear. South-westerly wind of 20 km/h. Minimum temperature -14°C.

Saturday: Freezing rain starting midday, turning to rain later in the afternoon. Accumulation 10 mm. Wind from the southwest 40 to 90 km/h. High 5°C. Freezing level at 2,900 m.

Sunday: Snow very early in the morning up to 2 cm, then sunny with clouds. Northwest wind 10 to 20 km/h. High -3°C.

Monday: Mostly cloudy. Rain shower 2 mm. West wind 20 to 40 km/h. High 3°C.
For more details, see the Chic-Chocs alpine weather forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Strong wind is building wind slabs farther downslope than usual.
  • Back off slopes as the surface becomes moist or wet with rising temperatures.
  • The first few hours of rain will likely be the most dangerous period.

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.

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.