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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 8th, 2025–Jan 9th, 2025

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

More snow for the region! Take advantage of these new conditions, and keep in mind that areas that were previously skiable now require extra vigilance.

Confidence

Low

Avalanche Summary

No avalanche activity was observed or reported.

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

Snowpack Summary

The 5 to 10 cm of snow received on Wednesday are adding up to the recent snow, making up for 35 to 45cm of fresh snow over the December melt freeze crust. The snowpack varies from 60 to 80 cm below the treeline and reaches 100 cm or more in the alpine and at treeline.

Weather Summary

The Chic-Chocs, especially the northern part of the region, continue to be favoured by an extended northerly circulation, bringing persistent snowfalls until Thursday evening.

Wednesday evening: 10 to 15 cm of snow. Winds 40 to 50 km/h from the north. -4C. Freezing level at valley bottom.

Thursday: 10 to 15 cm of snow, 40 to 60 km/h northerly winds, -1C, freezing level at 250m.

Friday: 10 to 15 cm Thursday night. Winds 45 km/h from the north. -5C

Saturday: Trace of snow. Light northeast winds. -5C.

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

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Continue to make conservative terrain choices while the storm snow settles and stabilizes.
  • Watch for fresh storm slabs building throughout the day.

Problems

Storm Slabs

Storm Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer (a slab) of new snow that breaks within new snow or on the old snow surface. Storm-slabs typically last between a few hours and few days (following snowfall). Storm-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.