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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 25th, 2026–Mar 26th, 2026

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

The avalanche danger on Thursday will depend heavily on the amount of snowfall. The widespread crust provides an excellent sliding surface for avalanches, makes travel difficult and increases the risk of uncontrolled sliding. Choose your routes carefully.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain about forecast precipitation amounts.

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

The fresh snow will add to the 5–15 cm of snow covering a widespread crust, which is sometimes very hard and sometimes unable to support the weight of a skier. This crust is present throughout the mountains. Beneath it, the snowpack is well-consolidated.

At mid-mountain, the average depth of the snowpack is around 120 cm.

Weather Summary

WEATHER FOR THE CHIC-CHOCS RIDGES AND PEAKS

An Alberta clipper will bring winter back on Thursday and Friday.

Wednesday evening and overnight: Cloudy after midnight, followed by light snow. Westerly winds of 30–50 km/h, veering south-westerly on Thursday morning. Low -20°C.

Thursday: Snow. Accumulation of 5 to 10 cm. Southerly winds of 40 to 60 km/h in the morning, becoming light from the west in the afternoon. Maximum -5 °C.

Friday: Intermittent snow. Accumulation of 2 to 4 cm. North-westerly wind 30 to 50 km/h. Falling temperatures, maximum -12 °C.

Saturday: Sunny. North-westerly wind 15 to 25 km/h. Maximum -16 °C.


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

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Closely monitor how the new snow is bonding to the crust.
  • Keep in mind a buried crust offers an excellent bed surface for avalanches.
  • Wind slabs are most reactive during their formation.

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.