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Avalanche Forecast

Mar 15th, 2025–Mar 16th, 2025
Alpine
3: Considerable
The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be considerable
Treeline
3: Considerable
The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be considerable
Below Treeline
2: Moderate
The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be moderate
Alpine
4: High
The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be high
Treeline
4: High
The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be high
Below Treeline
3: Considerable
The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be considerable
Alpine
2: Moderate
The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be moderate
Treeline
2: Moderate
The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be moderate
Below Treeline
2: Moderate
The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be moderate

Regions: Chic-Chocs.

Stay away from slopes when surface snow becomes moist or wet with rising temperatures and solar input.

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

Below treeline and possibly up to treeline, a sun crust is present on sun-exposed slopes. In areas sheltered from the wind, between 5 and 30 cm of more or less dense snow can be found on top of a refreezing crust.

In general, west- and north-facing slopes, whether in alpine zones or at treeline, are either bare with exposed rock, or covered with a crust. Snowpack thickness varies between 100 cm and 200 cm.

Weather Summary

WEATHER FOR THE CRESTS AND SUMMITS OF CHIC-CHOCS

Saturday evening and night: Becoming cloudy late this evening. Winds south, 40 to 60 km/h. Low -3.

Sunday: Cloudy. Becoming alternately sunny and cloudy in the morning. Wind southwest, 30 to 50 km/h. High +7. No night-time refreezing Sunday night. Freezing level at 3500 m.

Monday: Showers. Accumulation of 5 to 10 mm of rain. Winds 30 to 40 km/h from the southwest. High +7. Temperature cooling during the day. Freezing level at 2500 m.

Tuesday: Rain or snow in the morning. Accumulation of 4 cm possible. Northwest winds, 20-30 km/h. High -5. Freezing level at 750 m.

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.
  • Rocks will heat up with daytime warming and may become trigger points for loose wet avalanches.

Avalanche Problems

Loose Wet

With high temperatures forecast for Sunday and possible solar radiation, surface snow will become moist and lose cohesion. As it does so, there's a good chance it will slide over a crust buried near the surface, especially on convexities and near rocks.

Aspects: All aspects.

Elevations: All elevations.

Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible

Expected Size: 1 - 2

Wet Slabs

Wet slab avalanches could be triggered on Sunday in places where a recent wind slab problem was present.

Aspects: North East, East, South East, South.

Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.

Likelihood: Unlikely - Possible

Expected Size: 1 - 2