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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 30th, 2025–Jan 31st, 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, 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.

The cold is still with us. If you decide to shorten your mountain outings, this is the perfect opportunity to perfect your search and rescue skills at the recently installed DVA park at the Discovery and Services Centre.

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

In the alpine and at treeline, we find a variety of surfaces, ranging from surface obstacles, hardened snow to the formation of new wind slabs on northeast to south-facing aspects. In areas protected from the wind and below treeline, there is between 10 and 30 cm of powdery snow. The middle of the snowpack appears to be fairly stable (snowpack consolidation), although facets are developing near the crusts at the base of the snowpack. Snow depth at mid-mountain varies between 90 and 130 cm.

Weather Summary

WEATHER FOR THE CHIC-CHOCS RIDGES AND SUMMITS

The cold weather will persist for the next few days.

Thursday evening and night: Mostly cloudy. Accumulation 2 cm. Northwest winds, 40-60 km/h. Minimum -25C.

Friday: Mostly cloudy. Wind west, 15 to 30 km/h. High -17C.

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

Sunday: Mostly sunny. Wind northwest, 25 to 50 km/h. Maximum -17C.

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.