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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 16th, 2026–Apr 17th, 2026

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

Regions

Chic-Choc Mountains, Chic-Chocs.

The lack of overnight freezing, combined with warmth and solar radiation, will contribute to destabilizing the surface snow and increase the risk of small wet loose snow avalanches, especially during the warmest part of the day. Keep an eye on how conditions change throughout the day.

Confidence

High

  • We have a good understanding of the snowpack structure and confidence in the weather forecast.

Avalanche Summary

A wet, loose snow avalanche within the past 72 hours (size 1, triggered by human intervention) was triggered while skiing in the Coulée des Mélèzes area on an east-facing slope. The incident was reported by MIN.

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

Snowpack Summary

The lack of new snowfall, warm temperatures, and sunshine over the next few days will significantly reduce the depth of the snowpack, increasingly exposing surface hazards.

At mid-mountain elevations, the average snow depth is approximately 140 cm.

Weather Summary

WEATHER FOR THE CHIC-CHOCS RIDGES AND PEAKS

Wednesday evening and night: Cloudy. Wind from the west at 20 to 30 km/h. Low of -1 °C.

Thursday: Cloudy. Rain, about 5 mm, starting in the afternoon. Wind from the south at 10 to 30 km/h. High of 7 °C. Freezing level at 2,300 m.

Friday: Partly sunny. Northwest wind 10 to 30 km/h. High of 10 °C. Freezing level at 1,500 m.

Saturday: Sunny. South wind 10 to 40 km/h. High of 10 °C. Freezing level at 3,000 m.

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

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Limit exposure to steep, sun exposed slopes, especially when the solar radiation is strong.
  • Travel early on sun-exposed slopes before cornices weaken with daytime warming.

Problems

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.