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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Mar 19th, 2025–Mar 20th, 2025

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

Regions

Chic-Choc Mountains.

We're in a melt-freeze cycle, and the avalanche risk could increase during the day if strong solar radiation warms up the snow surface.

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

A melt-freeze crust is present at all altitudes and on all aspects. Solar warming and warm temperatures should soften the surface during the day, creating pleasant spring skiing conditions.

Beneath this crust, there is between 5 and 40 cm of moist snow resting on a melt-freeze crust formed on March 7. The middle of the snowpack is moist.

In the alpine and at treeline, there is little snow on all but the eastern slopes. At mid-mountain, snowpack thickness varies between 70 and 150 cm.

Weather Summary

WEATHER FOR THE CRESTS AND SUMMITS OF CHIC-CHOCS

Sunshine and mild temperatures for Thursday, but very windy.

Wednesday evening and night: Partly cloudy. Wind southwest, 50 to 70 km/h. Low -3.

Thursday: Alternating sun and clouds. Wind south, 60 to 80 km/h. High +9. Freezing level at 3000 m.

Friday: Cloudy. Possible 1 to 3 mm rain. Light southerly becoming light northerly. High +5. Freezing level at 2100 m.

Saturday: Alternating sun and clouds. Wind northwest, 10 to 30 km/h. High +2. Freezing level at 1000 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.
  • Be careful with sluffing in steep terrain, especially above cliffs and terrain traps.

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.