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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Apr 15th, 2026–Apr 16th, 2026

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
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.

Regions

Chic-Choc Mountains, Chic-Chocs.

Although unlikely, with above-freezing temperatures and some rain on Thursday, small wet loose snow avalanches could occur on the surface. Keep an eye on how the surface snow 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 48 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 rain and warm temperatures over the next few days will significantly reduce the depth of the snowpack, increasingly exposing surface features.

At mid-mountain elevations, the average snowpack depth is approximately 150 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.

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.