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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 16th, 2025–Jan 17th, 2025

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
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.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

Chic-Choc Mountains.

The obstacles are still very close to the surface, and the light snow camouflages them well.

Confidence

High

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches observed or reported.

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

Snowpack Summary

At the surface, 30 cm of light snow with little wind impact lies on top of progressively denser, more compact snow. Inside the snowpack, there's a thin layer of frost about 25 cm deep, a layer of facets at around 40 cm and a refreezing crust at 60 cm. All these layers produced results in the tests carried out, but could become real concerns if the surface snow becomes denser. The average depth of snow cover varies between 80 and 100 cm.

Weather Summary

WEATHER FOR THE CHIC-CHOCS RIDGES AND SUMMITS

A high-pressure system brings drier weather until Saturday.

Thursday evening and night: Cloudy. Wind southwest, 5 to 15 km/h. Low -18.

Friday: Mostly sunny. Light southwesterly wind, 5 to 10 km/h. High -10C.

Saturday: Intermittent snow. Accumulation of 10 to 15 cm during Saturday night. Wind south, 30 to 50 km/h. Maximum -4.

Sunday: Alternating sun and clouds. Wind west 20 to 30 km/h. Maximum -2.

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

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be careful with sluffing in steep terrain, especially above cliffs and terrain traps.
  • Be cautious of buried obstacles, especially below treeline.

Problems

Loose Dry

Loose Dry avalanches are the release of dry unconsolidated snow and typically occur within layers of soft snow near the surface of the snowpack. These avalanches start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-dry avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs.