Bulletin d’avalanche

Chic-Choc Mountains

Mar 25 – 26, 2026Avalanche Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Fri
Sat
Alpin
2 · Modéré
Limite forestière
2 · Modéré
Sous la limite
1 · Faible
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Points saillants

The avalanche danger on Thursday will depend heavily on the amount of snowfall. The widespread crust provides an excellent sliding surface for avalanches, makes travel difficult and increases the risk of uncontrolled sliding. Choose your routes carefully.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpin
    • Limite forestière
    • Sous la limite forestière
    Probabilité
    Possible
    Taille
    1–2

    With strong southerly and then south-westerly winds, wind slabs could form beneath Alpine ridges and on convex slopes. Resting on a melt freeze crust, they could be triggered by skiers passing over them. Although the expected avalanches are likely to be relatively small, the main danger remains the risk of being swept away on a long slide down steep, icy slopes. The danger will increase as the day progresses with the accumulation of snow.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Closely monitor how the new snow is bonding to the crust.
  • Keep in mind a buried crust offers an excellent bed surface for avalanches.
  • Wind slabs are most reactive during their formation.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain about forecast precipitation amounts.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches have been observed or reported.

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

Snowpack Summary

The fresh snow will add to the 5–15 cm of snow covering a widespread crust, which is sometimes very hard and sometimes unable to support the weight of a skier. This crust is present throughout the mountains. Beneath it, the snowpack is well-consolidated.

At mid-mountain, the average depth of the snowpack is around 120 cm.

Weather Summary

WEATHER FOR THE CHIC-CHOCS RIDGES AND PEAKS

An Alberta clipper will bring winter back on Thursday and Friday.

Wednesday evening and overnight: Cloudy after midnight, followed by light snow. Westerly winds of 30–50 km/h, veering south-westerly on Thursday morning. Low -20°C.

Thursday: Snow. Accumulation of 5 to 10 cm. Southerly winds of 40 to 60 km/h in the morning, becoming light from the west in the afternoon. Maximum -5 °C.

Friday: Intermittent snow. Accumulation of 2 to 4 cm. North-westerly wind 30 to 50 km/h. Falling temperatures, maximum -12 °C.

Saturday: Sunny. North-westerly wind 15 to 25 km/h. Maximum -16 °C.


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

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