Chic-Choc Mountains

While models differ on the amounts, we can expect to get a nice snowstorm in the Chic-Chocs on Tuesday and Wednesday! ❄️

No new avalanche activity has been observed or reported. Please share your observations at [email protected], or with the Mountain Information Network.

Tuesday morning, a few centimetres of snow will cover the thick crust formed by the cold temperatures of the last few days. This crust supports the weight of a skier in the mountains, and is crumbly in the valleys. The core of the snowpack is composed of a mixture of crusts and very compacted snow. There is very little snow at the base of the mountains, from 20 to 40 cm at mid-mountain and up to 80 cm in the areas of maximum accumulation. The summits were blown by the wind, and affected by the rain, exposing the ground in many places.

Forecast for the Chic-Chocs ridges and summits.

Monday night: Partly cloudy, light snow 1 to 3 cm. Wind from the north 20 to 40 km/h. Low -17.

Tuesday: Cloudy followed by snow in the afternoon, 5 cm. Wind northeast 50 to 70 km/h. High -14

Wednesday: Snow 15 to 25 cm total. Wind northeast 80 to 100 km/h. High -1. Freezing level 500m.

Thursday: Cloudy. Wind northeast 30 to 50 km/h. Maximum -3.

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