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Chic-Choc Mountains

Feb 7 – 8, 2026Avalanche Canada
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Danger d’avalanche

Mon
Tue
Alpin
1 · Faible
Limite forestière
1 · Faible
Sous la limite
1 · Faible
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Points saillants

Conditions are generally stable, but caution is still required in alpine terrain before committing, especially on leeward slopes facing east, southeast, and south.

Problèmes avalancheux

  • Wind Slabs

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

    In alpine terrain, wind slabs measuring 15 to 50 cm can be found, which can be hard to trigger under the stress of a skier. They are mainly located below ridges, convexities, breaks in the terrain, and in areas loaded laterally at the forest boundary.
    There is very little snow available for transport, but moderate winds overnight could create new small wind slabs on the surface, especially in alpine terrain.

Confidence

High

  • We are confident due to a stable weather pattern.
  • We have a good understanding of the snowpack structure and confidence in the weather forecast.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanches reported or observed.

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

Snowpack Summary

In the alpine zone and at the forest limit, snow cover varies greatly from place to place: the north and west slopes are mostly bare, while the other slopes have a combination of hardened snow and old wind slabs.

In sheltered areas, 20 to 25 cm of powder snow covers a gradually denser snowpack up to a crust formed on December 20. Under this crust, there are facetted grains and depth hoar.

A thin, brittle sun crust is observed on steep south and southwest facing slopes.

The average snowpack depth at mid-mountain is approximately 120 cm.

Weather Summary

WEATHER FOR THE CHIC-CHOCS RIDGES AND PEAKS

High pressure is moving into the region, increasing north winds while maintaining dry conditions.

Saturday evening and night: Partly cloudy. Winds 20 to 40 km/h from the northwest. Low -18.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Snow possible overnight, 2 to 3 cm. Winds from the northwest at 20 to 40 km/h. High -12.

Monday: Cloudy. Winds from the northwest at 20 to 40 km/h. High -11.

Tuesday: Sunny. Winds from the northwest at 20 km/h. High -6.

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

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Carefully evaluate big and steep terrain features before committing to them.

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