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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.
Areas covered by the bulletin : Mont Albert, Mont Ernest-Laforce, Mont Hog’s Back, Champs-de-Mars, Mont Lyall, Mont Vallières-de-Saint-Réal, Mont Blanche-Lamontagne, Mines-Madeleine
Date issued : Wednesday 25 March 2026, 16 H 00, Valid until : Thursday 26 March 2026, 19 H 00
Prepared by : Avalanche Québec
| Danger ratings | Thursday, Mar 26 | Friday, Mar 27 | Saturday, Mar 28 |
| Alpine | 2 - Moderate | 3 - Considerable | 2 - Moderate |
| Treeline | 2 - Moderate | 2 - Moderate | 2 - Moderate |
| Below Treeline | 1 - Low | 1 - Low | 1 - Low |
Travel advice :
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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. |
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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).
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 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.