The Mountain Information Network, or MIN, is for getting and sharing real-time, location-specific backcountry information.
Reports are easy to upload—no special expertise is needed.
- Quick reports share general snow, weather, and ice conditions.
- Avalanche reports share information on notable backcountry avalanches, or overall avalanche conditions.
- Snowpack reports share observations on snowpack depth, layering, and bonding. Snowpack test results are also useful.
- Weather reports share data on temperature, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and cloud cover.
- Incident reports help us all learn by describing close calls and accidents.
How to GET information?
Find MIN reports on the main map, indicated by the following symbols:
Single report
Single report with an incident component
Multiple clustered reports
Multiple reports. Click or zoom in to see each report individually.
Fatality report
Report on a fatal incident posted by Avalanche Canada.
List view
MIN reports are also available in a list view, where you can sort by date, forecast region, and report type.
How to GIVE information?
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How to use the MIN on our website
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How to use the MIN on our app
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Editing a report
You can edit reports after they’ve been submitted:
- Click on the ‘settings’ icon at the right of the top menu bar and select ‘My Account’
- Click on ‘My Mountain Information Network Reports.’
- Select the report you want to edit.
- Make the necessary edits and re-submit your report.
More questions? Check out the full Mountain Information Network FAQ.
For submission guidelines, check out this page Mountain Information Network — Submission Guidelines.
To understand common acronyms used in the MIN, go here.