A secondary forest road runs along the east shore to serve a dozen chalets in the mouth of the lake and the area north of the upper part of the Rivière des Neiges.

[2] With an average flow, the Rivière des Neiges weaves 40 km in a southerly direction to empty into the Montmorency River.

The Rivière des Neiges, whose bed is very rocky, flows at the bottom of a glacial valley which becomes more and more steep and spectacular as one approaches the point of confluence.

This protected forest area of Lac-des-Neiges is home to Leptoporus mollis, a fungus, and Anastrophyllum hellerianum, a liverwort.

This forest area also includes black spruce and white birch, which are widely distributed in the territory but in low density.

[3] Lac des Neiges appears in historical documents from the beginning of early 18th century, among others in 1731 on a map of Father Pierre-Michel Laure.

They fished there for lake trout, formerly called "forked tail" by French Canadians, some of which could weigh up to 10 kilograms (22 lb).

[5] The toponym "Lac des Neiges" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.