Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Unlikely - Possible
- Größe
- 1–3
In thicker snowpack areas wind slabs have formed over previous storm snow and are less sensitive to triggering. In thinner snowpack areas these may be lying over weaker basal facets formed in late fall, and be more sensitive to skier triggering.