Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

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  Wind Slabs

  N

  NE

  E

  SE

  S

  SW

  W

  NW

  • Hochgebirge
  • Waldgrenze
  • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze

  Wahrscheinlichkeit

  Very Likely

  Größe

  2–3

  Winds slabs formed by very strong west to northwest winds are likely to be human triggered and release naturally today. These slabs are expected to have crown depths of two to four feet and could step down to deeper layers.

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  Deep Persistent Slabs

  N

  NE

  E

  SE

  S

  SW

  W

  NW

  • Hochgebirge
  • Waldgrenze
  • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze

  Wahrscheinlichkeit

  Likely

  Größe

  3

  Deep persistent slabs with depths of four to six feet lie upon buried layers of weak faceted snow and have potential to release naturally, be triggered by the weight of a single person or by the release of an overlying wind slab.