Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Possible
- Größe
- 1–1.5
On Friday westerly winds will drift snow into thick slabs on easterly-facing slopes. There are weaker layers in the upper snowpack under this new drifted snow. You can trigger avalanches on easterly slopes near ridgetop that break 1 to 2 feet deep on these buried, relatively softer layers.
There is a small chance you trigger avalanches that break more deeply in the snowpack near the ground. Avoid harder old wind drifts in steep upper-elevation terrain.