Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Possible
- Größe
- 1–2
The most dangerous slopes are at upper elevations, where winds and snowfall from last week's storms have built thicker, stiffer slabs over weak, old snow surfaces. Look for cracking to identify unstable areas and avoid fresh, pillowy, lens-shaped drifts below ridgelines and in cross-loaded terrain features.
Safer travel can be found in wind-sheltered and lower-elevation terrain.