Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Possible
- Größe
- 1–2
Watch for newly drifted slabs of snow at upper elevations. Shooting cracks or a smooth-looking snow surface, that is harder than sheltered areas, are indications of a problem. There is a small chance that a small-triggered avalanche can break or gouge deeper into the snowpack resulting in a more dangerous avalanche.
On shady slopes sheltered from the wind, the upper snowpack is losing cohesion. You can trigger long-running loose avalanches, also known as sluffs, in continuously steep terrain.