Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Likely
- Größe
- 1–2
You can trigger an avalanche where winds drift new snow into cohesive slabs over weak layers. Avoid steep slopes where you observe 8 inches or more of drifted snow. Cracking in the snow surface is an obvious sign of instability and a good indication to move to lower angle terrain protected from the wind.
You can find safer travel on slopes less than 30 degrees and areas protected from the wind.