Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Likely
- Größe
- 1–2
You can trigger an avalanche on steep slopes where you find more than about eight inches of new snow. Higher elevation slopes facing north, northeast, and east, where early-season snow remains as a weak layer near the ground, are where you are most likely to find strong-over-weak layering where you can more easily trigger an avalanche. Stick to slopes less than about 30 degrees steepness with no steep slopes above for safer options.