Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Unlikely
- Größe
- 1–1.5
The most likely place you may trigger an avalanche is in a firm area of drifted snow. The deepest drifts can be found above treeline on northeast and east-facing slopes. Pillowy or lens-shaped drifts just below ridgelines and in cross-loaded terrain features are often the places you may find stiffer snow that is more prone to avalanches.