Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Likely
- Größe
- 1–2
Dangerous avalanche conditions. Heavy snowfall and strong northwest winds will quickly build deadly slabs at higher elevations. Use extreme caution or simply avoid being on or near avalanche terrain. Wind-drifted slopes will be the most dangerous as new slabs forming below ridges or the sides of cross-loaded gullies could be many feet deep. These conditions will increase the chances of avalanches failing deeper in the snowpack, which could break wider and run farther than expected.