Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Hochgebirge
- Waldgrenze
- Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
- Wahrscheinlichkeit
- Possible
- Größe
- 1–2
Avoid steep slopes with signs of freshly wind-drifted snow. You can find wind-drifted features by their rounded and smooth appearance. These drifts will also feel stiffer than softer, sheltered, relatively safer slopes. Avalanches that you trigger can break near the ground, taking the entire season's snowpack with it. Steep rocky areas with highly variable and deeper snowpack are the areas where you are more likely to trigger a large avalanche.