Storm Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Likely
- Tamaño
- 1–2
Avoid steep slopes near and above treeline. You can trigger large dangerous avalanches in the new and wind-drifted snow. Avalanches will be larger on easterly-facing aspects where winds drifted snow into thicker, denser slabs. Signs of recent wind-loading are smooth, rounded pillows of snow, especially below ridgelines, fresh cornices, and cracking in the new snow.