Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Likely
- Tamaño
- 1–3
Steep open slopes at and above treeline have a soft to hard wind slab that is sensitive to human triggering and is failing near the ground on the basal depth hoar. In some places, this layer is failing on a surface hoar layer and then stepping down.