Wind Slabs
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Possible
- Tamaño
- 1
Four to eight inches of light density snow fell overnight, and southwesterly ridgetop winds at 20 to 30 miles per hour veered to the west and decreased to 5 to 15 during this period. This scenario formed isolated pockets of soft wind slab above 9,000 feet. These slabs have formed on sun crusts, wind pack and settled powder with sporadic areas of surface hoar. In very steep terrain above 9,000 feet, backcountry travelers could trigger these slabs to depths of 6 to 12 inches.