Wind Slabs
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Likely
- Tamaño
- 1–1.5
New wind slabs will likely form throughout the day in exposed terrain.
Carefully assess your line for wind slab before committing to it. Keep your head up and be aware of cornice hazard.
New wind slabs will likely form throughout the day in exposed terrain.
Large cornices have been observed in the region. Limit time traveling on slopes with these hazards above them. Avoid these slopes all together during times of warming or solar input.
Tuesday night: Flurries bringing up to 5 cm of new snow with light to moderate southwest winds. Low of -4 at 1100 m.
Wednesday: Cloudy with flurries bringing up to 5 cm of new snow with Moderate southwest winds. Freezing level rising to 1000 m.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy with light flurries bringing trace amounts of new snow with light to moderate southwest winds. Low of -3 at 1100 m.
Friday: Mostly cloudy with flurries bringing up to 5 cm of new snow. Light to moderate south winds and a high of -2 at 1100 m.
On Monday two large natural cornice falls were observed. They did not pull a slab on the slope below but the debris from the cornice itself would have been very destructive.
New wind slab could form in exposed terrain. Moist snow could be observed at low elevations.
A couple of sun crusts exist in the upper snowpack but none have been identified as layers of particular concern. The lower snowpack is thought to be well settled.