Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Likely
- Tamaño
- 1–3
Up to 30 cm recent storm snow coupled with strong westerly winds have created soft and hard slabs in the alpine. These slabs are reactive to skier triggering and may step down to the deeper surface hoar layer resulting in a very large avalanche.