Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Possible
- Tamaño
- 1–1.5
You could trigger a small avalanche in pockets of wind-drifted snow at upper elevations. Avoid deeper areas of drifted snow on easterly slopes, which will be located below ridgelines or confined to gullies and couloirs. Wind-drifted snow can look rounded, pillowy, and sounds hollow. Cracking and collapsing in the new snow are signs of instability and a good indicator to move to wind-sheltered lower-angle slopes.