Storm Slabs
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Very Likely
- Tamaño
- 1.5–2.5
Weather forecasts predict an additional 8-12" to fall on Saturday under the presence of gusty west winds, which will cause slabs to become thicker and more dangerous as the day progresses. North and east aspects at tree line and above will be loaded by the winds, making those aspects at upper elevations particularly concerning. The surfaces under this new snow consist of sun crust on east, south and west aspects, northerly aspects are harboring weak sugary snow. These surfaces will bond poorly and create a firm plane that will produce natural and human triggered avalanches. The safest and best riding today will be in terrain that is low angle and sheltered by trees.