Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Unlikely
- Tamaño
- 1–1.5
You may trigger a small avalanche where winds drifted recent snow into firm slabs above treeline. You are most likely to find drifted snow below ridgelines and in cross-loaded terrain features. Cracking or collapsing is an indication to avoid drifted areas on steep slopes.