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
Watch for newly drifted slabs of snow at upper elevations. Shooting cracks or a smooth-looking snow surface, that is harder than sheltered areas, are indications of a problem.
On shady slopes sheltered from the wind, the upper snowpack is losing cohesion. You can trigger long-running loose avalanches, also known as sluffs, in continuously steep terrain.