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
Look for and avoid wind-drifted areas. You can recognize drifted snow by its pillow-like shape and textured surface. Just below ridgelines and in high-elevation gullies and couloirs that face northwest to east through southeast are the most likely places that you can find drifted snow. Across the Sangre de Cristo mountains, there is a general lack of snow cover. Avoid slopes with drifted snow, and you can avoid the danger.