Wind slab
- Todas las altitudes
- Tamaño
- 1
Stability: poor · Frequency: few
Small-scale snowdrifts are problematic.
Stability: poor · Frequency: few
Small-scale snowdrifts are problematic.
Avalanche danger is low. Snowdrifts can be problematic. Fresh small snowdrift accumulations can be triggered as small slab avalanches by minimal additional loading. Isolated avalanche prone locations occur in particular in extremely steep ridgeline terrain in N-E-S aspects. Dangers of being swept along and injured outweigh those of being buried in snow masses.
Westerly winds and a bit of snow will generate isolated trigger-sensitive snowdrift accumulations. The fresh drifts will be deposited atop older snowdrifts or loose snow. Wind-exposed east-facing crests and ridges are frequently heavily corniced. In north-facing terrain there are soft layers underneath a melt-freeze crust in the uppermost part of the snowpack. The old snowpack base is stable, moist down to the ground. Areas that have previously been bare are blanketed by only a few centimeters of snow.
No change of avalanche danger.
Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service Bavaria (CC BY 4.0)