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
The most likely place to trigger an avalanche is on steep slopes where winds drift snow into firm slabs. These avalanches will most likely be small, but you could run into trouble in steep rocky terrain.
Cracking in recently drifted snow is a sign of an unstable slope and an indication to move to lower-angle wind-sheltered terrain.