Persistent Slabs
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Possible
- Tamaño
- 1–2
Recently developed dense surface slabs, which were formed by southwesterly winds, lie upon buried layers of surface hoar. At the mid and upper elevations, backcountry travelers could trigger these persistent slabs with depths up to two feet in steep avalanche terrain. At the lower elevations, isolated pockets of dense slab up to a foot in depth could be human triggered on this persistent weak layer in areas without significant rain crusts.