Wind Slabs
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Unlikely - Possible
- Tamaño
- 1–1.5
Small wind slabs may form at high elevations near mountain tops for areas that received recent snow.
Avalanche danger is low anywhere a hard melt-freeze crust exists on or near the snow surface. Assess for isolated wind slabs in the high alpine for areas that received some new snow.
Small wind slabs may form at high elevations near mountain tops for areas that received recent snow.
Anywhere from a dusting to 10 cm of snow overlies a hard melt-freeze crust. Strong northerly wind may create small, isolated wind slabs near mountain tops.
The remainder of the snowpack is strong with numerous thick melt-freeze crusts.
Explosives triggered a very large wet slab avalanche near Pine Pass during warm weather on Tuesday.
Cooler weather has decreased the likelihood of avalanches. Assess for small wind slabs in steep terrain if you find new snow in your local area.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy then clearing. 1 to 3 cm of snow. 40 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -7 °C.
Friday
Sunny. 30 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -3 °C. Daytime freezing level rising to 1600 m.
Saturday
Partly cloudy. 30 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Daytime freezing level rising to 1700 m.
Sunday
Mix of sun and clouds with isolated flurries. 1 to 2 cm of snow. 30 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -2 °C. Daytime freezing level rising to 1700 m.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.