Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Possible
- Tamaño
- 1.5–2.5
You can easily trigger an avalanche on north through east to south-east facing slopes at upper elevations in the Gore Range. Strong winds drifted snow into a dense, cohesive slab that rests on top of a buried weak layer two to four feet below the surface of the snow. Even a small avalanche within the new snow can gain enough mass to create a wide-breaking and far-running avalanche. Stick to slopes less than about 30 degrees at lower elevations for safer travel options.