Storm Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Possible
- Size
- 1–2
You might trigger an avalanche in the new snow. Expect deeper and more dangerous avalanches at higher elevations, and in open terrain features where shifting winds build dense drifts below corniced ridgelines and in gullies. Avoid slopes steeper than about 35 degrees where you find more than about a foot of freshly deposited snow.