Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Possible
- Size
- 1–2
At the upper elevations pockets of wind slab up to two feet in depth could be triggered on steep wind loaded slopes that are underlain by old snow layers.
Some instability persist at the interface between the snow that fell during the week and buried old snow surfaces on steep northerly aspects at the upper elevations. Avalanche are unlikely below an elevation of 9,000 or on south facing slopes at the upper elevations.
At the upper elevations pockets of wind slab up to two feet in depth could be triggered on steep wind loaded slopes that are underlain by old snow layers.