Persistent Slabs
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Unlikely
- Size
- 4
The wind on Saturday was moving enough snow where you could find a fresh drift today that might crack out on you. Simply avoid very steep slopes that have cornices and obvious drifts on them.
The bigger concern is the continued threat of an avalanche breaking deeper into older layers of sugary faceted snow. I believe this will be a concern through the rest of the season. The weak layers were too well developed and just don't want to stabilize now.
Some slopes I've looked at and taken snow profiles from look stable. All the recent sled triggered avalanches demonstrate that many other slopes remain unstable. You cannot tell which slope is stable and which one is unstable just by looking at them. This means that if you're getting into steep terrain, it's just like placing a bet and rolling the dice. You might win. You might loose.