Persistent Slabs
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Possible
- Size
- 2
The bump in wind speeds over the last 12 hours is no doubt drifting some snow. These fresh drifts may be sensitive but on their own I don't think they pose all that much threat.
The real issue is where you might trigger something that breaks deeper into loose sugary facets. This is tricky business trying to figure out what slopes might release and which ones won't. There is not too much of a pattern to use. The best advice I can give is that the most likely places to trigger something are going to be in the higher terrain where wind has formed drifts and slabs over the last few weeks. North through east facing slopes are the most suspect. Chances for triggering something that breaks deep aren't all that great today. However, the consequences are increasing as we slowly add more new snow on top of the old Persistent Weak Layers of loose sugar.
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