Wind slab
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Above 2,200 m
- Size
- 2
Stability: poor · Frequency: few
Wind slabs require caution. In addition gliding avalanches and moist snow slides are to be expected.
Stability: poor · Frequency: few
Wind slabs require caution. In addition gliding avalanches and moist snow slides are to be expected.
Wind slabs can be released by a single winter sport participant in isolated cases in particular on steep shady slopes at high altitude. Mostly avalanches are only small. On steep slopes mostly small gliding avalanches and moist snow slides are possible.
The wind slabs are in isolated cases prone to triggering. At low altitude hardly any snow is lying.
Fresh wind slabs require caution. Moist loose snow slides require caution.
Bulletin data: Avalanche Warning Service South Tyrol, avalanche.report (CC BY 4.0)