Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Possible
- Size
- 1–1.5
You can trigger an avalanche in wind-drifted snow. Avoid rounded pillows of firm snow below ridgelines, along gully walls, and beneath terrain and vegetation breaks. If you experience cracking in the surface snow or feel drum-like hollow snow, head to lower-angled slopes or terrain sheltered from the wind with softer snow.