Wind Slabs
- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Unlikely - Possible
- Taille
- 1–1.5
In areas that still have snow available for transport, strong north wind may form small wind slabs on aspects that are typically windward.
North wind may form small wind slabs on aspects that are typically windward.
Watch for small wind-loaded pockets especially around ridgecrest and in extreme terrain.
In areas that still have snow available for transport, strong north wind may form small wind slabs on aspects that are typically windward.
In areas that still have snow available for transport, strong north wind may form small wind slabs on aspects that are typically windward. Widespread surface hoar has formed on all aspects at all elevations and a sun crust may exist on solar aspects.
10 to 25 cm of snow overlies a widespread thick crust that exists at all elevations.
Various weak layers persist in the mid to lower snowpack, however, triggering these layers is unlikely where they are capped by a thick crust.
Tuesday Night
Clear. 10 to 20 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.
Wednesday
Sunny with cloudy periods. 20 to 30 km/h north ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -12 °C.
Thursday
Sunny. 20 to 30 km/h northeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -11 °C.
Friday
Sunny. 50 to 60 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -10 °C.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.