Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Unlikely
- Taille
- 1–1.5
Steer around very steep slopes with firm wind-drifted snow at upper elevations. These wind-drifted spots are the only places where you can trigger an avalanche. At lower elevations and on sheltered slopes, the snowpack is cohesionless, with no slab, and generally safe.