Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Possible
- Taille
- 1–2
You can trigger small avalanches in the wind-drifted snow on Thursday and Friday as a storm moves through the area. Looks for signs of recent wind-loading, such as new cornices, smooth rounded pillows of snow, or cracking in the new snow to indicate possible danger. North, northeast and East-facing slopes are the most likely places to find this problem. Seek out wind-sheltered slopes to avoid this problem.
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