Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Likely
- Taille
- 1–2
You are likely to trigger an avalanche in steep terrain you find more than about 8 inches of new or 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.