Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Unlikely
- Taille
- 1–1.5
Most slopes are generally safe from avalanches. You have a small chance that you could trigger a small avalanche in wind-drifted snow above treeline on a north through east to southeast facing slope. To avoid this, steer clear of areas where you see signs of recent wind-drifting, such as pillows of snow, fresh cornice growth, or cracking in the freshly wind-drifted snow. You can find safer travel conditions in lower elevation and wind-sheltered spots.