Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Possible
- Taille
- 1–1.5
Strong northerly winds drifted new snow into easy-to-trigger slabs. Avoid steep southerly-facing slopes with smooth pillows of snow at upper elevations. If you do trigger a slab avalanche, it may break close to the ground, and push you into thin, rocky areas below. Choose wind-sheltered terrain to find a safer snowpack.