Persistent Slabs
- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
- Probabilité
- Unlikely
- Taille
- 4
The newer snow is mostly stable at this point. If you are monkeying around on cornices or steep wind loaded slopes below ridges, you might find a pocket that will release.
Really though, the serious concern is the off-chance of triggering a deeper avalanche. Locations where the snowpack is shallower are likely spots to trigger an avalanche that breaks into old facets. The chances are low. The consequences are high. Look for places where there are rocks or even grass or bushes sticking out of the snow indicating a shallower location.