Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alta quota
- Limite del bosco
- Sotto il limite del bosco
- Probabilità
- Likely
- Dimensione
- 1–2
You can trigger an avalanche where strong winds and new snowfall created thin slabs of cohesive snow over a foot thick. Avoid traveling on slopes steeper than about 35 degrees on the lee side of ridgelines and in areas where you find more than a foot of new snow. Safer travel options exist but sticking to wind-sheltered terrain and traveling in the morning before the storm totals exceed 12 inches.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Friends of CAIC’s Spring Campaign Fundraiser Raising $40,000 by April 12th - Supporting Trailhead Education - donate at support.friendsofcaic.org/spring