Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alta quota
- Limite del bosco
- Sotto il limite del bosco
- Probabilità
- Unlikely - Possible
- Dimensione
- 1–3
Thin, old, hard wind slabs may be lurking on lee and cross-loaded terrain at and above treeline, and fresher ones in glacial drainages from recent downslope winds. Cornices are fragile and may collapse, especially during warm periods.