Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
- Alta quota
- Limite del bosco
- Sotto il limite del bosco
- Probabilità
- Possible
- Dimensione
- 1–1.5
Strong westerly winds drifted Tuesday's storm snow into dense drifts up to a couple of feet thick. These drifts will take a couple of days to bond to crusty old snow surfaces beneath. Cracking or collapsing on high-elevation northeast through east-to-south-facing slopes indicates you might still trigger a slab avalanche. You can avoid the concern by choosing wind-sheltered slopes with less than about a foot of new snow. You can push small wet avalanches as the new snow warms on Wednesday.