Wind Slabs
- Alta quota
- Limite del bosco
- Sotto il limite del bosco
- Probabilità
- Possible
- Dimensione
- 1–2
At 7000 ft. on Sunday I observed 5 cm. of new storm snow. The wind was Light throughout my tour. This is not exactly the perfect setup for dangerous Wind Slab avalanches. Nonetheless, it is worth considering that the wind blows more strongly through passes and locally around our cone-shaped terrain features (the weather station at Hoodoo recorded Moderate winds during much of Sunday morning). Additionally, higher elevations likely experienced an earlier transition from rain to snow on Saturday and will have more new snow.
Wind Slab avalanches can occur on slopes that face away from the wind (leeward) and beneath terrain features like ridgelines. If you are heading up high on Monday, evaluate how much new snow overlays Saturday's rain crust on potentially wind loaded slopes before committing to steep, convex, or large slopes. The best way to do this is on lee slopes less than 30 degrees.