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What is windslab?

What is windslab? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Snow that peels off in large slabs when disturbed, increasing the risk of avalanche.
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The hard, smooth surface of windslab is very deceptive, avalanches of such snow are common and have been responsible for many fatal accidents.
At present there are still isolated pockets of windslab particularly on aspects lee to the westerly quarter.
Watch for loose slides in the new snow. This may be enough to set off windslab underneath.
Twight and I briefly considered the West Rib or the Messner Couloir, but both had two feet of avalanche-prone windslab over blue ice.
The ground leading to it was steep windslab, too deep to find hard snow for a deadman, or ice for a screw.
The fresh windslab that built up over the weekend is beginning to consolidate.

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