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. |