Definitions
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- noun Snow which peels off in large
slabs when disturbed, increasing the risk ofavalanche .
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Examples
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Andy would occasionally pause to point out various different forms of frozen water: rime ice, hoar frost, frost heave, windslab snow.
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Slightly convex, I had to don crampons again as the windslab was icy and there were many bulges of 50 degrees or more.
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This pair found deep windslab on top of a shiny, melted and re-frozen, surface of old snow .... classic conditions for a high-mountain ridgetop avalanche.
unknown title 2009
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As they were climbing the 50-degree slopes near ridgetop, a windslab avalanche released about 3 feet deep and several hundred yards across.
unknown title 2009
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Given the fact that settled windslab might weigh 880 pounds per cubic meter (at 40\% water content, without wind-packing), it doesn't take much to start or sustain a slide on such steep slopes.
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"If you find your skis riding on top of the surface of the snow and it sounds or feels hollow, you're probably on top on a hard windslab.
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