Windslab
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Windslab is a noun meaning Snow that peels off in large slabs when disturbed, increasing the risk of avalanche.
Meaning
Snow that peels off in large slabs when disturbed, increasing the risk of avalanche.
Example Sentences
The local Lombarde has blasted upper slopes, occasionally closed lifts and deposited windslab, potentially dangerous to off-piste skiers, on lee slopes.
Word Forms
- windslabs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include snowslip, sluff, snowslide, rutschblock, avalanche, slushflow.
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