wind loading

Powder Magazine just had Sean Zimmerman-Wall, a Snowbird, UT ski patroller write up a great piece on how wind loading work and what to watch out for. Strong winds create some of the most dangerous objects in the mountains: wind slabs. Wind slabs cause avalanches and avalanche are to be avoided at all costs. Sean Zimmerman-Wall is a full-time ski patrolman at Snowbird, an avalanche educator, and an Andean mountain guide. Check in on […]