 pockets of <a href="https://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/avalanche-terms/wind-loading" title="The added weight of wind drifted snow." class="lexicon-term">wind loading</a>, <a href="https://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/avalanche-terms/sastrugi" title="Wind eroded snow, which often looks rough like frozen waves. Usually found on windward slopes." class="lexicon-term">sastrugi</a>, <a href="https://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/avalanche-terms/wind-slab" title="A cohesive layer of snow formed when wind deposits snow onto leeward terrain. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow." class="lexicon-term">wind slabs</a> 