The skier jumps again on to the same compacted spot. For hard or deep slabs, remove skis and jump on the same spot. For soft slabs or thin slabs where jumping without skis might penetrate through the slab, keep the skis on, step down another 35 cm., almost to mid-block and push once then jump three times. 7 None of the loading steps produced a smooth slope parallel failure. While this test does give fairly good results it is important to realize that it alone can not determine slope stability.
Results can vary dramatically depending on where on the slope the test was done.
This is only one more piece of information in determining the avalanche hazard. The slope is unstable. It is likely that a similar slope would release under the weight of a skier. The slope stability is suspect.