Yesterday's strong westerly winds coupled with a few inches of light density snow created sensitive drifts, forming much lower down-slope than we usually expect to see. While I think the majority of these day old drifts have settled out, I always need to remind myself the Uinta's are a huge range and I bet there's a lingering wind slab or two that'll react to our additional weight. Most prevalent on the leeward side of mid and upper elevation ridges, be on the lookout for older drifts cross-loaded around terrain features like chutes and gullies. Climbing is easy right now and if you're tagging steep, technical terrain, remember that even a small slide could knock you off your feet and boss you around. So, the ticket to riding safely today is simply look for and avoid any fat, rounded piece of snow, especially if it sounds hollow like a drum.