As you know, wind was invented in the Uinta's and it's crazy how a few inches of storm snow coupled with 48 hours of strong southerly winds, creates connected wind drifts along the leeward side of upper elevation ridges. The good news is, recent drifts have settled significantly, are becoming comfortable in their own skin, and won't be nearly as sensitive as they were yesterday. Though here's the heads up... in the wind zone, today's drifts still have the potential to break deeper and wider than you might expect and could easily, knock you off your feet, slam you into a tree, and instantly ruin your day.

However, you don't have to roll the dice and take any chances because recent drifts are easy to detect by their fat, rounded appearance and most importantly, they're easy to avoid! Simply lose a little elevation, swing over to wind sheltered, low angle terrain, you lose the problem and have a great day of riding.