Recent winds helped reshape the eastern front landscape. When you have a little wind, it's a game changer.... a lot of wind... and fresh wind drifts form at alarming rates. With no shortage of snow available for transport, today's avalanches might not be as hair trigger as yesterday, but they'll react to our additional weight none-the-less and once triggered, they're gonna pack a dangerous punch. What's the strategy to manage the problem? Avoidance, of course! Yeah, simply pump the brakes on the big terrain and tone down your objectives because I guarantee there's a piece of snow out there that'll break deeper and wider than we might expect. Steep, rocky, upper elevation, wind drifted slopes facing the north half of the compass are bulls-eye terrain today. Lose the wind and you lose the problem... plenty of great, wind sheltered riding options are found on lower angle slopes, especially those with no overhead hazard.

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