Most of our recent wind drifts have settled, become comfortable in their own skin, and aren't gonna be nearly as touchy as in the past few days... and that's good news. However, it's not full on green light conditions and you don't wanna trip over yourself running the yellow light, just to get t-boned at the intersection, especially in the wind zone where this weekends slabs are now camouflaged with a few inches of fresh snow. While not quite as widespread as in recent days, both old and newer drifts react to our additional weight none-the-less, and once triggered, they're gonna pack a dangerous punch.

So, what's the strategy to manage the problem? Well... rather than blindly center-punching a big objective with no beta, gather as much information as you can about the snowpack. Tweak small test slopes similar in aspect, elevation, and slope angle to the kinda terrain you plan on riding and see how they're reacting. In addition, have an exit plan in place in case things go sideways and discuss that with your crew before considering big terrain. Most important.... the riding is so good in wind sheltered terrain, remember you can have a blast on wind sheltered slopes and not even have to pull on the avalanche dragons trail today.

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