It feels like the snowpack is adjusting to the weekend storm and in most terrain across the range the pack is happy in its own skin. However, the Uinta's are a big zone and I bet there's still a surprise or two lurking out there today. Prime suspects include terrain that has already avalanched this year along with a vast majority of steep, shady slopes that have remained thin and shallow this winter. Terrain with these characteristics remains sketchy and should be considered guilty until proven otherwise. Sounds complicated, but the answer is easy. The way we manage unpredictable avalanche dragons is to simply avoid where they live. If you're looking for powder and safe riding, simply tone down your slope angles and avoid terrian with steep, wind drifted slopes hanging above you.
JG was in Weber Canyon yesterday and expeierinced a big, booming collapse. Here's his take on things-
"After collapsing a slope and getting propagation with medium effort on ECT's we decided to err on the side of caution and, for the most part, kept slope angles down and tried to minimize our exposure when we did get into steeper terrain. Just when I was starting to feel a little better about the persistent slab instability, signs today told me we're not quite out of the woods yet."
Sound advice from a very savvy backcountry rider with decades of experience in the Uinta's.