Yesterday's warm temperatures and strong winds jerked the snow surface all over the place, forming stiff, yet mostly unreactive drifts... good news. In addition, I think the overnight cold temperatures further helped weld things in place. However, as we know, the Uinta's are a big place and it's a range where wind was invented. So... I bet if you were looking to trigger a wind drift you could find one. The most likely suspects are steep, leeward slopes in the wind zone at and above treeline. Generally easy to detect by their fat, rounded appearance, yesterday's wind drifts are slightly disguised by overnight snowfall, so they might be a bit more elusive today.

So, the key to riding safely today is... be flexible with your travels plans and adjust objectives if you're starting to see or feel obvious clues to unstable snow like shooting cracks, sudden collapses, or avalanches with the same terrain characteristics like the slopes you wanna ride. In addition, think about the consequences of triggering a slide, especially if you're getting into steep, technical terrain.