Winds were all over the map during and after Sunday night's storm, but suprisingly Trent and I found the fresh drifts rather well behaved and predictable. Of course, the Uinta's are a huge range and our travels yesterday revealed just a postage size snapshot of the big picture. That said, it's not full-on green light, send everything in sight, ride it if it's white, avalanche danger... but it's getting closer, especially in wind sheltered terrain. However, if you're travels take you into steep, commiting terrain, in the wind zone look for and avoid any fat, rounded piece of snow, especially if it feels or sounds hollow like a drum.
In addition to fresh drifts, a rogue slab breaking into weak snow near the ground isn't out of the question and our usual suspects come to mind... steep, rocky terrain with a shallow, weak snowpack. Any slide that breaks to weak snow near the ground has the potential to quickly ruin your day.