Yesterday's strong winds quickly whipped our dense storm snow into sensitive slabs. On steep, northerly slopes in the wind zone, small avalanches predictably breaking within the new snow were easily triggered with the additional weight of a person,. The good news is... I bet these instabilities settled out overnight and today's slabs won't be quite as widespread or touchy. None-the-less the Uinta's are a big range and I'm certain there's a lingering drift or two out there that's gonna react to our additional weight. Once triggered, today's slabs could easily boss you around. Fortunately, we can manage the avalanche dragon by avoiding the problem. Found mostly along the leeward side of upper elevation ridges and around terrain features like chutes, gullies, or sub-ridges, it's a good day to look for and avoid any fat, rounded piece of snow, especially if it sounds or feels hollow like a drum.
Recent winds coupled with dense snow are creating sensitive soft slabs on leeward slopes and adding another layer to the already ginormous ridgeline corni.