Todays intense sunshine and warm temperatures set their sights on our snowpack, penetrating all aspects and all elevations. The good news is... wet avalanche issues are easy to avoid. If you're feeling like an ant under a magnifying glass, so is the snow. As the day heats up and the snow you're riding becomes damp, manky, or unsupportable, simply switch to a cooler aspect or call it a day and move on to other activities.

Not much has changed on this front. The Uinta's are amazing right now... fat, white and filled in. As a matter of fact, we've got a solid snowpack with a go anywhere base, which enables us to get onto big slopes and tag complex terrain. But, as you know, the Uinta's are a big range. And while the vast majority of our terrain is good to go, if you were looking to trigger an avalanche, I bet you could find one. And, recent avalanches near Bald Mountain Pass and Notch Mountain (above), not only illustrate the type of terrain we love to ride in the spring, it's also the type of terrain where we could trigger a slide today.

So, the key to riding safely today is... be flexible with your travel 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.