I turned my attention to the periphery today with hopes of looking at the structure in our outlying zones. I suspected that we would continue with a poor snowpack in zones outside of the Upper Cottonwoods, and today's field day confirmed my suspicions. It's pretty simple structure with strong snow over weak snow. Except back here, the snowpack is basically 100-140 cm deep, and I guess that humans can still affect the weak snow on the ground.

We are transitioning to a deeper snowpack in the upper canyon with the slab being 120-200 cm deep. The likelihood of a human triggering this avalanche is lowering every day. However, in places where the snowpack is shallower (Mineral, Mill B, Storm Mtn, Millcreek, PC Ridge, etc.) We can easily affect this layer by riding on it.

Personally, I am not ready to trust any steep slope in the Wasatch Range, but we are getting to a turning point in the deep zones. Maybe in time, we can trust this terrain. For now, it's still off the table for me.