Wind Loading

Drifts from yesterday were easily avoidable (actually fun route finding - follow the scalloped snow and avoid the smooth rounded snow - lots of pole push tests to check for snow depth/slab cohesion). Plenty of new drifting going on along the upper ridgelines and on terrain features in the mid elevations. However, any new drifts were still soft and shallow in the morning. By the time I exited a little before noon I was starting to get a few to start cracking out around my skis on test slopes. Nothing major, and not moving, but suspect they were larger/more sensitive in the afternoon. Wind did keep wet activity at bay up high, but things were just starting to bake down low at noon. These two things (wind slabs, wet activity) to be the main issues tomorrow as well. East aspects again the most suspect.