Went up to attempt to look at the human triggered avalanche in the Wilson Glade. We were able to slide off the crown onto the bed surface on the west side of it. Good amount of hangfire still on the east half. This fits the pattern of all the recent avalanches from No Name through the PC Ridgeline, West Willow, and West Desolation. The weak layer is above a crust as well as the early season facets. It did not take out the early season facets. This is not what I would have anticipated before the high density snow storm. I figured we would've seen avalanches breaking into the early December facets.

On a side note, many people mistakenly think the Wilson Glade is a safe slope. This is not the case. It often harbors weak faceted snow due to it's shady north aspect. It is tricky because it does not give the appearance of a dangerous slope. However, make no mistake that it is plenty steep enough to slide. This slope caught a former UAC forecaster over 14 years ago. Here are a number of human triggered avalanches from the last few years:

Overall avalanche danger is hard to pinpoint due to some slopes being stable and some not. Lots of variability from place to place but difficult to assess which are which. Personal pucker factor made me turn down the east facing Reynolds shoulder, Wilson Chutes as well as the Wilson Glade where we only sneaked onto the old bed surface and did not ski the main run. I need to let the weak layers settle and stabilize a bit more before I feel comfortable on a number of my favorite slopes.