Spent a few hours this morning on uphill training at Brighton, but after one lap I went in to Hidden Canyon to look at the snowpack structure. Very easy to dig down to the weak snow at the ground. Most slopes I was looking at were thin (30-45 cms) but there wasn't enough of a slab on top of the faceted snow near the ground to cause concern. However, I did find one slope that had a thicker and dense slab on top and I was getting full propagation with extended column. I think most slopes currently have a Low danger, but any slope with recent wind-drifted snow has a Moderate hazard of avalanching to the ground/rocks/stumps/bushes. I don't think the current structure would support wide, connected avalanches, but more likely smaller pockets.
Caution: Snownerd alert! Few photos of 1-2 mm facets found down at the ground.
Video and discussion of weak snowpack structure found at 10000' in upper Big Cottonwood Canyon.
