Facets are staying dry, cold and weak on northerly facing slopes even at relatively low elevations like 8600'

Did a PST (propagation saw test) which can show if a weak layer will propagate a crack by initiating the crack with a saw. It wants to fracture but can't because the slab of last week's new snow breaks first which arrests the fracture. There have been some slides in the Uintas like one Craig looked at where a little more snow and wind drifted snow created enough of a slab to help communicate that fracture.

Photo below shows how the slab fractured as I cut the weak layer underneath it.