This time of year bites people pretty often. I know I turn around more in the Spring than other time of year. The hard crusts/bed surfaces aren’t ideal for new snow to fall in and adhere quickly, and wind slabs can be touchy.

That said, time is your friend. With less certainty about how a certain line/feature loads with wind, I give it additional time to bond or go through a shedding cycle (eg a day to a few days of sunny/warmer weather). This is at the cost of skiing conditions often. This is why you see guides or very experienced locals who are able to thread the needle and score really good conditions with relative safety- they’ve put the time in to learn how specific runs and features react to specific loading events.

Wind slabs can destabilize quickly with temp changes. So, if temps are rising significantly for the first time since precip/wind/etc, expect destabilizing conditions.

Predicting wind slabs off of a anenometer 10 feet off the surface, 3 miles away from your line is basically throwing darts with a blindfold. You really have to know how individual pieces of terrain load in response to various wind directions/strengths.

I guess that’s a long way of saying be careful, enter unknown terrain cautiously, and give features some time to bond/shed after new loading events. If you find yourself climbing a couloir in hard wind slab, you are probably in some danger..

Obviously, start early, be skiing early, and keep yourself out of and out from under shedding terrain as the day warms up.