Very Windy on Donner Summit

We toured Mt. Judah to look for lower elevation south aspects that might soften with the cooler temperatures and increasing winds forecasted for today.  The SW winds were increasing during the morning hours and were strong to gale force by midday along the Judah ridge with decreasing cloud cover.  The south side of Mt. Judah started to provide soft snow conditions around 10:30am with softening on the top portion slightly delayed due to the strong winds.  Soft and supportable snow was found on this run with good conditions.  Most all other aspects remained firm to very firm for all of our tour.  Snow coverage remains pretty good for most of this area, although previous wind scoured terrain especially along ridgelines have continued to melt out with some areas down to dirt and rock.