Gale Force Winds on Angora Peak

We went to Angora Peak today to look for protected treed terrain that may be spared from the recent  high wind events.  The gale force SW winds were moving snow, branches, and pine needles, on our drive to the trailhead and this continued throughout our tour.  Wind scouring from this wind event and previous wind events have scoured most all slopes but the most wind protected, treed, and lower elevation areas.  A mix of wind texture, hard slabs, and some soft snow exists in near and below treeline areas.  The elevated wind speeds made it hard to stand during some of the wind gusts with areas on windward slopes scoured back down to previous rain crusts.  Hard wind slabs were reactive to hand pits, but did not show much cracking while moving through this terrain.  We stayed away from avalanche terrain and were looking for protected areas that would hold the best snow quality.  We had to get below 7200' on northerly aspects to escape the wind damage that was occurring at higher elevations.