Building Snowpack on Castle Peak

We made observations in the Castle Peak area of Donner Summit today where stormy conditions have continued with this recent storm cycle.  The snowpack in this area is near 3 feet deep with over 2 feet of that from the last 2 days.  Snowpack structure is made up of some older snow from last week near the ground, with a strong rain crust on top of that, then topped by the Mon/Tues storms.  No layers of concern were found at our observation site today.  Strong S winds were transporting snow with evidence of previous wind transport in exposed area.  Only minor cracking was observed on these wind loaded terrain features.  This southerly flow did limit some of the storm spillover towards the East favoring more snowfall along the Sierra Crest.  Snowfall continued throughout the day at 1-2''/hour.