Wind loading in Mount Rose Wilderness

Location Name: 
West of Relay Ridge
Region: 
Mount Rose Area
Date and time of observation: 
Sat, 02/11/2017 - 15:15
Location Map: 
United States
39° 19' 40.2924" N, 119° 56' 54.0384" W
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US


Red Flags: 
Whumphing noises, shooting cracks, or collapsing
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Public
Snowpit Observations
Snowpack photos: 
Any other comments about the observation or links to outside pages that have more info on the observation: 

Lots of snow available for transport in the Relay / Bronco area.  Lower angle slopes displayed no signs of instabilties but sought out wind loaded test slopes were fairly easy to trigger shooting cracks and one wind slab with a 40CM crown.

Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Yes
Cloud Cover: 
75% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Precipitation: 
Air temperature trend: 
Wind Direction: 
Northeast
Accumulation rate: 
More detailed information about the weather: 

NE winds were gusting 30+mph down into fairly sheltered areas in the upper reaches of Gray creek.   Ridge top winds appeared to be very strong with extensive scouring taking place along bronco ridge.