Cold East Winds with Wind Transport on Silver Peak

Toured the Silver Peak area today to look at new wind slab development due to the recent NE/E winds.  E winds were moderate in speed throughout the morning along the upper ridge above 7800'.  Moderate wind transport was occuring with new cornices being built out and small wind slabs forming.  Cracking occurred around these small wind slabs, but they did not propagate and run downslope.  Snowpack tests targeting these new wind slabs did not show unstable test results.  Wind scouring and wind slab development was less than expected from the high winds the nearby remote sensors reported overnight.