Increasing winds and blowing snow on Jakes Peak

We made observations on Jakes Peak today.  Warming temperatures with mostly clear skies started off our morning.  Overnight storm snow was 3 to 4'' in this area on top of a slightly upside down upper snowpack.  Previous winds formed a slightly punchy layer of surface snow that could be felt while traveling, with the additional overnight few inches of new storm snow on top.  While this layer did feel like a slab in some areas, no instabilities were observed.  SW winds began to increase in the late morning hours and became strong on Jakes Peak by early afternoon with new wind slabs forming with a sizable amount of snow transport.  These strong winds lowered down to the trailhead in the mid afternoon with blowing snow and snow bombs blowing out of trees.