Height is taller than most common soft white varieties and winterhardiness is similar to Stephens. Yields in southern Idaho have been similar to Malcolm and slightly better than Stephens. Westbred 470 Released by Western Plant Breeders in 1997. Yields have been somewhat variable but over all locations tested in U of I trials, they've only been near the average of the trials. Test weight is very high, plant height is shorter, and date head is earlier than Stephens.
Straw strength appears to be good.
Blizzard An awned, tall, variety released by Idaho AES, USDA-ARS in 1989. Blizzard has light tan glumes, stiff straw, and erect to inclined heads. It is resistant to shattering, similar to Jeff. Some producers have reported that Blizzard is harder to thresh than other varieties. The height of Blizzard is intermediate between Weston and Manning.