Technical Abstract: The soils of the Northwestern Wheat and Range Region (NWRR) are highly susceptible to water erosion. Past studies show that most water erosion in this area is related to rain on frozen or thawing soils and is often exacerbated by warm, moist Pacific air masses that cause precipitation and rapid thaw. Nevertheless, the effect of freeze/thaw cycles on soil strength remains the least understood aspect of the water erosion process. To better understand this phenomenon, a tilting flume was built and tested in a previous study at the USDA-ARS Palouse Conservation Field Station (PCFS) near Pullman, WA. Though a success in principle, the flume had two major limitations: excessive soil preparation time and short life expectancy. Soil preparation, involving soil saturation, drainage, freezing and thawing, is necessary to consolidate the soil and create near-natural conditions. In this study, a new flume was designed and constructed to minimize soil preparation and freezing and thawing times, maximize flume life expectancy, and expand flume uses. Three avenues were taken: analyzing previous flume's deficiencies; designing, constructing, and testing a small-scale consolidation model; and applying modern materials. The flume has been installed at the PCFS and experimentation on frozen soil will soon be underway.