I used to visit what is now Stony Ridge in the 1980s to pick up my gran from the Rex Air 206 she used to fly over in the back of from Ardmore to join us for our holidays. In those days the commercial guys used it as a one way strip, I don't recall ever seeing them take off to the north.
As for Reeve, I've flown in there with a vastly experienced A Cat and we had a fairly earnest discussion later about the criteria under which he would allow me to fly there as PIC. The conditions when we were there were surprisingly benign but I can see how nasty it could get with a strong gusty wind blowing.