Easy column test failure

Location Name: Galena Ridge Region: Mount Rose Area Observation Date & Time: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 - 12:00
Location: 39.326039, -119.907607 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: No Conditions Alerts: Recent Loading Recent Loading›Blowing Snow

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We toured Galena Ridge, a.k.a. Windy Ridge, starting around 1115. A lot of blowing snow. We dug a quick pit on the north side just a bit below the ridge summit. There was an obvious layer 40 cm from the surface. A column test revealed a sudden fracture on the second tap on that layer.

We didn't see any other sides of instability on our tour or climb. But we definitely stuck to low-angle terrain.

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