Tour off Galena (Windy) Ridge

Location Name: Galena Ridge Region: Mount Rose Area Observation Date & Time: Friday, December 9, 2022 - 10:30
Location: 39.326829, -119.907537 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: No Conditions Alerts: Recent Loading›Blowing Snow

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

We toured on the north side of Galena (Windy) Ridge today and found lots of wind and blowing snow.

In most places the surface layer was about 4 - 6" of "soft wind buff" and then lighter snow below it. Near the ridges there were obvious wind slabs.

We didn't see, hear or feel any signs of instablities, but we still stayed sub 30 degrees, which was plenty of fun since we only skied the top few inches anyway.

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