Steamboat & Flat Tops

Avalanche

Michael Fitzgerald · Feb 18, 2023 · Steamboat & Flat Tops

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Weather

Bluebird day, temperature started off high single digits in the morning and gradually rose to low 20s by 4:30pm.

Snowpack

10,000ft SE aspect, ~10-15 degree slope. Overall snowpack built right side up. There is a weak layer about 25 cm below surface that fractured with an ECT14 at the interface between 4f and 1f snow. Weak November layer still present, but is buried 2m below surface and shows signs of equilibrium metamorphosis.

Avalanche

none observed