Steamboat & Flat Tops

Avalanche

r jeremy bailey · Feb 19, 2021 · Steamboat & Flat Tops

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Weather

bluebird all day. winds mostly calm. temps at lower elevations 20 F, up higher 10 F. no precip. 2" new snow in last 24 hours.

Snowpack

dug pit on 24° W aspect @ 10,000 feet BTL. HS 110 cm. two CTs, one CTH (24/PC) and one CTH (22/PC) - both @ 25 cm down. one ECTN (24) @ 30 cm down. additional loading on all columns eventually caused failures facets near ground. no woomphs or cracking observed.

Avalanche

no avalanches observed.