Steamboat & Flat Tops

Snowpack

Lucas Mouttet · Dec 14, 2019 · Steamboat & Flat Tops

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Weather

Snowing hard most of day, wind picked up in afternoon to 10-15 mph.

Snowpack

Profile at 9,500’, N facing, 10 degree slope. 25cm of snow from today. Observed 2 slabs over weak layers, see markup pic of profile attached. In addition, new snow (25cm) not bonding well to older snow yet. Saw some cracking in new snow to previous storm snow interface. Instability test showed weak later at 70cm from ground as most reactive, with test results of ECTP27 (Resistant Planar).