Steamboat & Flat Tops

Avalanche

CMC AIARE Lvl 1 · Jan 21, 2023 · Steamboat & Flat Tops

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Weather

Overcast sky cover, calm winds, snowing lightly (S-1), temps not noted.

Snowpack

Height of snow 130-140cm on SSE aspect at 8800ft. Found 4 distinct ice layers w/facets at varying depths (down 30cm , 50cm, 75cms, and Nov 6th crust at 100cms), none of which seemed to be reactive in our pits. Two CTH (down 15cm(RP) and down 39cms(SP) and five CTN. Southerly facing slopes were stubborn to trigger but the persistent slab structure was quite visible and gave us reason to avoid terrain above 30 degrees.

Avalanche

None observed