Steamboat & Flat Tops

Snowpack

Cody M. Perry ยท Nov 30, 2014

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Weather

Moderate winds out of the north with little to no precip. Flurries seemed to dance around the area.

Snowpack

40cm snowpack, Hahn's Peak Lake Area on a north facing slope of 38 degrees. Open areas of the slope exposed to the sky above had a .5 to 1 cm thick ice crust, or lens on the surface (see photos). This lens is very smooth and more robust on lower slope angles. Treed areas had a distinct lack of this icy crust showing a how variable the current snowpack is right now. Large facets were observed just below the crust on open slopes. Large open fields had a visible sheen as this ice lens is widespread on the landscape. We found it on all aspects at the elevation band between 9400 and 8000ft.