Steamboat & Flat Tops

Avalanche

r jeremy bailey · Dec 15, 2019 · Steamboat & Flat Tops

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Weather

clear in the morning, becoming lightly cloudy near the end of the day. no precipitation.

Snowpack

dug a pit below at 10,400 ft elevation on a SW aspect below summit of little agnes. total snow depth was 105 cm. compression test result: CTH - failed at 75 cm from surface extended column test result: ECTN 27 - failure was also at 75 cm from surface

Avalanche

no avalanches observed. no woomphing or cracking noticed.