Steamboat & Flat Tops

Avalanche

CMC Steamboat Avy 1 · Feb 1, 2016

Weather

sky overcast precip S-2 wind light increasing to mod btwn 1400-1600 T <30 deg

Snowpack

HS- 195cm, F hard new snow to 155cm, 4F hard(10cm) to 145cm, old snow/new snow interface consist of 1.5mm facets at 145cm from ground, 4F increasing to 1F hard below 145cm to 105cm and P hard to 95cm from ground,. 1mm rounding grains, 1.5 mm faceted interface at 95cm from ground, P decreasing to 1F 95 to 40cm, Rounding/sintering Depth hoar 40cm to ground, CT results did not indicate reactivity in the faceted layers.