Steamboat & Flat Tops

Avalanche

Tom Steinberg · Dec 1, 2019 · Steamboat & Flat Tops

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Weather

Calm with clear skies, temperatures in the upper teens low twenties.

Snowpack

Observed lots of collapsing and some rather large whomps.

Avalanche

Triggered remotely from skin track 15-20ft above the slope from the ridge. Looks to have broke loose on new old snow interface from most recent storm, Friday - Saturday (November 29-30). Didn’t observe the bed surface as the slope seemed to be unsafe still, with the potential for a larger slide to occur with more energy input. NE Slope at roughy 10,300ft on South Walton Peak on Rabbit Ears Pass.