Steamboat & Flat Tops

Avalanche

r jeremy bailey · Dec 16, 2022 · Steamboat & Flat Tops

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Weather

overcast skies, partially breaking by late afternoon. cold ... temps in single digits throughout afternoon (5° F @ 3 PM). light winds from W. < 2 cm of new snow in past 24 hours.

Snowpack

HS 165 cm. dug pit on 23° WNW aspect @ 9250' BTL. site in protected glade. 4 CTs as follows: CTM (13) BRK/Q3 @ 45 cm down on 4F hardness snow below. CTM (12) BRK/Q3 @ 40 cm down on 4F hardness snow below. CTM (13) BRK/Q3 @ 45 cm down on 4F hardness snow below. CTM (12) BRK/Q3 @ 45 cm down on 4F hardness snow below. strengthening snowpack at depths below CT failures noted above. 11/5 rain crust (2-3 mm thick) @ 140 cm down sandwiched between 1 F grains above and 4F facets below.

Avalanche

no avy activity noticed. no woomphs or cracks observed.