Steamboat & Flat Tops

Snowpack

r jeremy bailey · Mar 26, 2023 · Steamboat & Flat Tops

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Weather

new snow in last 24 < 1 cm. scattered clouds throughout tour. light SW winds. temps in low 20s ºF.

Snowpack

dug pit on E/NE 28º aspect @ 9450' BTL along an open ridge. HS averaged 270 cm here. 1 ECTN (23) @ 55 cm down in 4F snow. 1 CTH (22) PC/Q2 @ 50 cm down in 4F snow 1 CTH (23) PC/Q2 @ 55 cm down in 4F snow multiple hasty pits on southerly aspects yielded failures approx 40cm down on melt-freeze layer with moderate effort