Steamboat & Flat Tops
AvalancheHarry Sandler · Apr 14, 2022 · Steamboat & Flat Tops
Weather
Overcast, mid 20s, interment breeze from the NW.
Snowpack
Drifted and scoured on exposed aspects to windward, 2+ feet in sheltered aspects. Snow was consolidating, especially at lower elevations. Big tree wells!
Avalanche
10,300ft - SSE. Appeared to be a natural wind slab that broke at the new/old snow interface. Crown was around 150-200ft wide and it ran around 250ft. Large cornice observed further down the ridge near 10k