Steamboat & Flat Tops

Avalanche

Brandon Donadt · Apr 17, 2020 · Steamboat & Flat Tops

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Weather

Sunny, warm. SE facing 12,300ft

Snowpack

Pit results dug at 12,350ft on SE facing slope: Sudden planar ECTP06 at 6" (Not pictured)

Avalanche

12,300ft. SE facing. 40.37575N,106.60020W Baker Mtn. Grand County. 3 snowboarder initiated slides. Crowns were approximately 10ft wide. 2-6" deep. Slow moving storm slab across old top layer. Came to rest after approximately 100ft. About 1' deep when it came to rest. Nobody was caught.