Steamboat & Flat Tops
AvalancheBritni Johnson · Dec 25, 2022 · Steamboat & Flat Tops
Weather
Obscured and socked-in, with on/off light snow showers above ~9000'. Temps were in the upper teens to low 20s, with calm/light westerly winds at higher elevations.
Snowpack
A several millimeter-thick crust was found on all aspects above ~9000', and was sitting below 1-2" of new, low-density snow. The crust seemed slightly thicker at higher elevations, and was less noticeable (but still present) on wind-affected slopes from the wind event earlier in the week. The crust was breakable when skied on all aspects and elevations, excluding the latter where the wind-affected snow was fully supportable to a skier's weight.
Avalanche
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