Steamboat & Flat Tops

Avalanche

Lucas Strickland ยท Jan 26, 2017

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Weather

2 to 7 degrees with 15 mph gusts from the SW 9800 to 10400 elevation North and South aspects triggered

Snowpack

N Aspects: Buried upright SH 2 ft down S Aspects: sun crust interface 20 in down.

Avalanche

North lower angle slopes continued to be skier triggered today. avalanches were small and isolated under treeline. Multiple South East aspect Avalanches were triggered. previous W NW winds added load. All avalanches were soft slab and small due to skiing more conservative terrain. All avalanches triggered were on slopes not recently skiied