Steamboat & Flat Tops

Snowpack

Lucas Mouttet · Jan 4, 2019 · Steamboat & Flat Tops

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Weather

Warm (finally!) - 25deg F at 10,000'. Wind picked up a little in afternoon to about 10mph.

Snowpack

HS was 100 to 115cm on East facing, around 10,000ft. Basal facets were either rounding or rounded, found 1 Finger hard snow at ground in places. See pic of quick pit layering. Great skiing for no new snow - most of upper 30cm of snow was faceting. Found widespread surface hoar forming in zone, up to 1cm tall.