Steamboat & Flat Tops
AvalancheDan Edmiston ยท Mar 5, 2016
Weather
Tropical below treeline, light west wind and cool at summit as cloud layer moved in
Snowpack
No signs of instability on aspects we toured (mainly S & SW) Looking into NW drainage the snow was pretty hammered by wind with essentially unskiable surface conditions (1ft+ deep surface etching by wind). Some evidence of a dust layer somewhat visible in cross loaded areas and being turned up with ski turns on south slopes. Unsure of when dust came in, doesn't seem to be super prevalent. Upper reaches of slope didn't corn up today due to wind and cloud layer. Lower slopes were softened well.
Avalanche
None seen