Steamboat & Flat Tops

Avalanche

Jessy Lobeck · Nov 5, 2022 · Steamboat & Flat Tops

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Weather

Walton peak below the peak, Rabbit Ears Pass 9850' elevation E aspect OVC, NO, LW wind was picking up as we were finishing up at 1pm

Snowpack

Walton peak below the peak, Rabbit Ears Pass 9850' elevation E aspect top of snow was a breakable ice layer about 6mm thick. made for awful skiing the surface of the ice layer appeared to have some graupel on it in places hasty pit... 40cm ground - 5+ Cm F facets 5-12 cm 4F 12cm Ice crust 1 cm thick 12.5cm-40 4F top layer 5CM of solid ice

Avalanche

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