Steamboat & Flat Tops

Snowpack

Brian Gardel · Dec 1, 2018 · Steamboat & Flat Tops

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Weather

Full winter conditions. Temps in mid teens. Snowing hard all day with 5"+ accumulation on our skin track throughout the day. Light winds from the NW from morning to mid-afternoon, shifting to light Westerly in the afternoon.

Snowpack

Good coverage. 18-20" new light density storm snow from the past 3 days. Dug a snowpit on a West facing slope @ 10,000ft and found a well consolidated and supportable mid-pack. Total depth 115cm. Persistent weak layer at 70cm from the surface was reactive to compression and ECT tests, resulting in full propagation. ECTP27 @ 70cm. CT11 (Q1) @ 30cm. CT21 (Q1) @ 70cm.