Steamboat & Flat Tops

Avalanche

Brian Gardel · Feb 9, 2021 · Steamboat & Flat Tops

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Weather

Overcast with temps in the low twenties and light/moderate winds from the west. Precip rates up to 1.5"/hr. Evidence of recent wind transport.

Avalanche

Stumbled across a fresh natural or snomobile remote-triggered hard slab avalanche. Start zone was >35* north facing just below ridgeline, 10700ft. Approximately 10ft crown by 100'x250'. Bed surface was near the ground.