Steamboat & Flat Tops

Avalanche

Eric Deering · Jan 14, 2020 · Steamboat & Flat Tops

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Snowpack

Wind got a hold of cross loaded slopes on S aspects. Huge drifing and stiff snow. N aspects that were protected from wind where still soft, but not as stiff. Pit on N aspect around 9400' showed right-side-up and little propagation. See below

Avalanche

AS-I SS R1 D1. Pocket on steep S roll over. 20x20'. 30-40 cm wind slab.