Field Report
Steamboat & Flat Tops - CO
2024/12/02
Backcountry Area: Steamboat & Flat Tops
Author: Matt Hartsel
Report Information
Observation Summary
R-4 D-2.5 SS N O slide in closed terrain at Steamboat Ski Area. Wide Crown 1000' estimated. Propagates into lower angle terrain of 'crow track' to the south and to Chute 2 to the north. Believed to have run early on Wednesday 11/27. No known witnesses, believed to be natural trigger. Explosive route 12/2 in area produced no further avalanche activity. Ran on early November faceted snow. Largest avalanche seen in area for a decade plus.
Route Description
top of morningside to big meadow
Avalanche
Saw an avalanche
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Date | # | Elev | Asp | Type | Trig | SizeR | SizeD | Problem Type |
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11/27/2024
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1 | <TL | N | SS | N | R4 | D2.5 | Persistent Slab | |
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Date and Time
11/27/2024 -
12:00pm
(estimated)
Sliding Surface
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Snowpack
Cracking:
Shooting
Collapsing:
Unknown