Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location:

Date:

May 7, 2018 7:00pm

Observer:

Jerry Mann

Route & General Observations

A snowboarder rode the slope 3 times and a sledder high marked it before the slope broke from a sledder hitting a drop and triggering the slide.

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Forecaster Comments

From pictures and discussion with observer, the depth of crown likely varies from 2-4 feet deep.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Snowmachiner	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Hard Slab	Aspect	North Northeast
Elevation	unknown	Slope Angle	38deg
Crown Depth	3ft	Width	200ft
Vertical Run	400ft

Avalanche Details

Snowmachiner Aired, upon landing he triggered the top slab to break. Then that stepped down and it broke down to the ground. Moderate amount of energy.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

Recent Avalanches?	Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?	No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?	No

Observer Comments

Point realeases on sun exposed aspects.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Sunny

Snow surface

Hotpow

Snowpack

Deep

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