Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Above Archangel Rd. Approximately 2 miles in from trail head (near the beaver pond)

Date:
Observer:
Ed Strabel
Route & General Observations

While packing and grooming Archangel Rd for skiers an avalanche was observed by several skiers. The runout did not reach the road and to the best of our knowledge no people were affected. This release is well beyond the locations of the 2 major avalanches that came down in November.

Avalanche Details
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Trigger NaturalRemote Trigger0
Avalanche Type UnknownAspect Unknown
ElevationunknownSlope Angleunknown
Crown DepthunknownWidthunknown
Vertical Rununknown  
Red Flags
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Obvious signs of instability
Recent Avalanches?Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?No
Weather & Snow Characteristics
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Weather

2+ feet of heavy, wet snow in past 2 days. 20 mph winds. Temps in the 30's

Snow surface

"Mashed potato"

Snowpack

5'

Location


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