2-3cm Thin crust layer through skin track and all runs, except deeply pocketed northern facing patches.
Observation: Hatcher Pass
Location: April Bowl, Hatch Peak
Tour from Hatcher Pass gate to Hatch Peak with 3 partners, descended S/SW on “Seven Sacred Chutes”, followed by multiple descents along Bald Mountain Ridge.
Observed multiple glide cracks, 2-3 ft. crowns from multiple wet and wind loaded releases on all aspects.
Snow surface
Snowpack
Conducted Hardness, CT at
61º 45.6496' N, 149º 18.7234' W
(Near cornice at Hatch Peak)
-11:16am
-4,749 ft.
-Northern Aspect
-Base snow depth: 190 cm
-CT29 Q1, 45cm cohesive Slab
Skiability:
No releases, 2-3cm thin crust present on all aspects from 9:30am-2:30pm
Sun affected cornice creeping over edge-Hatch ridgeline
3-4 ft glide crack release on SW aspect
CT29 Q1, 45cm cohesive Slab, 4,749 ft