Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: April bowl/sunny bowl

Date:

February 4, 2017 5:00pm

Observer:

Blake Rideout

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Foot Penetration	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Hard Slab	Aspect	East Northeast
Elevation	3000ft	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	24in	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	200ft

Avalanche Details

I triggered slide while walking a low ridge line to see if it was safe to descend on snowmobile. Hard slap broke to the dirt, roughly 2 feet deep and 200 feet wide

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Observer Comments

Was no obvious signs of instability. It was a smaller slope with out a very steep slope angle

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

no new snow, calm winds, warm temperature and clear sky's

Snow surface

Wind crust

Snowpack

None

Location

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