Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Marmot test slope

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Route & General Observations

Windswept landscapes, upside down snowpack, DFr surface snow, heavily rimed new snow 5″ at 3500′. Road conditions difficult driving, similar to driving on the beach, squirrely sand, no plow in sight at 4pm.

 

Avalanche Details
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Trigger NaturalRemote Trigger0
Avalanche Type Hard SlabAspect Southwest
Elevation 4400ftSlope Angleunknown
Crown DepthunknownWidthunknown
Vertical Rununknown  
Red Flags
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Obvious signs of instability
Recent Avalanches?Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?Yes
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?Yes
Weather & Snow Characteristics
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Weather

Strong winds transporting snow rapidly into wind slabs
Pluming on peaks

Snow surface

Surface snow = Rimed Decomposed Fragmented
HN 5"

Snowpack

moderate to strong strength, poor structure, high energy, poor continuity

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