Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Moose Creek (near dnigi hut)

Date:

April 1, 2021 8:24pm

Observer:

Anonymous

Route & General Observations

Touchy snow pack… particularly the west facing aspects. 98% of old tracks covered.

Contact, Location & General Observations

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Forecaster Comments

This avalanche looks like it failed on the facets on sun crust/drizzle crust layer which has been the culprit in most avalanches this week.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Snowmachiner	Remote Trigger	No
Avalanche Type	Soft Slab	Aspect	West
Elevation	4000ft	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	12in	Width	70ft
Vertical Run	100ft

Near Miss / Accident Details

Avalanche Details

One sledder trying to get up on the shelf above the valley floor — we had suspicion the face would release & sure enough it did. Rider was well aware & rode out. Did not run to valley floor.

Events of the day

Note the photo isn’t from the slide, but a separate. Unfortunately I didn’t snap a picture of the bigger release.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Photos & Video

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Touchy / late in the day

Location

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