| Trigger | Skier | Remote Trigger | 0 |
| Avalanche Type | Hard Slab | Aspect | North |
| Elevation | 3500ft | Slope Angle | 35deg |
| Crown Depth | 24in | Width | 200ft |
| Vertical Run | 200ft |
Avalanche: Hatcher Pass
Location: X4068 North Face
Toured on X4068 this afternoon. Starting from Fishhook Lot, taking the Low-Low traverse around to the East ridge to avoid loaded ridge features with deep hard slabs. Previous portions of these slabs had avalanched naturally, likely during the prolonged Valentines blow of 40-50 mph gusting. Dug a few pits along the way inspecting various snow structures. Observed recent natural activity on Whimpy’s at the top, also likely Valentines day. Skied North ridge with lowest slope angles, dug a couple pits. Found very reactive shallow persistent slabs on near surface facets, weak strength, poor structure, high energy, and deep, basal facets, stubborn, strong strength, poor structure, high energy.
Avalanche Details
Hard slab
Obvious signs of instability
| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observer Comments
Only older and few, from the valentine's wind event
Weather
Overcast, intermittent snow flurries
Calm
14 F
Snow surface
2-4" new snow over varying older snow surfaces, knife hard wind packed, fist hard facets to ground
Snowpack
Shallow slabs, weak strength, poor structure, high energy
deep, basal weak layer with 2-4 foot slabs, strong strength, poor structure high energy
4068 hard slab 3
4068 crossection
X4068 profile