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Submit an Observation All Regions|Turnagain|Girdwood/Portage|Placer|Summit|Chugach State Park|Hatcher Pass|Outside of Advisory Area| Photos | Date | Location | Observer | Avalanche? | General Observations |
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 | 1539522000October 14, 2018 1:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Hatcher Pass...road to summit of pass. | Hiked from gate on Hatcher Pass road to summit of pass. A few inches of snow at pass from the first significant snowfall of the season which started Saturday morning, 10/13, and ended Sunday morning, … | ||
| 1539345600October 12, 2018 12:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Hatcher Pass itself/above Summit Lake | 1-4 inches snow on the ground in Hatcher Pass (like, the pass itself, above Summit Lake) Friday noon, up to twice that in windblown areas. Wind was blowing hard; spindrift all around and whitecaps on … | |||
| 1537884000September 25, 2018 2:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Lane Glacier | Started at the Monolith, continued up over the boulder field onto the Lane. Were able to use our skins sooner than expected. | |||
 | 1537807020September 24, 2018 4:37pm | Hatcher Pass - Lane glacier micro dot | Snow covered bolder fields on the way up to glacier, some route finding at times on the way up. | ||
| 1527708240May 30, 2018 7:24pm | Hatcher Pass - Hatch peak | Yes | Casual tour up the gravel road to Hatch Peak. Snow started at the gate. | ||
 | 1526691600May 19, 2018 1:00 | Hatcher Pass - Peak 4068, NE and NW aspects; Hatch Peak, NE aspect; and Marmot Peak, NW aspect | Yes | Toured up into Rae-Wallace Bowl and then to Picnic Bench (4200') on west ridge of MicroDot. | |
 | 1526631420May 18, 2018 8:17 | Hatcher Pass - 4068' | 4068 N and NE aspects. The entire hillside slide and triggered sympathetic releases in other aspects | ||
| 1525862700May 9, 2018 10:45 | Hatcher Pass - Microdot SW | Ascended the SW ridge of Microdot for a short day tour. The majority of north facing steep aspects have seen recent activity in the upper Hatcher Pass area. | |||
 | 1525719600May 7, 2018 7:00pm | Hatcher Pass - | Yes | A snowboarder rode the slope 3 times and a sledder high marked it before the slope broke from a sledder hitting a drop and triggering the slide. | |
| 1525528800May 5, 2018 2:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Marmot | Yes | Toured standard uptrack/shoulder of Marmot. Topped out via the S side and ran a couple of laps on the West face. | ||
 | 1525478400May 5, 2018 12:00 | Hatcher Pass - Pinnacle and Marmot | Skinned up to Pinnacle from Mine Lot, goal to ski couloir, but snow squalls shut us down. Retreated back to Fishhook to ski south face of Marmot. Fresh wet~ish snow everywhere, lots of coverage. Poin … | ||
| 1525294800May 2, 2018 9:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Hatch Peak | Yes | Skied some north facing aspects with dry snow. | ||
 | 1525273200May 2, 2018 3:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Valley of sin | Yes | ||
 | 1525208400May 1, 2018 9:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Hatch Peak | Mostly cloudy, scattered storms. Observed no new avalanches, except for the previously mentioned one on Bennet ridge from a few days ago. | ||
 | 1525114440April 30, 2018 6:54pm | Hatcher Pass - Bennets Ridge | Yes | Went back to site for observation from 4/28 to observe any changes in stability and to perform additional stability tests. While conducting snow pit tests on low angel terrain (19ยบ) just off ridge to … | |
 | 1525093200April 30, 2018 1:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Hatcher Peak | Yes | Toured up 1000 Dollar to Saddle on lookers right of Hatch Peak. We had a great tour and noted Fredrik's avalanche on the decent down 1000 Dollar. | |
 | 1524927600April 28, 2018 3:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Marmot Shoulder | Took standard uptrack to low shoulder of Marmot to assess stability and do some pow farming. | ||
 | 1524918600April 28, 2018 12:30pm | Hatcher Pass - Bennett Ridge - 1000$ Run | Overall good skiing, less new snow on S and E aspects. Where the new snow sits on top of a stout melt-freeze crust. Very poor visibility (in the clouds), making navigation, skiing and observations dif … | ||
 | 1524409200April 22, 2018 3:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Craigie Creek, Purches Creek | Parked at the Craigie Creek trailhead and rode up to the top of Craigie Creek valley. Headed North across Purches Creek and rode the Southern aspect bowl. Snow seemed better/deeper on Northern aspects … | ||
| 1524337800April 21, 2018 7:10pm | Hatcher Pass - Independence Mine area | Went up into the Pinnacle basin for a high north steep face but did not continue due to recent wind drifts up to 12" thick forming a slab sitting on Near Surface Facets, seemed like our objective woul … | |||
 | 1524330000April 21, 2018 5:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Back side of Microdot | Yes | Human triggered avalanche, partial burial. Multiple riders on slope prior to triggering avalanche. | |
| 1524318480April 21, 2018 1:48pm | Hatcher Pass - Marmot NW Face | Anonymous | Yes | 5" fresh snow, pretty wet at the parking lot, dried out with elevation, but not fully. Natural avalanches from storm, covered in a couple of inches of snow. | |
 | 1523970000April 17, 2018 1:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Microdot- Nose Bleed | Toured up Rae Wallace Bowl then up Microdot to the top of Nose Bleed. The melt freeze crust in Rae Wallace made for a fast skin. The solar heating is getting pretty extreme, but feels great. | ||
| 1523664000April 14, 2018 12:00 | Hatcher Pass - Lane Glacier / Didikama | Skied 3 couloirs (WSW, ESE, and NNE aspects) and the Lane Glacier itself (N aspect) between noon and 4pm. Any aspect with an "S" in it, even a bit, was at risk for wet slides, or just rotten snow at … | |||
 | 1523282400April 9, 2018 2:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Above Reed Lakes Trail | Yes |
