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Submit an Observation All Regions|Turnagain|Girdwood|Portage/Placer|Summit|Seward|Chugach State Park|Hatcher Pass|Other Regions| Photos | Date | Location | Observer | Avalanche? | General Observations |
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 | 1555662900April 19, 2019 8:35 | Hatcher Pass - Bennets Ridge, north aspect | Anonymous | Yes | Standard $1000 uptrack. Natural slab D2 on north side of Bennets Ridge occurred before 6pm on Wednesday 17 April. |
 | 1555629180April 18, 2019 11:13pm | Hatcher Pass - Nose Bleed | Yes | Road observations Toured from IMB > Microdot > Nose Bleed | |
 | 1555592400April 18, 2019 1:00pm | Hatcher Pass - bennet ridge? | Yes | Toured up Hatch peak and $1000 run. Went up road and came back around with buddy on sled about an hour later and saw slide that did not notice the first lap up. Light was somewhat bad so possible I ju … | |
 | 1555545600April 18, 2019 12:00 | Hatcher Pass - 4068 | Skinned from Fishhook lot south to Wimpy Bowl, skied short lap ENE, then skied 3 laps of N side of 4068. Many small, thin, loose natural avalanches were present in every direction. These spooked us u … | ||
 | 1555254000April 14, 2019 3:00pm | Hatcher Pass - $1000 Run/Hatch Pk | Yes | Skied from PL below Hatcher Pass gate along the N. side of Hatcher Ck, then up $1000 to 4500ft on the ridge running north from VABM Hatch. | |
 | 1554285600April 3, 2019 10:00 | Hatcher Pass - Pinnacle Basin / Farside | Recording recent wet slab and wet loose avalanche activity in the Pinnacle Basin area. All of this activity occurred Saturday 3/30 through Monday 4/1. | ||
 | 1554120000April 1, 2019 12:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Wide Area Snowmachine Survey (Upper Willow Creek and Archangel Rd) | Wide area survey of avalanche activity following the unseasonably warm temperatures last weekend. Many wet slab and wet loose avalanches, especially on SW and W aspects. Many wet loose avalanche trigg … | ||
 | 1554075540March 31, 2019 11:39pm | Hatcher Pass - Sunny side hatch pk | Anonymous | Remote trigger 40’ away from skier. Low energy, d1 30’x30’ x1’ deep. Slightly convex SW aspect | |
 | 1554062400March 31, 2019 8:00pm | Hatcher Pass - The Pinnacle | Yes | Recent wet slab on WSW aspect of the Pinnacle. | |
 | 1553962380March 30, 2019 4:13pm | Hatcher Pass - South facing chute on Skyscraper | Anonymous | Yes | South side shoulder skyscraper |
 | 1553947200March 30, 2019 12:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Skyscraper Near Hatcher Pass | Yes | Recent human triggered or remotely triggered wet slab avalanche on SE aspect of Skyscraper near Hatcher Pass, i.e. "Nixon's Nose". Large enough to bury, injure, or kill a person (D2). Occurred 11:45am … | |
 | 1553864400March 29, 2019 1:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Bomber Traverse | Yes | We completed the Bomber Traverse over two days and observed at least 5 large wet slides...one on the approach to the Mint Hut we saw as it happened. These slides were large in size and enough to bury … | |
 | 1553623200March 26, 2019 6:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Upper Willow Creek / Craigie Creek / Dogsled Pass | Snowmachined in afternoon (4-8 pm) over to Upper Willow Creek, up to ridge of Skyscraper to 4450', over to west bowl of Hatch Peak, up Craigie Creek to Dogsled Pass. | ||
 | 1553608800March 26, 2019 2:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Gold Cord Peak | Yes | Skinned up south ridge of Gold Cord Peak to false summit at 5250'. Skied SE face. Very wet, trenching ski conditions at 3 pm. | |
 | 1553589600March 26, 2019 8:40 | Hatcher Pass - Rae Wallace Chutes, Marmot | We noticed a large slab avalanche that went to ground in places in Rae Wallace Chutes, Marmot on a west aspect at ~4500' this morning. The avalanche is believed to be natural, having occurred overnigh … | ||
 | 1553544000March 25, 2019 8:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Archangel, Lane Hut, Sidney Creek | Snowmachined from Fishhook lot, up Archangel to the former Lane Hut site, up Sidney Creek, back around Marmot, and part way up the road to Hatcher Pass for a broad survey of conditions at all elevatio … | ||
 | 1553518800March 25, 2019 1:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Marmot | Yes | APU Snow Science 1. Standard up track from Fishhook parking lot to the Marmot weather station. Ski down on one of the south west ribs. | |
 | 1552850760March 17, 2019 7:26pm | Hatcher Pass - Marmot Chutes | Yes | Observed an avalanche take place in Marmot C=chutes on NW aspect of Marmot Mtn. | |
 | 1552820400March 17, 2019 11:00 | Hatcher Pass - Marmot Chutes- Rae Wallace | Anonymous | Yes | Fishhook Parking up south side of Marmot. |
 | 1552584600March 14, 2019 5:30pm | Hatcher Pass - Independence Mine Bowl | Yes | Observations from the Independence Mine Bowl and Hatcher Pass / April Bowl area. Snowmachined up to Hatcher Pass hoping to snowmachine down into Upper Willow Creek to check out conditions. A crown fro … | |
 | 1552365834March 12, 2019 4:43 | Hatcher Pass - Marmot | Yes | Skinned up the SW ridge of Marmot, skied down the mid rib, skinned up mid rib, and skied down Rae Wallace Chutes. Several human triggered slab, cornice, wet loose, and dry loose avalanches observed ac … | |
| 1552242780March 10, 2019 6:33pm | Hatcher Pass - Hatch Peak | Yes | Skied up 1000$ run, two snowboarders reported having triggered the avalanche minutes earlier. Mostly wind scoured conditions with anti-tracks. Pockets of sensitive windslabs in gullies along route. Al … | ||
| 1552226400March 10, 2019 2:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Marmot | Alaska Avalanche School Level 1 Travel Day. Our class split up into 3 groups and my group toured up to ~3400' on Marmot S Ridge from Mile 16 lot and skied back down. Variable snow conditions ranging f … | |||
 | 1552143600March 9, 2019 3:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Lower Eldorado Bowl, Lower Microdot, Lower $1000 Run | Alaska Avalanche School Level 1 Instability Test Day. We split into 3 groups, traveling to Lower Eldorado Bowl, Lower Microdot, and Lower $1000 Run. Touchy, fresh wind slab avalanches triggered on lee … | ||
 | 1551798000March 5, 2019 3:00pm | Hatcher Pass - President's Ridge of Marmot | Archangel>Presidents Ridge Last couple weeks of sun formed 3-4" thick sun crust, mostly on S/SW aspects Crust galore! Firm, breakable, supportable, and recrystallized snow HS averaged 100cm |
