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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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 | 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 | ||
| 1523188800April 8, 2018 12:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Sidney Creek | Pit Information: - HS: 230 cm. - HP: 150 cm. - Aspect: NW. - Elevation: 4,000 ft. - Angle: 35 degrees. - CTX, failed outside test parameters 1 meter down on 5 cm of 4 finger facets overlain by 1 … | |||
 | 1523184089April 8, 2018 10:41 | Hatcher Pass - Stairstep spines area | Yes | Human triggered wet-loose sluff triggered a shallow soft slab. Crust with sun affected areas. No avy activity in morning, but observed wet-loose activity on southerly aspects in afternoon. | |
 | 1523012400April 6, 2018 11:00 | Hatcher Pass - Eldorado Bowl | APU Snow Science 1 Students Eldorado Bowl tour. | ||
| 1523012400April 6, 2018 11:00 | Hatcher Pass - S/SW Aspect of Marmot Ridge | Started at Fish Hook parking lot and skinned up the south facing aspect of Marmot Ridge, 3500'. Skiing conditions were poor. | |||
 | 1522946400April 5, 2018 4:40pm | Hatcher Pass - North side Arkose Ridge - Mint Valley | Spent the last 3 days skiing/camping in the Mint Valley. Generally found good skiing with 10-15 cm near surface facets on E-NW aspects. Strong gusty/swirly winds on Tuesday and Wednesday produced thin … | ||
 | 1522598400April 1, 2018 4:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Bomber Traverse, Bomber Pass, Lynx Peak, Snowbird Glacier | Yes | We completed the Bomber Traverse from 3/31-4/2/18, starting from Mint Valley TH & ending at the Snowbird Glacier out to Reed Lakes. During our travels we did not see any significant/current signs … | |
 | 1522591200April 1, 2018 2:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Little Su Valley- Souvenir Peak | We were standing at the top of Far Side at 1400, enjoying the sun and observed a dry, natural slide release above the Little Susitna drainage on what I believe to be Souvenir Peak. It ran about 1200'. … | ||
 | 1521727200March 22, 2018 2:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Peak 4600' - East Face, Government Peak - NE Face | Yes | Road observation from approx. MP 12 on Hatcher Pass Road. Avalanches observed on E face of Peak 4600 and on NE Face of Government Peak. | |
 | 1521640800March 21, 2018 2:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Base of Cross Hill adjacent to historic Gold Cord Camp | Yes | Adjacent to occupied cabin at historic Gold Cord camp. | |
 | 1521640800March 21, 2018 2:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Base of "Cross Hill" adjacent to historic Gold Cord Camp | Yes | Adjacent to occupied cabin at historic Gold Cord camp. | |
 | 1521585360March 20, 2018 10:36pm | Hatcher Pass - Post Storm Avalanches 3/20 | Yes | Dozens of natural avalanches from 3/18, 3/19, 3/20 Mostly wind slabs on leeward aspects (W>NE), some stepping down to PWL , 3000-4500' Mostly storm slabs on windward (E>SW) , some stepping dow … | |
 | 1521543600March 20, 2018 11:00 | Hatcher Pass - Repose fan of Lost Couloir on Granite Mountain | Yes | ||
 | 1521487901March 19, 2018 7:31pm | Hatcher Pass - Marmot Gullys 1 and 2, Government Peak, and above Archangel trail | Yes | Road observations and close up look with binos at Natural avalanches on Marmot that crossed the road near Archangel. Road is closed until clearing can occur, likely Wednesday. | |
 | 1521475200March 19, 2018 4:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Frostbite/Gov bowl, and east side of Marmot (Corporate and Presidents ridges) | Anonymous | Yes | Road obs. New heavy wet snow and wind - ridges pluming. Southerly slopes; in Frostbite/Gov bowl and on Corporate and Presidents ridges. Road closed at Little Su bridge. Avy crossed road they say. |
 | 1521468000March 19, 2018 2:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Upper Gold Cord Basin, SW of Birthday Pass | Yes | ||
 | 1521464400March 19, 2018 1:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Marmot Mountain | Yes | ||
 | 1521464400March 19, 2018 1:00pm | Hatcher Pass - Marmot avalanche road observations | Yes | ||
| 1521454560March 19, 2018 10:16 | Hatcher Pass - Mile 15 | Yes | Large avalanche crossed the road at mile 15. This was reported by a State Parks Ranger, I have not been up to see the slide and have been told not to go due to highly unstable conditions. Visibility i … |
