Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: 1000 Dollar Run, Hatch Peak

Date:
Observer:
Route & General Observations

Toured the road to 1000 dollar. Avalanche triggered by a party on the north face of Hatch Peak. Remotely triggered by the buried skier or his partner in another party. Crown likely 2-3ft, 200ft across. Buried skier had arm exposed, partner uncovered him uninjured.

Avalanche Details
If this is an avalanche observation, click yes below and fill in the form as best as you can. If people were involved, please provide details.
Trigger SkierRemote Trigger0
Avalanche Type UnknownAspect North
ElevationunknownSlope Angleunknown
Crown Depth2ftWidth 175ft
Vertical Run 200ft  
Avalanche Details

Remotely triggered avalanche with a burial with arm exposed.

Red Flags
Red flags are simple visual clues that are a sign of potential avalanche danger. Please record any sign of red flags below.
Obvious signs of instability
Recent Avalanches?Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?Yes
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?No
Observer Comments

some moderate whumping, W face of marmot slid around the same time as this slide, also remotely triggered. Additional remote trigger occurred on marmot about 15-30 minutes after the slide on hatch while someone rode the east face. Multiple loose slides on all aspects.

Weather & Snow Characteristics
Please provide details to help us determine the weather and snowpack during the time this observation took place.
Weather

Clear, winds to 15 from the west died as the afternoon progressed, at the time of slide winds calm.

Snow surface

New snow

Photos & Video
Please upload photos below. Maximum of 5 megabytes per image. Click here for help on resizing images. If you are having trouble uploading please email images separately to staff.