No collapsing or cracking observed. No recent or new avalanches were observed. No obvious signs of instability were observed.
Observation: Hatcher Pass
Location: $1000 Run
We traveled the standard up track to Hatch Peak and $1000 run.
Observer Comments
Weather
Cold and clear. No wind.
Snow surface
Several cm of near surface faceting was observed on top of wind affected rounds (the Christmas wind event) in most locations.
Snowpack
The snowpack structure was still poor in our pit location. That being said, there was no propagation observed in both of the ECT tests we completed. The only reactivity we observed was on our compression test. Our CT results were CT29SP roughly 10cm down (observed at the interface between the wind affected rounds and the facets underneath). The faceted layers within the snowpack were showing signs of rounding.
Snowpit Location: Off the side of the common skin track up to $1000 run.
HS 85 cm
Aspect: SW
Elevation: 4,212’
Slope: 17 degrees
Test Results: ECTX and CT29SP roughly 10cm down (observed at the interface between the wind affected rounds and the facets underneath)
Snowpit profile