| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observation: Hatcher Pass
Location: 4068
Toured up to 4068 from skeetawk to assess stability and look at numerous recent avalanches from 12/11-12/15 storm.
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
No collapsing or cracking was observed on our tour. There were however numerous recent avalanches on all aspects that occurred within the past 24 hrs.
We observed old wind slabs from 12/13. We saw numerous large persistent slabs several ft deep that failed at the ground on all aspects from 12/13-12/15.
Weather
Clear and calm with signs of past wind.
Last recent precip: 9" new snow on 12/15 with .9" SWE
Temps today:
10 deg at 4500' @ 10am
19 deg at 3550' @ 10am
22 deg at 2700' @ 10am
Snow surface
There is about 9'' of low density new snow on top of the drizzle crust at lower and mid elevations. At upper elevations there is significant wind effect in specific areas.
5-6" of settlement have occurred over the past 24 hrs.
Snowpack
see snow pilot
Shoulder 4069
Numerous large naturals, Stairstep and Punkspines 12.13 and 12.15 W/NW 3300′
Cracking on low elevation slopes near the road run from earlier in the week.
Wind affected snow is easy to find in many locations.
Old winds slabs from earlier this week are non reactive and faceting out with cold temps.
Numerous naturals on Government NE 4000 12.13 and 12.15