Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: 4068' North and Wimpys NE

Date:

March 19, 2016 3:10

Observer:

Poacher Dave

Route & General Observations

Skied off North side of 4068, adjacent to mid storm slide, triggered new slab, second turn, heard shear of NSF, forty five off of moving slab, came to stop on bed surface, debris ran down gully to flats. Climbed out on bed surface. 2. Skied Wimp Bowl, crossing gully bottom of Wimp Bowl, triggered another slab, NE facing side of gully, again heard shear of Facet layer and shot off slab up other side of gully. See pictures in separate email.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Skier	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Soft Slab	Aspect	North Northeast
Elevation	4000ft	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	16in	Width	150ft
Vertical Run	1000ft

Avalanche Details

Buried NSF on firm smooth bed surface with 4 to 16 inches of new low density snow.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

Recent Avalanches?	Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?	No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?	No

Observer Comments

Adjacent slab ran to flats.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Sunny, 20s, no wind

Snow surface

Powder

Snowpack

New snow 4-12 inches on old variable snow

Photos & Video

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SS-ASu-R2D2-I 3/19- 4068' N

SS-ASu-R2D2-I 4068' N 3/19

NE Wimp Bowl 3/19 SS-AS-R1D1-I