Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: about 500 to 1000 ft above dnigi hut in elevation

Date:
Observer:
Anonymous
Route & General Observations

February 23 avalanche. lots of whumphing at elevations 4000’+. Valley floor and benches proved stable all day. This avy was done w/ second rider came down. Remote trigger. Scary picking our way down after this one.

Avalanche Details
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Trigger UnknownRemote Trigger0
Avalanche Type UnknownAspect Unknown
ElevationunknownSlope Angleunknown
Crown DepthunknownWidthunknown
Vertical Rununknown  
Avalanche Details

Remote trigger

Red Flags
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Obvious signs of instability
Recent Avalanches?No
Collapsing (Whumphing)?Yes
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?No
Observer Comments

lots and lots of whumphing above 3600fet. New snow. don't know recent storm totals (i'm sure Jed does), but for the most part completely untouched all winter. roughly 3.5-5ft deep mid to upper valley.

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dnigi hut 8  

dnigi hut 9  

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