Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Above Reed Lakes Trail

Date:

April 9, 2018 2:00pm

Observer:

Joseph Wang

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Natural	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Wet Loose Snow	Aspect	East Southeast
Elevation	3300ft	Slope Angle	35deg
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Observer Comments

Very heavy wet snow. Creamy mashed potatoes.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Very sunny. 46 degrees

Snow surface

Slushy wet snow.

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