Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: April Bowl

Date:

March 12, 2022 9:15pm

Observer:

Anonymous

Route & General Observations

Human triggered soft slab in April Bowl

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Skier	Remote Trigger	Unknown
Avalanche Type	Soft Slab	Aspect	Northwest
Elevation	4500ft	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

Avalanche Details

details have not been confirmed

He said it broke at his feet at a convex rollover. It propagated about 80ft wide. He cut hard across the slope and avoided being carried. I think it ran most of the way to the bottom.

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