Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: April Bowl

Date:

February 17, 2018 6:40pm

Observer:

Nick Martin

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Snowmachiner	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Hard Slab	Aspect	South Southwest
Elevation	unknown	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	3ft	Width	600ft
Vertical Run	1000ft

Avalanche Details

Snowmachine trigger, very large avalanche luckily no one buried

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Obvious signs of instability

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

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