Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: arc angel valley

Date:

April 25, 2020 7:00pm

Observer:

Anonymous

Route & General Observations

rapid warming, all aspects sun affected

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Skier	Avalanche Type	Wet Slab
Aspect	Southwest	Elevation	4000ft
Slope Angle	unknown	Crown Depth	16in
Width	60ft	Vertical Run	200ft

Avalanche Details

Skied south facing aspect earlier in the morning released slow moving wet loose snow, later in the evening around 7 pm skier triggered avalanche on a south west facing aspect multiple crowns, heating rocks on aspect. Very fast moving and heavy wet snow. Triggered about a foot below skier.

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Observer Comments

rapid warimg

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

sunny very warm in the afternoon, slowly cooled down in th eevening

Snow surface

corn

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avy

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