Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Archangel Valley

Date:

March 1, 2018 10:10pm

Observer:

Ben Reynolds

Route & General Observations

Upper bowl in Archangel Valley, opposite side of Microdot.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Snowmachiner	Avalanche Type	Soft Slab
Aspect	Northwest	Elevation	4000ft
Slope Angle	38deg	Crown Depth	2ft
Width	80ft	Vertical Run	250ft

Avalanche Details

3+ feet of soft snow. Making sled pow turns on short but steep terrain. I side hilled into the top of the line and made a downhill turn. The first downhill turn initiated a soft slab avalanche. I accelerated down the slide and out the bottom without being caught.

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Observer Comments

Many recent avalanches from the recent storm cycle, however no other instability was observed by our group during the day, other than sluff on steep terrain.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Clear and Calm

Snow surface

3+ ft of soft snow

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