Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Bennets Ridge, north aspect

Date:

April 19, 2019 8:35

Observer:

Anonymous

Route & General Observations

Standard $1000 uptrack. Natural slab D2 on north side of Bennets Ridge occurred before 6pm on Wednesday 17 April.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Natural	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Soft Slab	Aspect	North
Elevation	unknown	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

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Bennets Ridge, north side, first observed evening of April 17th. Photo taken April 18th (better light).

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