Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: Bomber Traverse

Date:

March 29, 2019 1:00pm

Observer:

Rachel Johnson

Route & General Observations

We completed the Bomber Traverse over two days and observed at least 5 large wet slides…one on the approach to the Mint Hut we saw as it happened. These slides were large in size and enough to bury or injury a person. The other slides were on the exit from Snowbird at the beginning of the Reed Lakes Trail. Be safe out there when it heats up! We didn’t stick around to do any skiing on the traverse due to warm conditions.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Natural	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Wet 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)?	No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?	No

Observer Comments

roller balls, recent wet slides

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Very warm

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Mint hut approach

Across from Snowbird

Reed Lakes Trail

Location

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