Avalanche: Hatcher Pass

Location: East ridge of Hatch

Date:

April 5, 2017 4:00pm

Observer:

Anonymous

Route & General Observations

Natural hard slab. A day or two old?

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Forecaster Comments

Looks like cornice features broke off, triggering soft slab after new snow and last wind event around 4/2.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Natural	Avalanche Type	Hard Slab
Aspect	North Northwest	Elevation	3800ft
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

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NNE aspect on East ridge of Hatch, observed from Bennets Ridge

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