This person lives up at HP.
The road is closed and will be for awhile.
Avalanche: Hatcher Pass
Location: Fishhook Creek Valley
Roundtrip Tour from Gold Cord Mine to Hatcher Pass Lodge.
Forecaster Comments
| Trigger | Natural | Remote Trigger | No |
| Avalanche Type | Soft Slab | Aspect | Unknown |
| Elevation | unknown | Slope Angle | unknown |
| Crown Depth | unknown | Width | unknown |
| Vertical Run | unknown |
Avalanche Details
Observed multiple storm slab avalanches. Most were soft slab or dry loose natural releases that occured during the Easter storm cycle. Didn't see any post storm avalanches on 4/6.
Observer Comments
4/6 No wumphing or shooting cracks on slopes up to 25 degrees during tour. No recent or post Easter storm avalanches observed.
Weather
Clear, sunny, light breeze from the North. Temps in the mid 20s.
Snow surface
Ski penetration was only 1" to 2" into soft snow and grapuel pellets on top of storm wind board. A dust-und-graupel on crust.
Snowpack
There were wide spread areas on East and West aspects where wind scouring had removed the snowpack down to the "drizzle crust" layer. Widespread wind effected snow, wind wells, drifting and cornice building observed.
Ski penetration 1" to 2" with graupel and soft snow on windboard crust
Storm slab debris off of East aspect of Skyscraper
Storm slab runout from Martin Fault (aka Snowslide Gultch)
Storm slab and wind effected snow at Eldorado Bowl